Head of Government: Administrator Hon Gary HARDGRAVE
Assembly: Norfolk Island has a unicameral Legislative Assembly with 0 seats.
* The Queen is represented by the Governor General of Australia Peter COSGROVE
Description of electoral system:
The Queen is hereditary head of state.
Administrator is appointed by the governor-general to serve a 2-year term.
In the Legislative Assembly 9 members are elected by plurality vote to serve 3-year terms. Each voter has 9 votes of equal value that they can cast in an election. Voters can cast no more than 4 of their votes for one candidate.