General elections were held in Saint Helena on 26 July 2017.[ 1] [ 2]
Electoral system
The 12 seats in the Legislative Council were elected by plurality-at-large voting, with voters allowed to cast up to 12 votes.[ 3] [ 3]
Results
Candidate Votes % Notes Russell Keith Yon 753 68.08 Elected Corinda Sebastiana Stuart Essex 742 67.09 Re-elected[ a] Derek Franklin Thomas 668 60.40 Re-elected Brian William Isaac 631 57.05 Re-elected Lawson Arthur Henry 568 51.36 Re-elected Cyril Kenneth Leo 561 50.72 Elected Clint Richard Beard 513 46.38 Elected Anthony Arthur Green 476 43.04 Re-elected[ b] Cruyff Gerard Buckley 471 42.59 Re-elected[ c] Kylie Marie Hercules 460 41.59 Elected Gavin George Ellick 458 41.41 Re-elected Christine Scipio-O'Dean 392 35.44 Re-elected Cyril Keith Gunnell 383 34.63 Jeremy James Johns 333 30.11 Elizabeth Margaret Johnson-Idan 299 27.03 Pamela Ward Pearce 198 17.90 Unseated[ d] Marian Bernadette Yon 136 12.30 Total 8,042 100.00 Valid votes 1,106 99.82 Invalid/blank votes 2 0.18 Total votes 1,108 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,309 47.99 Source: Government of St Helena , IFES
^ Essex was first elected in a by-election on 12 March 2014.[ 4]
^ Green was first elected in the 2013 general election , but stepped down officially on 17 December 2013 for family reasons.[ 5]
^ Buckley was first elected in a by-election on 7 September 2016.[ 6]
^ Pearce was first elected in a by-election on 4 March 2015.[ 7]
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