General elections were held in Saint Helena on 13 October 2021 to elect the 12 members of the Legislative Council. They were the first elections after a March 2021 referendum on changing the governance system of Saint Helena from a committee system to a ministerial system. Following the election, the island's first Chief Minister, Julie Thomas, was elected by members of the Legislative Council on its first session on 25 October.[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] There are no registered political parties, so all candidates ran as independents.

Results

CandidateVotes%Notes
Julie Thomas8887.23Elected
Andrew James Turner8346.79Elected
Corinda Sebastiana Stuart Essex8276.73Re-elected
Martin Dave Henry7506.10Elected
Jeffrey Robert Ellick6885.60Re-elected[lower-alpha 1]
Ronald Arthur Coleman6785.52Elected
Karl Gavin Thrower6114.97Elected
Gillian Ann Brooks5614.57Elected
Mark Alan Brooks5334.34Elected
Christine Scipio-O'Dean5324.33Re-elected
Robert Charles Midwinter4853.95Elected
Rosemary June Bargo4563.71Elected
Russell Keith Yon4503.66Unseated
Peter Anthony Young4103.34
Derek Franklin Thomas3943.21Unseated
Paul Laban3763.06
Clint Richard Beard3693.00Unseated
Melissa Kim Fowler3682.99
Keith Gordon Brinsden3152.56
Helene Virginia Williams3082.51
Cruyff Gerard Buckley2992.43Unseated
Gavin George Ellick2792.27Unseated
Leslie Paul Baldwin2602.12
Julie Christine Fowler1941.58
Damien Shaun Thomas1871.52
Lionel George Williams670.55
Elizabeth Knipe650.53
Donald Eric Thomas650.53
Patrick Arthur Williams400.33
Total12,289100.00
Valid votes1,29699.62
Invalid/blank votes50.38
Total votes1,301100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,16260.18
Source: St Helena Government, St Helena Government
  1. ↑ Ellick was elected in a November 2019 by-election.[4]

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