Municipal
Councillor
Shire of Christmas Island Council · Shire of Christmas Island
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by everyone in Shire of Christmas Island
- Exact method
- Elected at large by the electors of the shire for four-year terms; about half the council is elected at each ordinary election, held in October of odd-numbered years (Local Government Act 1995 (WA) as applied to the territory). A vacancy may be filled from the backfill candidates of the election at which the departing councillor was elected
- Seats
- 7
Who holds these seats now
Azmi Yon since October 2023
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Hafiz Masli since August 2026
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Kelvin Lee since October 2023
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Stephanie Lai since October 2025
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Steven Pereira since October 2023
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Swee (Mel) Tung since October 2023
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Tracey Krepp since October 2025
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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: Councillor
- shire.gov.cx · checked read 2026-10-12. Elected at the 2023 ordinary election (Public Notice 43/23, count table "YON Azmi"; the expiry table misspells it "Azim"); term expires 2027-10-15. For: Azmi Yon, current term
- shire.gov.cx · checked read 2026-10-12. Filled the vacancy left by Cr Gordon Thomson (resigned effective 2026-07-31) through the backfill process, accepting on 2026-08-04 (Public Notice 32/26); term expires 2029-10-20. For: Hafiz Masli, current term
- shire.gov.cx · checked read 2026-10-12. Elected at the 2023 ordinary election as Kelvin Kok Bin LEE (Public Notice 43/23); term expires 2027-10-15. For: Kelvin Lee, current term
- shire.gov.cx · checked read 2026-10-12. Elected 2025 (Public Notice 34/25), term 2025-10-20 to 2029-10-20. For: Stephanie Lai, current term, Tracey Krepp, current term
- shire.gov.cx · checked read 2026-10-12. Elected at the 2023 ordinary election (Public Notice 43/23); term expires 2027-10-15. For: Steven Pereira, current term, Swee (Mel) Tung, current term
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