# Elections in Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Elections are regularly held in the Australian external territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

## Federal elections

The Cocos (Keelings) Islands are within the boundaries of the Northern Territory's Division of Lingiari in the Australian House of Representatives, and in the Australian Senate by Northern Territory senators.
* Electoral results for the Division of Lingiari

## Local elections

About half of the 7 seats in the Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands are up for election every two years.

### 2023 (regular)

Four council seats were up for election on a ranked-choice ballot on 21 October 2023. As the final round ended in a tie between two candidates, the winner was selected by random drawing.
| Candidate | First preference | First preference | First preference | Surplus | Surplus | Surplus | Surplus | Surplus | Surplus | Surplus | Surplus | Surplus | Exclusion | Exclusion |
| Isa Minkom | 66 | 44.00% | –35 | 31 | 21.09% | – | 31 | 21.68% | – | 31 | 22.14% | – | 31 | 22.62% |
| Azah Badlu | 49 | 32.67% | – | 49 | 33.33% | –18 | 31 | 21.68% | – | 31 | 22.14% | – | 31 | 22.62% |
| Osman Sloan | 13 | 8.67% | +23 | 36 | 24.49% | – | 36 | 25.18% | –5 | 31 | 22.14% | – | 31 | 22.62% |
| Signa Knight | 8 | 5.33% | +3 | 11 | 7.48% | +5 | 16 | 11.19% | +1 | 17 | 12.14% | +5 | 22 | 16.06% |
| Chloe Sykes | 9 | 6.00% | +5 | 14 | 9.52% | +3 | 17 | 11.89% | +1 | 18 | 12.86% | +4 | 22 | 16.06% |
| Lofty Raptikan | 5 | 3.33% | +1 | 6 | 4.08% | +6 | 12 | 8.39% | – | 12 | 8.57% | –12 | Excl. | Excl. |
| Active ballots | 150 | 100.00% | –3 | 147 | 98.00% | –4 | 143 | 95.33% | –3 | 140 | 93.33% | –3 | 137 | 91.33% |
| Exhausted, lost fractions | 0 | 0.00% | +3 | 3 | 2.00% | +4 | 7 | 4.67% | +3 | 10 | 6.67% | +3 | 13 | 8.67% |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 150 | 93.17% |
| Invalid or blank ballots | Invalid or blank ballots | Invalid or blank ballots | Invalid or blank ballots | Invalid or blank ballots | Invalid or blank ballots | Invalid or blank ballots | Invalid or blank ballots | Invalid or blank ballots | Invalid or blank ballots | Invalid or blank ballots | Invalid or blank ballots | Invalid or blank ballots | 11 | 6.83% |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 161 | 100.00% |
| Source: Western Australian Electoral Commission |||||||||||||||

### 2023 (special)

A special council election was scheduled for 25 February 2023.
| Candidate | Votes |
| Signa Knight | Unopposed |

### 2021

Four council seats were up for election on 16 October 2021. The election had 47.12% voter turnout.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Aindil Minkom | 138 | 25.51% |
| Tony Lacy | 123 | 22.74% |
| Ayesha Young | 122 | 22.55% |
| Helen Liu | 88 | 16.27% |
| Shane Charlston | 70 | 12.94% |
| Total votes | 541 | 100.00% |
| Valid ballots | 177 | 98.33% |
| Invalid or blank ballots | 3 | 1.67% |
| Total | 180 | 100.00% |
| Source: Western Australian Electoral Commission |||

### 2019

Three council seats were up for election on 19 October 2019.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jamil Ibram | 150 | 30.90% |
| Mazlan Hamiril | 127 | 26.20% |
| Seriwati Iku | 123 | 25.40% |
| Kenneth Zakaria Lakina | 85 | 17.50% |
| Total votes | 485 | 100.00% |
| Source: ElectionGuide |||

## Referendum

* 1984 Cocos (Keeling) Islands status referendum