2011 Jersey general election
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The 2011 Jersey general election was held on 19 October 2011 to elect 45 members of the States Assembly. This was the first time Senators, Deputies and Constables were elected on a single day in Jersey.[1] The number of members of the States of Jersey was reduced from 53 to 51. Six Senators who had been elected in 2008 for a period of six years did not face election in 2011.
Nominations[]
Nominations for candidates took place on 6 September at the Town Hall, St Helier, Jersey for the four Senatorial seats and at each parish hall on 7 September for the twelve Constable and twenty nine Deputy seats.[2]
Senatorial elections[]
Results[]
Four Senators were elected.[3]
- Sir Philip Bailhache[4] 17,538
- Deputy Ian Gorst[5] 15,614
- Senator Francis Le Gresley 14,981
- Lyndon Farnham[6] 11,095
- Advocate Rose Colley[7] 8,253
- Senator Freddie Cohen[8] 7,922
- Stuart Syvret[9] 6,402
- Mark Forskitt[10] 2,813
- Linda Corby 2,489
- David Richardson 1,570
- Darius Pearce[11] 1,562
- Sylvia Lagadu 1,332
- Chris Whitworth 1,296
Incumbents[]
Prior to the October elections, there are six incumbents.
- Senator Ben Shenton did not seek re-election[12]
- Senator Francis Le Gresley
- Senator Terry Le Main: did not seek re-election as senator but stood for deputy in St Helier No. 2 district[13]
- Senator Freddie Cohen
- Senator Jim Perchard did not seek re-election[14]
- Senator Terry Le Sueur, a former Chief Minister, did not seek re-election
Deputy Elections[]
St Helier[]
St Helier returned ten deputies in total to the States of Jersey, three from district one, three from district two and four from districts three and four.
District One[]
Three candidates were elected in this district. The voter turnout was 37.9%.[15]
- James Baker 767 (42%)
- Deputy Trevor Pitman 763 (42%)
- Deputy Judy Martin 717 (40%)
- Deputy Paul Le Claire 700 (39%)
- Nick Le Cornu 571 (32%)
- Keith Shaw 482 (26%)
- Mary O'Keeffe-Burgher 331 (18%)
- Gino Risoli 178 (10%)
Incumbents
- Deputy Paul Le Claire
- Deputy Judy Martin
- Deputy Trevor Pitman
District Two[]
Three candidates were elected in the No. 2 district.[16] The voter turnout was 37.25%.
- Rod Bryans 763 (45%)
- Deputy Shona Pitman 743 (44%)
- Deputy Geoff Southern 694 (41%)
- Senator Terry Le Main 593 (35%)
- Deputy Debbie De Sousa 579 (34%)
- Hugh Rammond 430 (25%)
- Bernard Manning 282 (16%)
Incumbents
- Deputy Geoff Southern
- Deputy Shona Pitman
- Deputy Debbie de Sousa
District Three & Four[]
Four candidates were elected in district no. 3.[16] The voter turnout was 40.5%.
- Deputy Jackie Hilton 1,941 (57%)
- Deputy Andrew Green 1,924 (56%)
- Richard Rondel 1,870 (55%)
- Deputy Mike Higgins 1,464 (43%)
- Suzette Hase 1,158 (34%)
- Denise Carroll MBE 874 (26%)
- Ted Vibert 865 (25%)
- Ray Shead 799 (23%)
Incumbents
- Deputy Jackie Hilton
- Deputy Andrew Green
- Deputy Mike Higgins
- Deputy Ben Fox
St Saviour[]
District One[]
Two candidates were elected in this district.[17]
- Deputy Rob Duhamel 773 (34%)
- Deputy Jeremy Maçon 621 (28%)
- Hedi Green 462 (20%)
- Isabella Lewis 400 (18%)
District Two[]
Two candidates were elected in this district.
