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{{Short description|Elections in the Pitcairn Islands}}
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{{Politics of the Pitcairn Islands}}

General elections were held in the [[Pitcairn Islands]] on 15 December 2004.<ref>[http://www.pitcairnnews.co.nz/041125.html#electionnominations Thursday, 25 November 2004] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100520225548/http://www.pitcairnnews.co.nz/041125.html#electionnominations |date=20 May 2010 }} Pitcairn News</ref> Voters elected a [[List of rulers of the Pitcairn Islands|mayor]], a [[Chairman of the Island Council (Pitcairn)|council chairman]], and four councillors to sit on the [[Island Council (Pitcairn)|island council]].

==Results==
===Mayor===
For the mayoralty, [[Jay Warren]] defeated [[Mike Warren (mayor)|Mike Warren]] and the incumbent [[Brenda Christian]], who had held the office since 8 November in an interim capacity following Governor [[Richard Fell]]'s dismissal of her brother, [[Steve Christian]], on 29 October following his [[Pitcairn sexual assault trial of 2004|five rape convictions]].<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Pitcairn-Island-elects-old-guard/2004/12/16/1102787178353.html Islanders elect old guard] The Age, 16 December 2004</ref>

===Council chairman===
The chairmanship of the council was won by [[Mike Warren (mayor)|Mike Warren]], who defeated Brenda Christian, Jay Warren and Pawl Warren.

===Island council===
The four ordinary councillors to be elected were [[Meralda Warren]], [[Olive Christian]], [[Carol Warren]] and [[Lea Brown]]. Unsuccessful candidates included Brenda Christian, Jay Warren, Mike Warren, Pawl Warren, Tom Christian, Charlene Warren, Darralyn Griffith, Vaine Peu, Daphe Warren and Nola Warren.

==Reaction==
Speaking from his British [[High Commission]] office in [[Wellington]], [[New Zealand]], Deputy Governor Matthew Forbes told [[Radio New Zealand]] that he welcomed Jay Warren's election as mayor.  "We appointed Jay as chairman of the (island's) internal committee in the period after the trials and before this election," Forbes said.  "He's very experienced and I'm sure he'll make a very good mayor."

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