2004 Norfolk Island legislative election

none Norfolk Island parliamentary 20 October 2004 2001 Norfolk Island legislative election 2001 2007 Norfolk Island legislative election 2007 All 9 seats on the Legislative Assembly 1,332 91.22% Independent politician IND 150x150px N/A Independents 9 seats 9 Chief Minister Resulting Chief Minister Geoff Gardner Independent Geoff Gardner Independent The 2004 Norfolk Island legislative election was held on 20 October 2004 to elect the 11th Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly, the prime legislative body of Norfolk Island. The election was held three months after the murder of Assembly member Ivens Buffett, who also served as Deputy Chief Minister and Lands Minister. His seat remained vacant until the election.Drama takes a back seat for Norfolk poll 23 October 2004 https://www.smh.com.au/world/drama-takes-a-back-seat-for-norfolk-poll-20041023-gdjz4h.html Sydney Morning Herald Geoff Gardner remained Chief Minister following the election.Hon. Geoffrey Robert Gardner MLA http://www.norfolk.gov.nf/geoff_gardner.htm Norfolk Island Government https://web.archive.org/web/20080719102547/http://www.norfolk.gov.nf/geoff_gardner.htm 2008-07-19 Electoral system Electors each had nine equal votes, which could be divided in any way between candidates, but no more than four votes could be given to any particular individual candidate. This variation of cumulative voting is called "weighted first past the post".Change to voting system for March 21 election https://norfolkisland.gov.nf/sites/default/files/public/documents/NIAMediaReleases/2007/20070309%20-%20Change%20to%20voting%20system%20for%20March%2021%20election.pdf THE ADMINISTRATION OF NORFOLK ISLAND https://web.archive.org/web/20220704124146/https://norfolkisland.gov.nf/sites/default/files/public/documents/NIAMediaReleases/2007/20070309%20-%20Change%20to%20voting%20system%20for%20March%2021%20election.pdf 2022-07-04 Results 14 candidates contested the election.22 October 2004 Norfolk Island Government Gazette No. 51 https://norfolkisland.gov.nf/sites/default/files/public/documents/NIAgazette/2004/2004_10_22_GazetteNo51.pdf Norfolk Island Government Geoff Gardner (elected) Independent 1,809 17.22 Tim Sheridan (elected) Independent 1,436 13.67 Neville Christian (elected) Independent 949 9.04 Lorraine Boudan (elected) Independent 838 7.98 Ron Nobbs (elected) Independent 810 7.71 David Buffett (elected) Independent 755 7.19 John Brown (elected) Independent 674 6.42 Vicky Jack (elected) Independent 652 6.21 Tim Brown (elected) Independent 628 5.98 Chloe Barbara Nicholas Independent 566 5.39 Ric Newton Ion Robinson Independent 512 4.87 John Walsh Independent 426 4.06 Terence Jope Independent 226 2.15 Craig Andrew Robinson Independent 222 2.11 10,503 100.0 1,167 96.05 48 3.95 1,215 91.22 References Category:Elections in Norfolk Island Norfolk Norfolk