2016 Norfolk Island local election

none Norfolk Island parliamentary no 28 May 2016 2013 Norfolk Island legislative election 2013 2020 Norfolk Island local election 2020 Independent politician IND 150x150px N/A Independents 8 seats 4 4 795 84.39% 150x150px Dave Porter Liberal 080CAB 1 seat 1 147 15.61% Mayor Resulting Mayor Robin Adams Independent The 2016 Norfolk Island local election was held on 28 May 2016 to elect the Norfolk Island Regional Council, the local government body of Norfolk Island. This was the first election for the council since the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly was abolished in 2015 as part of the removal of Norfolk Island's semi-self-governing status.Norfolk Island self-government to be replaced by local council https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/mar/19/norfolk-island-self-government-to-be-revoked-and-replaced-by-local-council The Guardian Following the election, Robin Adams was elected mayor through a vote of councillors at the formal establishment of the council on 1 July 2016. Background Norfolk Island Regional Council is subject to the state-level legislation of New South Wales. Unlike most local government bodies in Australia, the council delivers many Commonwealth services to residents in addition to local-level services such as land planning and emergency management.http://www.norfolkisland.gov.nf/council/about About Council 9 December 2016 Norfolk Island Regional Council 11 April 2018 25 September 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230925192514/https://norfolkisland.gov.nf/council/about dead The council has five members, down from the eight members that the Assembly had.Strom Marcus Norfolk Island elects council that supports self-determination https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/norfolk-island-elects-council-that-supports-selfdetermination-20160531-gp7xlu.html Sydney Morning Herald https://web.archive.org/web/20180618175254/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/norfolk-island-elects-council-that-supports-selfdetermination-20160531-gp7xlu.html 18 June 2018 The election was conducted by the Australian Election Company and results were finalised on 31 May 2016. Unlike the previous Assembly elections, a quota was used, replacing a variation of cumulative voting known as "weighted first past the post".Norfolk Island Regional Council https://www.austelect.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NI_ElectionResultsReport.pdf Australian Election Company https://web.archive.org/web/20231019122141/https://www.austelect.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NI_ElectionResultsReport.pdf 19 October 2023 Results 158 Rod Buffett (elected 1) Independent 190 20.17 Lisle Snell (elected 2) Independent 149 15.81 Dave Porter (elected 3) Liberal NI 147 15.61 Robin Adams (elected 5) Independent 107 11.36 John McCoy (elected 4) Independent 97 10.30 David Buffett Independent 90 9.55 Lyle Tavener Independent 66 7.01 Tim Brown Independent 38 4.03 Kim Davies Independent 29 3.08 Graham White Independent 29 3.08 942 100.0 Count progression 2016 Norfolk Island local election 6 Rod Buffett Independent 20.17 190           Lisle Snell Independent 15.82 149 151 161       Dave Porter Norfolk Liberals 15.61 147 155 156 164     Robin Adams Independent 11.36 107 109 113 119 133 137 John McCoy Independent 10.30 97 101 105 111 123 144 David Buffett Independent 9.55 90 93 96 100 106 124 Lyle Tavener Independent 7.01 66 74 79 80 87   Tim Brown Independent 4.03 38 40 41 44     Graham White Independent 3.08 29 31 36       Kim Davies Independent 3.08 29 30         Exhausted votes       5 10 54 6 158 Aftermath 2020 Norfolk Island local election Three of the five councillors elected said they supported the work of Norfolk Island People for Democracy, which supports political self-determination for the territory. Former Chief Minister David Buffett was among the unsuccessful candidates at the election. On 4 February 2021, Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories Nola Marino suspended the council and appointed Mike Colreavy as an Interim Administrator, following the postponement of the 2020 election. On 6 December 2021, the council was formally dismissed and Colreavy became Administrator for a period of three years, with the next election scheduled to be held in 2024.Canberra dumps Norfolk Island Regional Council https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/457481/canberra-dumps-norfolk-island-regional-council RNZ References Category:Elections in Norfolk Island Norfolk Category:May 2016 in Australia