Elections and parties in Norfolk Island explained

Norfolk Island elects on territorial level a legislature. The Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly has 9 members, elected for a three-year term. The last assembly was the 14th, elected on 13 March 2013.^{[1] [2]} On 17 June 2015, the Australian government abolished the assembly, ending self-government on the island. Norfolk Island Regional Council, a local government body with significantly-restricted powers, was established in July 2016 to perform local-level governance on the island.

The only political party on Norfolk Island is the Norfolk Island Labor Party, a wing of the Australian Labor Party, which is led by Assembly member Mike King.^[3] However, the Canberra Liberals, the ACT division of the Liberal Party of Australia, operates an interest council on the island.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Members . Norfolk.gov.nf . 28 March 2007 . 27 June 2010 . 13 November 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091113142332/http://www.norfolk.gov.nf/members.htm . dead .
2. Web site: Election 2010 . Election.gov.nf . 27 June 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100621012254/http://www.election.gov.nf/ . 21 June 2010 . dmy-all .
3. "Sydney Morning Herald, "Norfolk Island May Lose Self Governance http://www.smh.com.au/national/norfolk-island-may-lose-selfgovernment-20100512-uy9e.html 13 May 2010"
4. Web site: Join the Party Canberra Liberals . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128184559/https://canberraliberals.org.au/join-party . 28 November 2022 . canberraliberals.org.