Pitcairn Islands general election, 2007
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General elections were held in the Pitcairn Islands
on 9 December 2007. Mike Warren
was elected mayor, replacing the incumbent Jay Warren
, who came in second place in a three-way contest. The Island Council
was also renewed.
Pitcairn Islands
The Pitcairn Islands , officially named the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, form a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. The islands are a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Pacific...
on 9 December 2007. Mike Warren
Mike Warren (mayor of Pitcairn)
Michael Calvert Warren is the current mayor of Adamstown, the capital city and sole settlement of Pacific territory Pitcairn Islands....
was elected mayor, replacing the incumbent Jay Warren
Jay Warren
Jay Calvin Warren is a political figure from the Pacific territory of the Pitcairn Islands.-Political roles:Jay Warren was elected Mayor of the last remaining British dependency in Oceania in the general election held on 15 December 2004, defeating Brenda Christian, who had held the Mayoralty in...
, who came in second place in a three-way contest. The Island Council
Island Council (Pitcairn)
The Island Council is the legislative body of the Pitcairn Islands. It also doubles as the court of the British dependency, making it one of the few bodies in the world to possess both legislative and judicial authority.The Council has ten members...
was also renewed.