The Pitcairn Islands,officially Pitcairn,Henderson,Ducie and Oeno Islands,are a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean that form the sole British Overseas Territory in the Pacific Ocean. The four islands—Pitcairn,Henderson,Ducie and Oeno—are scattered across several hundred miles of ocean and have a combined land area of about 18 square miles (47 km2). Henderson Island accounts for 86% of the land area,but only Pitcairn Island is inhabited. The inhabited islands nearest to the Pitcairn Islands are Mangareva,688 km to the west,as well as Easter Island,1,929 km to the east.
The Pitcairn Islands are a British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific Ocean,with a population of about 50. The politics of the islands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency,whereby the Mayor is the head of government. The territory's constitution is the Local Government Ordinance of 1964. In terms of population,the Pitcairn Islands is the smallest democracy in the world.
The history of the Pitcairn Islands begins with the colonization of the islands by Polynesians in the 11th century. Polynesian people established a culture that flourished for four centuries and then vanished. They lived on Pitcairn and Henderson Islands,and on Mangareva Island 540 kilometres (340 mi) to the northwest,for about 400 years.
Steven Raymond Christian is a politician,convicted sex offender and child rapist from the Pitcairn Islands. He was mayor of the islands from 1999 until 2004,when he was removed from office after being found guilty in the Pitcairn child sexual abuse trial.
The Island Council is the legislature of the Pitcairn Islands.
Jay Calvin Warren is a political figure from the Pacific territory of the Pitcairn Islands.
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General elections were held in the Pitcairn Islands on 11 December 2009. As there are no political parties on Pitcairn,the Deputy Mayor and all four candidates elected to the Island Council were independents. Simon Young became the first person not born on Pitcairn to be elected Deputy Mayor.
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Shawn Brent Christian is a Pitcairnese politician,who served as Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands between 2014 and 2019. He previously served in prison after being convicted of child rape.
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General elections were held in the Pitcairn Islands on 6 November 2019. Charlene Warren-Peu was elected as mayor,becoming the first woman to hold the position. The contest for Deputy Mayor was won by Kevin Young,whilst Lea Brown,Michele Christian,Shawn Christian,Ariel Harding and Leslie Jaques were elected to the Island Council.
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Mayoral elections were held on Pitcairn Island on 9 November 2022. The result was a victory for Simon Young,who became the island's first non-native leader. He won with 19 votes to 16.
