Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II
• Head of Government: Governor Lisa PHILLIPS
• Assembly: Saint Helena has a unicameral Legislative Council with 12 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The Queen is hereditary.
• Governor is appointed by the monarch.
• In the Legislative Council, 12 members are elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms and 3 members are designated ex officio to serve 4-year terms. The election law of Saint Helena was changed prior to the 2013 parliamentary election, where all candidates stood in a single constituency. Previously, members had been elected in 2 multi-member constituencies, with 6 seats in each.