Misplaced Pages

1971 Pitcairnese general election

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

Politics of the Pitcairn Islands


Monarchy Monarch Charles III Governor Iona Thomas
Executive Administrator Lindsy Thompson Mayor Simon Young Deputy Mayor Kevin Young
Legislature Island Council Chairman
Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Blackie
Elections Recent elections General: 2013 2019 Mayoral: 2016 2022
Related topics History Flag and coat of arms
Other countries
v t e

General elections were held in the Pitcairn Islands on 26 December 1971 to elect members of the Island Council. Of the island's 91 residents, 61 were registered to vote. Voting was compulsory, with a $1 fine for failing to cast a ballot.

Results

Elected members included Gifford Christian and Ivan Christian.

References

"Minutes of the Regular council Meeting held at the Pulau school" (PDF). PITCAIRN ISLAND COUNCIL. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
^ "Pitcairn Christmas", Pacific Islands Monthly, February 1972, pp131–133

v t e Elections and referendums in the Pitcairn Islands
Mayoral elections	1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022
General elections	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021
Referendums	1981 2001 2007 2009 2012