Municipal
Deputy Shire President
Shire of Christmas Island Council · Shire of Christmas Island
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Chosen by the council from among its members
- Exact method
- Chosen by the council from among its members at the first meeting after each ordinary election, for two years (Local Government Act 1995 (WA) as applied to the territory)
- Chosen by
- Shire of Christmas Island Council
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Swee (Mel) Tung since October 2025
Report Source: shire.gov.cx,
checked
Sources
- shire.gov.cx · checked Shire of Christmas Island Public Notice 34/25 (2025-10-20), read 2026-10-12: council reduced from nine to seven members for the October 2025 election; three councillors elected for terms to 2029-10-20; Cr Pereira elected Shire President and Cr Tung Deputy President by the council at a special meeting on 2025-10-20. Backfill process: Public Notice 32/26. For: Deputy Shire President
- shire.gov.cx · checked read 2026-10-12. Elected Deputy President by the council at the special meeting of 2025-10-20 (Public Notice 34/25). For: Swee (Mel) Tung, current term