General elections were held on Ascension Island on 20 October 2022 to elect the Island Council, following the dissolution of the previous Council on 1 September. Six candidates ran for five available councillor positions.[1] Initially scheduled for 22 September 2022, the election was postponed as there were not enough validly nominated candidates to fill all the available seats.

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.[2] With only six candidates running, five seats were available.

The five seats were elected for three years terms by plurality-at-large voting.[3] Voters were able to cast up to five votes.[1]

Results

CandidateVotes%Notes
Laura Marie Shearer9024.86Elected
Kerry Ann Benjamin7320.17Elected
Alan Herbert Nicholls6217.13Re-elected
Kyla Benjamin5515.19Elected
Douglas Gordon Miller4612.71Elected
Kenneth Anthony Godkin369.94
Total362100.00
Total votes133–
Registered voters/turnout51126.03
Source: Government of Ascension Island

References

  1. 1 2 "Island Council Election Results". Ascension Island Government. 21 October 2022. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Ascension : General Election 2010 The Islander, October 2010
  3. ↑ "Island Government (Ascension) Ordinance, 2008" (PDF). Ascension Island Constitution. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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