Territory
Member of the Legislative Council
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Twelve members elected island-wide (each voter may vote for up to 12 candidates) (Constitution 2009 s.48). The Governor dissolves the Council four years after it first meets after a dissolution, or earlier on the Chief Minister's advice (s.76); the general election is held 6 weeks to 3 months after dissolution (s.78). The Attorney General sits ex officio without a vote.
- Seats
- 12
Who holds these seats now
- Andrew Turner since September 2025 Report Source: sainthelena.gov.sh, checked (+2 more)
- Clint Beard since September 2025 Report Source: sainthelena.gov.sh, checked (+2 more)
- Corinda Essex since September 2025 Report Source: sainthelena.gov.sh, checked (+2 more)
- Dennis Leo since September 2025 Report Source: sainthelena.gov.sh, checked (+2 more)
- Derek Thomas since September 2025 Report Source: sainthelena.gov.sh, checked (+2 more)
- Gillian Brooks since September 2025 Report Source: sainthelena.gov.sh, checked (+2 more)
- Julie Thomas since September 2025 Report Source: sainthelena.gov.sh, checked (+2 more)
- Karl Thrower since September 2025 Report Source: sainthelena.gov.sh, checked (+2 more)
- Martin Henry since September 2025 Report Source: sainthelena.gov.sh, checked (+2 more)
- Rebecca Cairns-Wicks since September 2025 Report Source: sainthelena.gov.sh, checked (+2 more)
- Robert Midwinter since September 2025 Report Source: sainthelena.gov.sh, checked (+2 more)
- Ronald Coleman since September 2025 Report Source: sainthelena.gov.sh, checked (+2 more)
Next vote
- Must be held by December 2029 (no fixed date) General election
Sources
- sainthelena.gov.sh · checked St Helena Government, General Election 2025 Questions & Answers, read 2026-10-12: polling day 3 September 2025; vote for no more than 12 candidates. For: Member of the Legislative Council
- legislation.gov.uk · checked legislation.gov.uk, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009 (SI 2009/1751), latest revised text, read 2026-10-12: composition (s.48), dissolution (s.76), general elections (s.78). For: Member of the Legislative Council
- sainthelena.gov.sh · checked Government of Saint Helena, Your Council and Executive Council pages (Governor from Wikipedia), read 2026-10-12: office holders and structure. Fallback: Wikipedia, because the official government site did not list this fully or could not be fetched; not cross-checked with a second source. For: Member of the Legislative Council, Andrew Turner, current term, Clint Beard, current term, Corinda Essex, current term, Dennis Leo, current term and 8 more
- sainthelena.gov.sh · checked St Helena Government, Dr Rebecca Cairns-Wicks Elected as Chief Minister, 10 September 2025, read 2026-10-12: members took the oath at the inaugural meeting of the new Legislative Council on 10 September 2025 (start_date). For: Andrew Turner, current term, Clint Beard, current term, Corinda Essex, current term, Dennis Leo, current term, Derek Thomas, current term and 7 more
- sainthelena.gov.sh · checked St Helena Government, General Election 2025 - The Results, 4 September 2025, read 2026-10-12: the 12 successful candidates at the 3 September 2025 election. For: Andrew Turner, current term, Clint Beard, current term, Corinda Essex, current term, Dennis Leo, current term, Derek Thomas, current term and 7 more
- sainthelena.gov.sh · checked St Helena Government, 10 September 2025, read 2026-10-12: inaugural meeting of the Legislative Council on 10 September 2025. For: General election, December 10, 2029
- legislation.gov.uk · checked legislation.gov.uk, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009, ss.76 and 78, read 2026-10-12: dissolution four years after first meeting, election within three months (latest_possible date). For: General election, December 10, 2029