- Deputy Tracey Vallois
- Deputy Kevin Lewis
- Shelley Rose
District Three[]
Nominated Candidates
- Deputy Roy Le Hérissier
- Charlie Gouyet
St Brelade[]
St Brelade returned three deputies to the States of Jersey, two from district two and one from district one.
District One[]
Nominated Candidates
- Deputy Angela Jeune
- Jeff Hathaway
- Margaret Holland Prior
- John Young
Incumbent
- Deputy Angela Jeune
District Two[]
Nominated Candidates
- Mervyn Le Masurier
- Deputy Montfort Tadier
- Deputy Sean Power
Incumbents
- Deputy Montfort Tadier
- Deputy Sean Power
St Clement[]
Nominated Candidates
- Deputy Anne Dupré
- Peter Ward
- Susan Pinel
- David Cabeldu
- Gerard Baudains
- Simon Brée
St Lawrence[]
- Deputy John Le Fondré (Elected unopposed)
- Deputy Eddie Noel (Elected unopposed)
St Peter[]
Nominated Candidates
- Kristina Moore
- Wayne Le Marquand
St John[]
One candidate was elected.[18]
- Patrick Ryan 528 (45%)
- Andrew Lewis 437 (37%)
- David Ward 205 (18%)
Trinity[]
- Deputy Anne Pryke (Elected unopposed)
St Martin[]
Nominated Candidates
- Deputy Bob Hill
- Steve Luce
Grouville[]
Nominated Candidates
- Deputy Carolyn Labey
- Dominic Jones
St Ouen[]
Nominated Candidates
- Deputy James Reed
- Chris Lamy
- Alan Le Quesne
- Cliff Le Clercq
St Mary[]
Nominated Candidates
- Ray Cooper
- John Le Bailly
- David Johnson
Constable Elections[]
Each Parish of the island of Jersey elects one Constable who is both a member of the States of Jersey and head of the Parish Municipality, the Constable acts at both national and regional political levels. The Constable is often referred to as the Father of the Parish.
St Helier[]
St Saviour[]
St Brelade[]
St Clement[]
St Lawrence[]
St Peter[]
St John[]
Trinity[]
St Martin[]
Grouville[]
St Ouen[]
For the first time since 1903 the position of Constable in the Parish of St Ouen will be contested following the decision of incumbent Ken Vibert to stand down.[19]
Candidates
- Michael Paddock
- Richard Renouf
St Mary[]
Municipal Elections[]
Municipal elections took place in November 2011 for the election of Procureur du Bien Public, Roads Inspectors, Rates Assessors, Honorary Police, Roads Committee & Accounts Committee. These elections are generally uncontested.
References[]
- ^ "Jersey will have a single election day in October 2011". BBC News. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Vote.je Jersey Government election information site". States of Jersey. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Election results 2011". Gov.je. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ "Ex-Bailiff to Stand for Senator". Jersey Evening Post. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Ben Queree Political Column". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Lyndon Farnham". 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ Querée, Ben (23 August 2011). "What's important is the work behind the scenes with horse trading and deal making". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ Anon (2011). "Cohen: Hate-mongers won't stop me standing". thisisjersey.com. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "Stuart Syvret loses appeal at Jersey Royal Court". BBC News. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Deputy Monfort Tadier Blog". Deputy Monfort Tadier. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Candidate asks Islanders to write his manifesto". Jersey Evening Post. 3 September 2011.; and "Darius Pearce election website". Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Jersey politician not seeking re-election". BBC News. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Senator says he will not seek an island-wide mandate". BBC News. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Senator Jim Perchard to leave the States of Jersey". BBC News. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Jersey election 2011: Candidates and Results". BBC News. 17 October 2011.
- ^ a b "BBC News – Jersey election 2011: St Helier". BBC. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "BBC News – Jersey election 2011: St Saviour". BBC. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ "BBC News – Jersey election 2011: St John". BBC. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "St Ouen to hold first election for Constable for a century". Jersey Evening Post. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
External links[]
- Elections in Jersey
- 2011 elections in Europe
- 2011 in Jersey
- October 2011 events in Europe