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<dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Pitcairn" title="Governor of Pitcairn">Governor</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Iona_Thomas" title="Iona Thomas">Iona Thomas</a></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Executive</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administrator_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands" title="Administrator of the Pitcairn Islands">Administrator</a> <dl><dd>Lindsy Thompson <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands" title="List of rulers of the Pitcairn Islands">Mayor</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Simon_Young_(mayor)" title="Simon Young (mayor)">Simon Young</a></dd></dl></li> <li>Deputy Mayor <dl><dd>Kevin Young</dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Legislature</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Island_Council_(Pitcairn)" title="Island Council (Pitcairn)">Island Council</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Island_Council_(Pitcairn)" title="Chairman of the Island Council (Pitcairn)">Chairman</a></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Judiciary</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pitcairn_Supreme_Court" title="Pitcairn Supreme Court">Supreme Court</a> <dl><dd>Chief Justice <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Charles_Blackie" title="Charles Blackie">Charles Blackie</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Elections</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li>Recent <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Political_parties_and_elections">elections</a> <dl><dd><div class="hlist"><ul><li>General: <a href="/wiki/2013_Pitcairnese_general_election" title="2013 Pitcairnese general election">2013</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2019_Pitcairnese_general_election" title="2019 Pitcairnese general election">2019</a></li></ul></div></dd> <dd><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Mayoral: <a href="/wiki/2016_Pitcairnese_mayoral_election" title="2016 Pitcairnese mayoral election">2016</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2022_Pitcairnese_mayoral_election" title="2022 Pitcairnese mayoral election">2022</a></li></ul></div></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Related topics</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands" title="History of the Pitcairn Islands">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_and_coat_of_arms_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands" title="Flag and coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands">Flag and coat of arms</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below"> <div class="hlist" style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_political_science#Politics_by_region" title="Outline of political science">Other countries</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link 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li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Politics_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands" title="Template:Politics of the Pitcairn Islands"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Politics_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands" title="Template talk:Politics of the Pitcairn Islands"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Politics_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Politics of the Pitcairn Islands"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Pitcairn_Islands" title="Pitcairn Islands">Pitcairn Islands</a> are a <a href="/wiki/British_Overseas_Territory" class="mw-redirect" title="British Overseas Territory">British Overseas Territory</a> in the <a href="/wiki/South_Pacific_Ocean" class="mw-redirect" title="South Pacific Ocean">South Pacific Ocean</a>, with a population of about 50. The politics of the islands takes place in a framework of a <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_system" title="Parliamentary system">parliamentary</a> <a href="/wiki/Representative_democracy" title="Representative democracy">representative democratic</a> <a href="/wiki/Dependent_territory" title="Dependent territory">dependency</a>, whereby the Mayor is the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">head of government</a>. The territory's constitution is the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Local_Government_Ordinance_of_1964_(Pitcairn)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Local Government Ordinance of 1964 (Pitcairn) (page does not exist)">Local Government Ordinance of 1964</a>. In terms of population, the Pitcairn Islands is the smallest democracy in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The government's administrative offices are in <a href="/wiki/Auckland" title="Auckland">Auckland</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Executive_branch">Executive branch</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Executive branch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Update plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Update" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ambox_current_red.svg/42px-Ambox_current_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="42" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ambox_current_red.svg/63px-Ambox_current_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ambox_current_red.svg/84px-Ambox_current_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="290" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article needs to be <b>updated</b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2021</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption>Main office-holders </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Office </th> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Party </th> <th scope="col">Since </th></tr> <tr> <td>King </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a> </td> <td>(None) </td> <td>8 September 2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Pitcairn" title="Governor of Pitcairn">Governor</a> (non-<abbr title="resident">res.