Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland

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Chief Electoral Officer of Northern Ireland
Incumbent
David Marshall
since 7 August 2023
Type Returning officer

The Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland is the returning officer and electoral registration officer for all elections in Northern Ireland and is in charge of the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland. The Electoral Office is an "independent, non-partisan body" which is charged with assisting the Chief Electoral Officer with "running elections and compiling the electoral register". [1]

The Chief Electoral Officer is tasked with making a recommendation to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland by 16 April each year regarding whether a registration canvass should be conducted, and acting as an assessor to the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland and the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner. [2]

Since 7 August 2023, the role of Chief Electoral Officer has been held by David Marshall. [3] [4] The role had been held by Virginia McVea from February 2017, and Graham Shields served as Chief Electoral Officer from late 2010. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Electoral Office - Home". eoni.org.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2026. The Electoral Office is an independent, non-partisan body which assists the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland in running elections and compiling the electoral register
  2. ↑ "Roles and Responsibilities | Electoral Office for Northern Ireland". Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Appointment Of A New Chief Electoral Officer For Northern Ireland". gov.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "NISRA chief appointed new Northern Ireland Chief Electoral Officer". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 5 June 2023. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Graham Shields is new NI chief electoral officer". BBC News. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  6. ↑ "Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission - Graham Shields". NIHRC. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
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