2025 Election Day
Report and photos from Tristan da Cunha Administrator Philip Kendall
Voting got underway on Wednesday 5th March 2025 to elect a new Island Council and choose a Chief Islander to serve for three years. Results will be announced soon.
Islanders in Cape Town, the UK and on board vessels can vote by email, and many have done already.
Administrator Philip Kendall is flanked by Returning Officer Louise Kendall (left)
and Council Clerk Geraldine Repetto (right)
in the Council Chamber where islanders cast their votes.
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Signage at the front door of the Administration Building and at the entrance to the Council Chamber Polling Station |
Returning Officer Louise Kendall ready to receive voters in the Polling Station / Council Chamber.
Private voting booths are set up on the left.
A Ballot Paper
A folded ballot paper being inserted into the ballot box
For more on the election see: Tristan da Cunha Government News: 2025 Island Council Election