Legislative size (voting members)

Tristan da Cunha, Revised Edition of the Laws, 2017, Island Council (Tristan da Cunha) Ordinance, 1985, accessed 24 May 2021

3. (1) There is to be a council in and for Tristan da Cunha, to be known as “the Island Council”, having such functions as are conferred on it by this Ordinance or by any other law in force in Tristan da Cunha.

(2) The Island Council is to consist of—

(a) the Administrator, who is to be the President;

(b) 3 appointed members, who must be British Overseas Territories Citizens, British Overseas Citizens or British Citizens and are to be appointed by the Administrator in writing under his or her hand and the official seal and with the prior approval of the Governor; and

(c) 8 elected members, of whom not less than one must be a woman, who must be persons qualified for election in accordance with this Ordinance, and elected in the manner provided by the Rules for the time being in force in Schedule 1 to this Ordinance.