2010 Norfolk Island legislative election explained

Country:Norfolk Island
Type:parliamentary
Election Date:17 March 2010
Previous Election:2007 Norfolk Island legislative election
Previous Year:2007
Next Election:2013 Norfolk Island legislative election
Next Year:2013
Seats For Election:All 9 seats on the Legislative Assembly
Leader1:N/A
Party1:Independents
Last Election1:8 seats
Seats1:7
Seat Change1: 1
Popular Vote1:9,085
Percentage1:77.75%
Swing1: 15.44pp
Leader2:Mike King
Party2:Norfolk Island Labor Party
Last Election2:Did not contest
Seats2:1
Seat Change2: 1
Popular Vote2:1,309
Percentage2:13.59%
Swing2: 13.59pp
Image3:Liberal Placeholder.png
Leader3:Craig Anderson
Party3:Norfolk Liberals
Last Election3:1 seat
Seats3:1
Popular Vote3:834
Percentage3:8.66%
Swing3: 1.85pp
Chief Minister
Posttitle:Resulting Chief Minister
Before Election:Andre Nobbs
Before Party:Independent
After Election:David Buffett
After Party:Independent

The 2010 Norfolk Island legislative election was held on 17 March 2010 to elect the 13th Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly, the prime legislative body of Norfolk Island.[1]

Following the elections, David Buffett replaced Andre Nobbs as Chief Minister on 24 March, having returned to the Assembly after losing his seat at the previous election in 2007.[2]

Background

Nine members are elected to the Assembly for a three-year term. Electors each have nine equal votes, which could be divided in any way between candidates, but no more than two votes could be given to any particular individual candidate. This variation of cumulative voting is called "weighted first past the post".

The Norfolk Island Labor Party and Norfolk Liberals both contested the election. Labor, led by Mike King, ran four candidates, while incumbent MLA Ian Anderson led the Liberals.[3] [4]

Results

965 votes (83.05%) were cast in-person inside Rawson Hall, with an additional 105 absentee votes (9.04%). Counting was completed the following day on 18 March.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Assembly . Norfolk.gov.nf . 27 June 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091113142109/http://www.norfolk.gov.nf/assembly.htm . 13 November 2009 . dead .
  2. http://www.norfolk.gov.nf/andre_nobbs.htm Norfolk Island government website
  3. Web site: Norfolk Votes 2010 - Mike King . TVNI.
  4. Web site: Norfolk Island 'may lose self-government' . Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. Web site: Election 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100621012254/http://www.election.gov.nf/ . 21 June 2010 .