1076:
153:
41:
708:
In
January 2013 it was proposed that the Executive Council would be led by a "chief councillor" who would be elected by the members of the Legislative Council and would nominate the other members of the Executive Council. These proposals were put to
382:
30:
487:
1042:
1532:
1302:
1064:
671:
Currently, the five elected members of the
Legislative Council (along with the committees they were selected to chair on) who now serves on the Executive Council are:
1172:
710:
973:
1167:
577:
528:
1162:
1447:
652:
officers (one, the attorney general, having no vote), and five elected members of the
Legislative Council. The monarch is the reigning monarch of the
58:
1287:
895:
883:
347:
1224:
480:
941:
660:. The chief secretary is the main advisor to the governor on the island and runs the administrative side of the government, which is based at
1307:
262:
1057:
372:
1191:
1186:
1088:
751:, does not have any active political parties, but no law forbids the formation of political parties; hence, the territory is a de facto
723:
290:
105:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1116:
767:
316:
311:
306:
77:
1636:
553:, while defence is the responsibility of the United Kingdom. No British military forces are stationed on Saint Helena, although the
550:
473:
124:
886:, in London, is the final court of appeal for the territory however, as is the case with all other British overseas territories.
185:
84:
1050:
377:
267:
258:
1558:
760:
230:
172:
166:
62:
1322:
999:
425:
91:
1605:
1601:
1157:
1126:
1121:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
524:
460:
440:
977:
248:
915:
243:
73:
1614:
1217:
870:
682:
339:
51:
1362:
756:
661:
272:
235:
1472:
1462:
1267:
732:
625:
573:
208:
191:
1024:
253:
1477:
1367:
1297:
665:
407:
1588:
1537:
1457:
1422:
1407:
1392:
1347:
1282:
752:
430:
1412:
1210:
98:
1512:
1487:
1337:
1332:
1312:
1277:
1262:
558:
445:
402:
1584:
1575:
1566:
1497:
1467:
1452:
1437:
1427:
1417:
1382:
1377:
1327:
1272:
1247:
948:
504:
1507:
1502:
1442:
1397:
1357:
1252:
1233:
657:
512:
415:
1562:
1482:
1432:
1387:
1372:
1352:
1342:
1317:
1257:
539:
1492:
1402:
1292:
748:
744:
608:
569:
565:
420:
554:
535:
367:
17:
653:
631:
520:
508:
214:
152:
727:
has 15 members, 12 members elected for a four-year term by popular vote and 3 members
572:. These territories have their own political structures with Administrators under the
1630:
1075:
516:
435:
656:
and is hereditary; the governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the
613:
178:
40:
713:
on 23 March 2013 where they were defeated by 158 votes to 42 on a 10% turnout.
543:
919:
1202:
731:. This arrangement gives the governing of Saint Helena an aspect of
542:
is vested in both the governor and the
Legislative Council. The
1206:
1046:
34:
853:(*) denotes a sitting incumbent MLC who was duly re-elected.
534:
It has had its present constitution since 1 September 2009.
503:
takes place in a framework of limited self-government as a
976:. Government of St Helena. 16 January 2013. Archived from
538:
is exercised by the governor and the
Executive Council.
31:
Politics of Saint Helena, Ascension and
Tristan da Cunha
947:. Government of St Helena. January 2013. Archived from
546:
is independent of the executive and the legislature.
549:
The territory maintains its own police service, the
1546:
1521:
1240:
1150:
1087:
65:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
564:Saint Helena had until 2009 two dependencies:
1218:
1058:
481:
8:
974:"Constitutional Reform: A Chief Councillor?"
578:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
559:staging base on constituent Ascension Island
529:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
1225:
1211:
1203:
1065:
1051:
1043:
863:The territory has four courts of its own:
488:
474:
138:
1081:Elections and referendums in Saint Helena
125:Learn how and when to remove this message
1005:. Government of St Helena. 25 March 2013
1000:"PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL"
942:"Improving Democracy and Accountability"
890:International organization participation
587:
918:. St. Helena Government. Archived from
907:
884:Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
348:Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
141:
1025:"General Election 2021 – The Results"
221:
7:
373:British Overseas Territories citizen
63:adding citations to reliable sources
770:, the twelve elected members are:
25:
551:Royal Saint Helena Police Service
1533:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
1303:Democratic Republic of the Congo
1074:
678:(Economic Development Committee)
648:consists of the governor, three
151:
39:
787:Corinda Sebastiana Stuart Essex
739:Political parties and elections
336:Magistrates and Juvenile Courts
50:needs additional citations for
761:Saint Helena Progressive Party
743:Saint Helena, along with both
576:. They are now equal parts of
511:, whereby the governor is the
1:
1192:Elections in Tristan da Cunha
1187:Elections in Ascension Island
580:along with St Helena itself.
