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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 unicameral Islands Council
1991 unicameral Islands Council
1992 unicameral Islands Council
1993 unicameral Islands Council
1994 unicameral Islands Council
1995 unicameral Islands Council
1996 unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council; President of the Islands Council Ronald GRANT (since NA)
1997 unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (NA seats)
1998 unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (NA seats)
1999 unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (NA seats)
2000 unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (NA seats)
2001 unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (NA seats)
2002 unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats)
2003 unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats)
2004 unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held NA
2005 unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held NA
2006 unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held in May 2005 (next to be held in May 2007)
2007 unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held in May 2005 (next to be held in May 2007)
2008 unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held in May 2007 (next to be held in May 2009)
2009 unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held in May 2007 (next to be held in May 2009)
2010 unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held in May 2007 (next to be held in May 2009)
2011 unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held in October 2009 (next to be held in Ocotber 2011)
2012 unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held in October 2009 (next to be held in October 2011)
2013 unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held in October 2011 (next to be held in October 2013)
2014 unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held in October 2011 (next to be held in October 2013)
2015 description: unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms with a portion of the membership renewed every 2 years) | elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held in October 2011 (next to be held in October 2013)
2016 description: unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms with a portion of the membership renewed every 2 years) | elections: held every 2 years with half the members standing for election; last held in October 2015 (next to be held in October 2017)
2017 description: unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms with half the membership renewed every 2 years) | elections: last held in October 2015 (next to be held in October 2017)
2018 description: unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms with half the membership renewed every 2 years) | elections: last held in October 2017 (next to be held in October 2019) | election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 5, women 2, percent of women 28.6%
2019 description: unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms with half the membership renewed every 2 years) | elections: last held in October 2017 (next to be held on 31 October 2019) | election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 5, women 2, percent of women 28.6%
2020 description: unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms with half the membership renewed every 2 years) | elections: last held in October 2017 (next to be held on 31 October 2019) | election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 5, women 2, percent of women 28.6%
2021 description: unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms with half the membership renewed every 2 years) elections: last held in October 2017 (next to be held on 31 October 2019) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 5, women 2, percent of women 28.6%
2022 description: unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms with 4 members renewed every 2 years) elections: last held on 16 October 2021 (next to be held in October 2023) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 4, women 3, percent of women 42.9%
2023 description: unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms with 4 members renewed every 2 years) elections: last held on 16 October 2023 (next to be held in October 2025) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 4, women 3, percent of women 43%
2024 description: unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms with 4 members renewed every 2 years) elections: last held on 21 October 2023 (next to be held in October 2025) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 6, women 1, percent of women 16.7%
2025 legislature name: Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council legislative structure: unicameral number of seats: 7 (directly elected) electoral system: plurality/majority scope of elections: partial renewal term in office: 4 years most recent election date: 10/21/2023 percentage of women in chamber: 16.7% expected date of next election: October 2025