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2000 Norfolk Island legislative election

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2000 Norfolk Island legislative election

← 1997 23 February 2000 2001 →

All 9 seats on the Legislative Assembly
  First party
 
IND
Leader N/A
Party Independents
Last election 9 seats
Seats won 9
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 8,946
Percentage 100%

Chief Minister before election

George Smith
Independent

Resulting Chief Minister

Ronald Nobbs
Independent

The 2000 Norfolk Island legislative election was held on 23 February 2000 to elect the 9 members of the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly, the legislative body of Norfolk Island.

Following the election, a referendum was held on whether new elections should be held in 2001, instead of the scheduled date of 2003.[1] The referendum was successful, and the next election was brought forward to 29 November 2001.[2]

Results

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Source: [3]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ronald Nobbs (elected) 1,347 15.06
Independent Geoff Gardner (elected) 1,262 14.11
Independent Adrian Cook (elected) 1,104 12.34
Independent George Smith (elected) 801 8.95
Independent David Buffett (elected) 787 8.80
Independent Alan McCoy (elected) 741 8.28
Independent Bruce Walker (elected) 618 6.91
Independent Brian Bates (elected) 410 4.58
Independent John Brown (elected) 375 4.19
Independent Cedric Newton Ion-Robinson 341 3.81
Independent James Robertson 339 3.79
Independent Graeme Woolley 331 3.70
Independent Neville Christian 256 2.86
Independent David Evans 234 2.62
Total formal votes 8,946 100.0

References

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  1. ^ "NORFOLK". Norfolk Island Government Gazette.
  2. ^ "Norfolk Island Government Gazette No. 54" (PDF). Norfolk Island Government. 30 November 2001.
  3. ^ "Norfolk Island Government Gazette No. 11" (PDF). Norfolk Island Government. 24 February 2000.