519:, an island in the southern
704:(Environment & Natural)
1653:
607:
525:British overseas territory
340:Supreme Court of St Helena
74:"Politics of Saint Helena"
28:
1181:
757:Saint Helena Labour Party
692:(Public Health Committee)
602:
599:
596:
593:
344:St Helena Court of Appeal
259:Responsible Minister (UK)
18:Elections in Saint Helena
1637:Politics of Saint Helena
1288:Central African Republic
835:Robert Charles Midwinter
733:representative democracy
574:governor of Saint Helena
501:Politics of Saint Helena
192:William, Prince of Wales
144:Politics of Saint Helena
1027:. St. Helena Government
829:Christine Lilian Scipio
768:recent general election
683:Christine Scipio-O'Dean
628:and Commander-in-Chief
297:Speaker of Saint Helena
753:non-partisan democracy
698:(Social and Community)
1448:São Tomé and Príncipe
1308:Republic of the Congo
916:"Councils/Committees"
805:Ronald Arthur Coleman
799:Jeffrey Robert Ellick
690:Derek Franklin Thomas
686:(Education Committee)
763:existed until 1976.
589:Main office-holders
446:Saint Helena Airport
59:improve this article
1523:States with limited
1234:Politics of Africa
841:Rosemary June Bargo
781:Andrew James Turner
724:Legislative Council
676:Lawson Arthur Henry
590:
523:, is a part of the
505:dependent territory
291:Legislative Council
817:Gillian Ann Brooks
811:Karl Gavin Thrower
775:Julie Dorne Thomas
717:Legislative branch
658:British government
588:
513:head of government
416:Saint Helena Pound
1624:
1623:
1550:other territories
1323:Equatorial Guinea
1200:
1199:
1089:General elections
875:Magistrates Court
793:Martin Dave Henry
646:Executive Council
642:
641:
620:8 September 2022
540:Legislative power
498:
497:
383:Visa requirements
222:Executive Council
135:
134:
127:
109:
16:(Redirected from
1644:
1611:
1610:(United Kingdom)
1606:Tristan da Cunha
1602:Ascension Island
1594:
1581:
1572:
1548:Dependencies and
1241:Sovereign states
1227:
1220:
1213:
1204:
1079:
1078:
1067:
1060:
1053:
1044:
1037:
1036:
1034:
1032:
1021:
1015:
1014:
1012:
1010:
1004:
996:
990:
989:
987:
985:
970:
964:
963:
961:
959:
953:
946:
938:
932:
931:
929:
927:
912:
854:
823:Mark Alan Brooks
749:Tristan da Cunha
745:Ascension Island
664:in the capital,
591:
584:Executive branch
570:Tristan da Cunha
566:Ascension Island
490:
483:
476:
421:Half Tree Hollow
412:
268:Plantation House
249:Attorney General
155:
139:
130:
123:
119:
116:
110:
108:
67:
43:
35:
21:
1652:
1651:
1647:
1646:
1645:
1643:
1642:
1641:
1627:
1626:
1625:
1620:
1619:
1609:
1592:
1579:
1570:
1551:
1549:
1542:
1526:
1524:
1517:
1236:
1231:
1201:
1196:
1177:
1146:
1083:
1073:
1071:
1041:
1040:
1030:
1028:
1023:
1022:
1018:
1008:
1006:
1002:
998:
997:
993:
983:
981:
972:
971:
967:
957:
955:
951:
944:
940:
939:
935:
925:
923:
922:on 26 June 2017
914:
913:
909:
904:
892:
867:Court of Appeal
861:
859:Judicial branch
848:
741:
719:
638:13 August 2022
586:
555:Royal Air Force
536:Executive power
494:
465:
461:Other countries
452:
451:
450:
410:
397:
389:
388:
387:
368:Belonger status
362:
354:
353:
352:
331:
323:
322:
321:
302:
299:
294:
287:
279:
278:
277:
244:Chief Secretary
239:
234:
227:
225:
218:
212:
205:
195:
194:
189:
182:
176:
169:
146:
131:
120:
114:
111:
68:
66:
56:
44:
33:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1650:
1648:
1640:
1639:
1629:
1628:
1622:
1621:
1618:
1617:
1615:Western Sahara
1612:
1595:
1582:
1573:
1559:Canary Islands
1555:
1554:
1552:
1547:
1544:
1543:
1541:
1540:
1535:
1529:
1527:
1522:
1519:
1518:
1516:
1515:
1510:
1505:
1500:
1495:
1490:
1485:
1480:
