2025 Ascension general election
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A general election took place on Ascension Island on 3 July 2025 to elect members to the Ascension Island Council.[1][2]
Electoral system
The Island Council consists of either five or seven elected members, depending on the number of candidates. If there are eight or more candidates, seven members would be elected; if there were fewer than eight candidates, only five would be elected.
The five seats will be elected for three years terms by plurality-at-large voting.[3] Voters are able to cast up to five votes.[4]
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Leroy Bennett | 145 | 15.71 | Elected |
| Thomas Tyson George Hickling | 140 | 15.17 | Elected |
| Laura Marie Shearer | 130 | 14.08 | Re-elected |
| Thomas Barnes | 119 | 12.89 | Elected |
| Michael Duncan Ross Ellick | 116 | 12.57 | Elected |
| Alan Herbert Nicholls | 111 | 12.03 | Re-Elected |
| Ethan Duncan Bally | 89 | 9.64 | Elected |
| Andrew Barry Newsom | 73 | 7.91 | |
| Total | 923 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 207 | – | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 546 | 37.91 | |
| Source: Government of Ascension Island | |||
References
- ^ "Certificate of General Election Results - 03 July 2025 on Ascension Island" (PDF). The Government of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Newly-Elected Seven Member Island Council Sworn In" (Press release). Government of Ascension Island. July 9, 2025.
- ^ "Island Government (Ascension) Ordinance, 2008" (PDF). Ascension Island Constitution. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Island Council Election Results". Ascension Island Government. 21 October 2022. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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