</abbr>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iona_Thomas" title="Iona Thomas">Iona Thomas</a> </td> <td>(None) </td> <td>9 August 2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Administrator_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands" title="Administrator of the Pitcairn Islands">Administrator</a> </td> <td>Lindsy Thompson <sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>(None) </td> <td>August 2018 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Pitcairn_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor of Pitcairn Islands">Mayor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Simon_Young_(mayor)" title="Simon Young (mayor)">Simon Young</a> </td> <td>(None) </td> <td>1 January 2023 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The King is represented by the Governor of the Pitcairn Islands, who is the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_British_High_Commissioners_to_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="List of British High Commissioners to New Zealand">High Commissioner</a> to <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A non-resident Commissioner, appointed by the Governor, serves as the Governor's Representative to the territory. The Commissioner is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the island as well as for its economic regeneration, and also serves as the liaison between the Governor and the Island Council. As both the Governor and the Commissioner do not live on the island, its daily affairs have since 1999 been taken care of by the <a href="/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands" title="List of rulers of the Pitcairn Islands">mayor of Pitcairn</a>. The Island Magistrate is appointed by the Governor. The Chairman of the Internal Committee is an elected official. </p><p>Until 30 October 2004, the mayor was <a href="/wiki/Steve_Christian" title="Steve Christian">Steve Christian</a>; after his <a href="/wiki/Pitcairn_sexual_assault_trial_of_2004" class="mw-redirect" title="Pitcairn sexual assault trial of 2004">rape conviction</a> on 24 October 2004, Christian was dismissed (after refusing to resign). His sister Brenda Christian was selected by the Island Council to be mayor for November and December 2004, until an election was held. <a href="/wiki/Jay_Warren" title="Jay Warren">Jay Warren</a> was elected on 15 December 2004. The island <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Pitcairn_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor of Pitcairn Islands">Mayor</a> is elected by popular vote for a three-year term. The first elected female mayor was <a href="/wiki/Charlene_Warren-Peu" title="Charlene Warren-Peu">Charlene Warren-Peu</a> in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Attorney_General_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands">Attorney General of the Pitcairn Islands</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Attorney General of the Pitcairn Islands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Attorney General of the Pitcairn Islands is appointed under Section 35 of the Pitcairn Islands Constitution and serves as the principal legal adviser to the government of Pitcairn for a set term. Initially, the Attorney General was referred to as the Legal Adviser.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Attorney General's powers and responsibilities include handling criminal matters, drafting Pitcairn ordinances, and revising and publishing any laws that pertain to the country.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> Attorney General – Pitcairn Islands (Complete Table) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Term </th></tr> <tr> <td>Donald A. McLoughlin<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>c. 1958–1979 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Paul Treadwell<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>c. 1979–2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Paul Rishworth<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>c. 2007–2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Simon Mount<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>c. 2015– </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legislative_branch">Legislative branch</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Legislative branch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Pitcairn Islands have a unicameral <a href="/wiki/Island_Council_(Pitcairn)" title="Island Council (Pitcairn)">Island Council</a> (10 seats: the Mayor and the <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Island_Council_(Pitcairn)" title="Chairman of the Island Council (Pitcairn)">Chairman of the Island Council</a> both hold membership <i>ex officio</i>; 4 elected by popular vote; 1 co-opted by the Chairman and the 4 other elected members; 2 appointed by the Governor including the Island Secretary <i>(ex officio)</i>; the tenth seat is reserved for a Commissioner (non-resident) who liaises between the Council and the Governor. Except for the Mayor, who has a three-year term, and the Island Secretary, whose term is indefinite, members serve one-year terms. </p><p>Elections are held every two years for councillors and deputy mayor and every three years for the mayor. Before a change in the Constitution, elections were held every year on 24 December. There are no political parties on the islands. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Judicial_branch">Judicial branch</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Judicial branch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Island Court: the island magistrate, appointed by the Governor for a three-year term, usually presides over the court; however there have been several non-resident magistrates over the last five years. These magistrates were appointed as part of the judicial structure set up for the purposes of the <a href="/wiki/Pitcairn_sexual_assault_trial_of_2004" class="mw-redirect" title="Pitcairn sexual assault trial of 2004">Pitcairn sexual assault trials</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pitcairn_Supreme_Court" title="Pitcairn Supreme Court">Supreme Court</a>: while Pitcairn law has made provision for a Supreme Court for a number of years, no judges were appointed to it and it never sat. However, the Court was activated as part of the constitutional and judicial arrangements put in place for the trial referred to above.</li> <li>Court of Appeal: unlike the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal is a recent creation. It was established by an <a href="/wiki/Order_in_Council" title="Order in Council">Order in Council</a> in 2000 in preparation for the above trial. Allowance has also been made for both the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal to sit either in the islands or at such other country or place as may be permitted by any law. In practice, the Supreme Court has sat both on Pitcairn itself and in <a href="/wiki/Auckland" title="Auckland">Auckland</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, while the Court of Appeal has only sat in New Zealand.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judicial_Committee_of_the_Privy_Council" title="Judicial Committee of the Privy Council">Privy Council</a>: the Privy Council is the final court of appeal for Pitcairn. While some appellate jurisdiction may previously have existed (through <a href="/wiki/Common_law" title="Common law">common law</a>), appeals to the Privy Council were formally permitted by an <a href="/wiki/Order_in_Council" title="Order in Council">Order in Council</a> issued in 2000.</li></ul> <p>The members of the Pitcairn judiciary are all New Zealanders – as are almost all of the lawyers admitted to the Pitcairn Bar – and are all either current or former members of the judiciary or legal profession (in the case of the magistrates) in that country. </p><p>Currently, the members of the judiciary are: </p> <ul><li>Chief Justice: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Blackie" title="Charles Blackie">Charles Blackie</a>.