1475:
1470:
1465:
1460:
1455:
1450:
1445:
1440:
1435:
1430:
1425:
1420:
1415:
1410:
1405:
1400:
1395:
1390:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1365:
1360:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1330:
1325:
1320:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1244:
1242:
1238:
1237:
1232:
1230:
1229:
1222:
1215:
1207:
1198:
1197:
1195:
1194:
1189:
1182:
1179:
1178:
1176:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1154:
1152:
1148:
1147:
1145:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1093:
1091:
1085:
1084:
1072:
1070:
1069:
1062:
1055:
1047:
1039:
1038:
1016:
991:
980:on 10 May 2013
965:
954:on 10 May 2013
933:
906:
905:
903:
900:
899:
898:
891:
888:
880:
879:
878:Juvenile Court
876:
873:
868:
860:
857:
856:
855:
845:
844:
838:
832:
826:
820:
814:
808:
802:
796:
790:
784:
778:
740:
737:
718:
715:
706:
705:
699:
693:
687:
679:
654:United Kingdom
640:
639:
636:
634:
632:Nigel Phillips
629:
622:
621:
618:
616:
611:
605:
604:
601:
598:
595:
585:
582:
521:Atlantic Ocean
509:United Kingdom
496:
495:
493:
492:
485:
478:
470:
467:
466:
464:
463:
457:
454:
453:
449:
448:
443:
438:
433:
428:
423:
418:
413:
405:
399:
398:
395:
394:
391:
390:
386:
385:
380:
375:
370:
364:
363:
360:
359:
356:
355:
351:
350:
345:
342:
337:
333:
332:
329:
328:
325:
324:
320:
319:
314:
309:
303:
300:Cyril Gunnell
288:
285:
284:
281:
280:
276:
275:
270:
265:
263:The Lord Ahmad
256:
251:
246:
240:
231:Chief Minister
215:Nigel Phillips
206:
201:
200:
197:
196:
170:
165:
164:
161:
160:
157:
156:
148:
147:
142:
133:
132:
47:
45:
38:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1649:
1638:
1635:
1634:
1632:
1616:
1613:
1607:
1603:
1599:
1596:
1590:
1586:
1583:
1577:
1574:
1568:
1564:
1560:
1557:
1556:
1553:
1545:
1539:
1536:
1534:
1531:
1530:
1528:
1520:
1514:
1511:
1509:
1506:
1504:
1501:
1499:
1496:
1494:
1491:
1489:
1486:
1484:
1481:
1479:
1476:
1474:
1471:
1469:
1466:
1464:
1461:
1459:
1456:
1454:
1451:
1449:
1446:
1444:
1441:
1439:
1436:
1434:
1431:
1429:
1426:
1424:
1421:
1419:
1416:
1414:
1411:
1409:
1406:
1404:
1401:
1399:
1396:
1394:
1391:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1363:Guinea-Bissau
1361:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1346:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1321:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1245:
1243:
1239:
1235:
1228:
1223:
1221:
1216:
1214:
1209:
1208:
1205:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1184:
1183:
1180:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1155:
1153:
1149:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1094:
1092:
1090:
1086:
1082:
1077:
1068:
1063:
1061:
1056:
1054:
1049:
1048:
1045:
1026:
1020:
1017:
1001:
995:
992:
979:
975:
969:
966:
950:
943:
937:
934:
921:
917:
911:
908:
901:
897:
894:
893:
889:
887:
885:
877:
874:
872:
871:Supreme Court
869:
866:
865:
864:
858:
852:
847:
846:
842:
839:
836:
833:
830:
827:
824:
821:
818:
815:
812:
809:
806:
803:
800:
797:
794:
791:
788:
785:
782:
779:
776:
773:
772:
771:
769:
764:
762:
758:
754:
750:
746:
738:
736:
734:
730:
726:
725:
716:
714:
712:
703:
700:
697:
696:Anthony Green
694:
691:
688:
685:
684:
680:
677:
674:
673:
672:
669:
667:
663:
659:
655:
651:
647:
637:
635:
633:
630:
627:
624:
623:
619:
617:
615:
612:
610:
606:
592:
583:
581:
579:
575:
571:
567:
562:
560:
556:
552:
547:
545:
541:
537:
532:
530:
526:
522:
518:
514:
510:
506:
502:
491:
486:
484:
479:
477:
472:
471:
469:
468:
462:
459:
458:
456:
455:
447:
444:
442:
439:
437:
434:
432:
429:
427:
