ɪn ᵻlˈɛkʃənz kəndˈʌktᵻd ˌʌndɚ ðə lˈoʊkəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ˈækt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː ˌɔn fˈɪftiːn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə fˈɪftiːn kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz kəmpɹˈaɪzɪŋ ðə tˈɔɹəz stɹˈeɪt ˈaɪlənd ɹˈiːdʒənəl kˈaʊnsəl lˈoʊkəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ˈɛɹiə ˈiːtʃ vˈoʊɾᵻd fɚɹə lˈoʊkəl kˈaʊnsɪlɚ ænd ɐ mˈeɪɚ tə kˈɑːnstɪtˌuːt ɐ kˈaʊnsəl ʌv fˈɪftiːn kˈaʊnsɪlɚz plˈʌs ɐ mˈeɪɚ.
In elections conducted under the Local Government Act 1993 on 15 March 2008, members of the 15 communities comprising the Torres Strait Island Regional Council local government area each voted for a local councillor and a mayor to constitute a council of 15 councillors plus a mayor.