</li> <li>President of the Court of Appeal: John Henry.</li> <li>Judges of the Court of Appeal: Sir <a href="/wiki/Ian_Barker_(jurist)" title="Ian Barker (jurist)">Ian Barker</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Neazor&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paul Neazor (page does not exist)">Paul Neazor</a>.</li> <li>Judges of the Supreme Court: Jane Lovell-Smith, Russell Johnson.</li></ul> <p>Additionally, several magistrates have been appointed from amongst the ranks of the senior members of the legal profession in New Zealand. The Pitcairn Public Prosecutor – Simon Moore (also the Crown Solicitor at Auckland) and <a href="/wiki/Public_Defender" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Defender">Public Defender</a> – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Dacre_(lawyer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paul Dacre (lawyer) (page does not exist)">Paul Dacre</a> – were also appointed. </p><p>According to a 2012 report, there are no lawyers in the Pitcairn Islands.<sup id="cite_ref-:10_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There has been a Public Defender serving the islands since 2003. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> 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style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands" title="List of rulers of the Pitcairn Islands">Mayoral elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1998 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Pitcairnese_general_election" title="2004 Pitcairnese general election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Pitcairnese_general_election" title="2007 Pitcairnese general election">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Pitcairnese_mayoral_election" title="2010 Pitcairnese mayoral election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Pitcairnese_general_election" title="2013 Pitcairnese general election">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Pitcairnese_mayoral_election" title="2016 Pitcairnese mayoral election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Pitcairnese_general_election" title="2019 Pitcairnese general election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Pitcairnese_mayoral_election" title="2022 Pitcairnese mayoral election">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Island_Council_(Pitcairn)" title="Island Council (Pitcairn)">General elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1971_Pitcairnese_general_election" title="1971 Pitcairnese general election">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1972 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Pitcairnese_general_election" title="1973 Pitcairnese general election">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1974_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1974 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1975_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1975 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1976 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1979 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1980 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1981 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1982 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1983 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1984 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1985_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1985 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1986 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1987 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1988 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1989 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1990_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1990 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1991 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1992_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1992 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1994_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1994 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1995 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1996 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1998 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1999 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2000 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2003_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2003 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Pitcairnese_general_election" title="2004 Pitcairnese general election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2005 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Pitcairnese_general_election" title="2007 Pitcairnese general election">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Pitcairnese_general_election" title="2008 Pitcairnese general election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Pitcairnese_general_election" title="2009 Pitcairnese general election">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Pitcairnese_general_election" title="2011 Pitcairnese general election">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Pitcairnese_general_election" title="2013 Pitcairnese general election">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2015 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2017 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Pitcairnese_general_election" title="2019 Pitcairnese general election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Pitcairnese_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2021 Pitcairnese general election (page does not exist)">2021</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Referendums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1981_Pitcairnese_airfield_referendum" title="1981 Pitcairnese airfield referendum">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Pitcairnese_tourism_referendum" title="2001 Pitcairnese tourism referendum">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Pitcairnese_European_Convention_on_Human_Rights_referendum" title="2007 Pitcairnese European Convention on Human Rights referendum">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Pitcairnese_harbour_referendum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 Pitcairnese harbour referendum (page does not exist)">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Pitcairnese_marine_reserve_referendum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Pitcairnese marine reserve referendum (page does not exist)">2012</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Elections_in_Oceania" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div 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