Island Council (Pitcairn)

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Island Council (Pitcairn)
Seats7 voting, 3 ex-officio

The Island Council is the legislature of the Pitcairn Islands.

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Structure

The Council has ten members, seven (five Councillors, the Mayor, and the Deputy Mayor) of whom are elected by popular vote and are the only members that are allowed to vote during any Council meeting. The other three are ex-officio members: the Administrator (who serves as both the head of government and the representative of the Governor of the Pitcairn Islands), the Governor, and the Deputy Governor. The Councillors and the Deputy Mayor all serve two year terms. The Mayor is elected for three years and is eligible to serve a second term in office, whilst the Administrator is appointed by the Governor for an indefinite term. [1]

History

The presiding officer of the council was traditionally the Magistrate, who held executive, legislative, and judicial authority. Following a constitutional review in 1998, this office was divided and replaced by the Mayor and the council chairman, effective from 1999.

Until 2011 the Governor appointed a second member of the Council. However, this position was scrapped in favour of introducing the fifth elected seat. [2]

Council membership

As of 9 August 2022, [3] the composition of the Island Council was:

Voting members:

Non-voting (ex-officio) Members:

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References

  1. "Local Government Ordinance (Revised Edition 2015)" (PDF). Government of the Pitcairn Islands. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. 12 December 2011 - Pitcairn Elections Archived 19 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine Pitcairn News, December 2011
  3. 1 2 Pitcairn Island Council (2022). Minutes of the Special Council Meeting Held at the Public Hall, Commencing at 2.30pm 22nd June 2022 (PDF) via government.pn.
  4. Pitcairn Island Council (2022). Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting Held at the Public Hall, Commencing at 9.00am 22nd June 2022 (PDF) via government.pn.
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