424:
422:
419:
417:
414:
409:
406:
404:
401:
400:
393:
392:
384:
381:
379:
376:
374:
371:
369:
366:
365:
358:
357:
349:
346:
343:
341:
338:
335:
334:
327:
326:
318:
315:
313:
310:
308:
305:
304:
301:
298:
293:
292:
283:
282:
274:
271:
269:
266:
264:
260:
257:
255:
252:
250:
247:
245:
242:
241:
238:
237:
233:
232:
226:
224:
223:
217:
216:
211:
210:
204:
199:
198:
193:
190:
188:
187:
186:Heir Apparent
181:
180:
175:
174:
168:
163:
162:
159:
158:
154:
150:
149:
145:
140:
137:
129:
126:
118:
115:February 2013
107:
104:
100:
97:
93:
90:
86:
83:
79:
76: –
75:
71:
70:Find sources:
64:
60:
54:
53:
48:This article
46:
42:
37:
36:
32:
27:
19:
1598:Saint Helena
1597:
1569:
1473:South Africa
1463:Sierra Leone
1268:Burkina Faso
1080:
1029:. Retrieved
1019:
1007:. Retrieved
994:
982:. Retrieved
978:the original
968:
956:. Retrieved
949:the original
936:
924:. Retrieved
920:the original
910:
881:
862:
850:
840:
834:
831:(532 votes)*
828:
822:
816:
810:
804:
801:(688 votes)*
798:
792:
789:(827 votes)*
786:
780:
774:
766:In the most
765:
742:
728:
722:
720:
711:a referendum
707:
701:
695:
689:
681:
675:
670:
649:
645:
643:
563:
557:maintains a
548:
533:
517:Saint Helena
500:
499:
441:Trade unions
436:Alarm Forest
426:Saint Paul's
296:
295:
289:
236:Julie Thomas
229:
228:
220:
219:
213:
207:
202:
184:
183:
177:
171:
143:
136:
121:
112:
102:
95:
88:
81:
69:
57:Please help
52:verification
49:
26:
1525:recognition
1478:South Sudan
1368:Ivory Coast
1151:Referendums
984:10 February
958:10 February
843:(456 votes)
837:(485 votes)
825:(533 votes)
819:(561 votes)
813:(611 votes)
807:(678 votes)
795:(750 votes)
783:(834 votes)
777:(888 votes)
702:Russell Yon
614:Charles III
361:Citizenship
286:Legislature
179:Charles III
173:The Monarch
1580:(Portugal)
1538:Somaliland
1458:Seychelles
1423:Mozambique
1408:Mauritania
1393:Madagascar
1348:The Gambia
1283:Cape Verde
1185:See also:
1031:28 October
902:References
729:ex officio
662:The Castle
650:ex officio
273:The Castle
203:Government
85:newspapers
29:See also:
1413:Mauritius
666:Jamestown
544:judiciary
411:(capital)
408:Jamestown
330:Judiciary
167:The Crown
1631:Category
1604: /
1600: /
1593:(France)
1587: /
1565: /
1561: /
1513:Zimbabwe
1488:Tanzania
1338:Ethiopia
1333:Eswatini
1313:Djibouti
1278:Cameroon
1263:Botswana
926:7 August
851:asterisk
626:Governor
431:Longwood
378:Passport
209:Governor
1589:Réunion
1585:Mayotte
1576:Madeira
1571:(Spain)
1567:Melilla
1498:Tunisia
1468:Somalia
1453:Senegal
1438:Nigeria
1428:Namibia
1418:Morocco
1383:Liberia
1378:Lesotho
1328:Eritrea
1298:Comoros
1273:Burundi
1248:Algeria
609:Monarch
594:Office
507:of the
254:Sheriff
99:scholar
1608:
1591:
1578:
1508:Zambia
1503:Uganda
1443:Rwanda
1398:Malawi
1358:Guinea
1253:Angola
1009:6 June
755:. The
603:Since
600:Party
101:
94:
87:
80:
72:
1563:Ceuta
1483:Sudan
1433:Niger
1388:Libya
1373:Kenya
1353:Ghana
1343:Gabon
1318:Egypt
1258:Benin
1003:(PDF)
952:(PDF)
945:(PDF)
597:Name
396:Other
106:JSTOR
92:books
1493:Togo
1403:Mali
1293:Chad
1173:2021
1168:2013
1163:2005
1158:2002
1142:2021
1137:2017
1132:2013
1127:2009
1122:2005
1117:1976
1112:1972
1107:1968
1102:1966
1097:1963
1033:2021
1011:2023
986:2013
960:2013
928:2017
896:ITUC
882:The
759:and
747:and
721:The
644:The
568:and
403:Flag
317:2021
312:2017
307:2013
78:news
849:An
527:of
61:by
1633::
735:.
668:.
561:.
531:.
515:.
261::
1226:e
1219:t
1212:v
1066:e
1059:t
1052:v
1035:.
1013:.
988:.
962:.
930:.
489:e
482:t
475:v
128:)
122:(
117:)
113:(
103:·
96:·
89:·
82:·
55:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
