South Sea Islands Legislative Assembly elections

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South Sea Islands Legislative Assembly elections
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Nation: South Sea Islands
Election type: Legislative
Frequency: Every 4 years
Electoral system: Single Transferable Vote
Number of MLAs: 25

South Sea Islands Legislative Assembly elections occur once every four years, and are the means by which citizens of the South Sea Islands choose Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs).

Below is a list of elections that have taken place since the adoption of the Single Transferable Vote system. For more general information regarding governance, see Government of the South Sea Islands.

Year Turnout Speaker Constituency of Speaker Notes
1687 88.24% Ella-Grace O'Doherty The Camp The first Legislative Assembly elections that took place with the current format.
1691 89.27% Sila Carter Joseph Town
1695 92.41% Wietse van Leeuw Zuid-Richel
1699 66.98% Ella-Grace O'Doherty The Camp Turnout in the 1699 election was reduced by calls for a boycott in the Joseph Town constituency.
1703 93.33% Leonard Riley Joseph Town