General elections for the States of Jersey

States of Jersey

The States of Jersey is the parliament and government of Jersey.The Assembly of the States of Jersey has exercised legislative powers since 1771, when law-making power was transferred from the Royal Court of Jersey....

 will be held in Jersey

Jersey

Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...

 on 19 October 2011, and for the first time Senators, Deputies and Constables

Connétable

Connétables in Jersey and Guernsey are the elected heads of the Parishes. They are often called 'constables' in English. The constables are entitled each to carry a silver-tipped baton of office.- Jersey :...

 will be elected on a single day in Jersey. This will reduce the number of members of the States of Jersey from 53 to 51. Six Senators were elected in 2008 for a period of six years and will 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 the 7th September for the twelve Constable and twenty nine Deputy seats.

Nominated Candidates

The following candidates (listed in alphabetical order) are candidates for the four seats

• Sir Philip Bailhache
  Philip Bailhache
  Sir Philip Martin Bailhache KBE is a Jersey politician and lawyer. He was elected as a Senator in the States of Jersey in October 2011. He previously held elected office as Deputy of Grouville 1972-1975...
  
  
• Senator Freddie Cohen
  Freddie Cohen
  Frederick Ellyer Cohen is a politician in the Bailiwick of Jersey.Born in Manchester, England, Cohen was educated in Jersey at Moorestown, St. Michael's Preparatory School, Victoria College and then studied accountancy at London South Bank University.Following a career in construction, he became...
  
  
• Advocate Rose Colley
• Linda Corby
• Lyndon Farnham
• Mark Forskitt
• Deputy Ian Gorst
  Ian Gorst
  Ian Gorst is the Chief Minister of Jersey. He has a been a member of the States of Jersey since 2005.- Background :Gorst was born into a farming family in the Lune Valley, Lancashire, England, and left school with A-levels in history and business studies and went on to work in insurance before...
  
  
• Senator Francis Le Gresley
• Sylvia Lagadu
• Darius Pearce
• David Richardson
• Stuart Syvret
  Stuart Syvret
  Stuart Syvret is a political activist in Jersey. He held elected office as a member of the States of Jersey assembly from 1990 to 2010. From 1999 to 2007, Svyret had executive responsibilities first as President of the Health and Social Services Committee and, after the 2005 constitutional reforms,...
  
  
• Chris Whitworth

Incumbents

Prior to the October elections, there are six incumbent

Incumbent

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s.

• Senator Ben Shenton
  Ben Shenton
  -Biography:Ben Shenton is the son of the politician and former Senator Dick Shenton.He was born in Saint Helier in 1960, the third of four children and educated at De La Salle College....
  
  is not seeking re-election
• Senator Francis Le Gresley
• Senator Terry Le Main
  Terry Le Main
  -Biography:Terence John Le Main was born in November 1939 in Jersey. He was educated at Hautlieu Grammar School.-Electoral history:He was first elected to the States of Jersey as Deputy of Saint Helier No. 2 in 1978 . He was elected as Senator in 1994 and re-elected in 1990. In the 1996 Senatorial...
  
  : not seeking re-election as senator but is standing for deputy in St Helier No. 2 district
• Senator Freddie Cohen
  Freddie Cohen
  Frederick Ellyer Cohen is a politician in the Bailiwick of Jersey.Born in Manchester, England, Cohen was educated in Jersey at Moorestown, St. Michael's Preparatory School, Victoria College and then studied accountancy at London South Bank University.Following a career in construction, he became...
  
  
• Senator Jim Perchard is not seeking re-election
• Senator Terry Le Sueur
  Terry Le Sueur
  Terry Le Sueur was Chief Minister of Jersey between 2008 and 2011.He was born at Millbrook, Saint Helier, and was educated at De La Salle College, Jersey and Oxford University, where he was the King Charles Exhibitioner at Jesus College; and read physics...
  
  , the Chief Minister
  Chief Minister of Jersey
  The Chief Minister of Jersey is the head of government of Jersey. The head of government is not directly elected by the people but rather by the legislature ....
  
  , is not seeking re-election

St Helier

St Helier will return 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

Nominated Candidates

• Deputy Paul Le Claire
• Deputy Trevor Pitman
• Deputy Judy Martin
• Mary O'Keeffe-Burgher
• Keith Shaw
• James Baker
• Nick Le Cornu
• Gino Risoli

Incumbents

• Deputy Paul Le Claire
  Paul Le Claire
  Paul Vincent Le Claire was a member of the States of Jersey from 1999 to 2011. He represented the Saint Helier District No.1 constituency and between 1999 and 2005 had an island-wide mandate as a Senator.-Biography:He was born in 1963 in Jersey...
  
  
• Deputy Judy Martin
• Deputy Trevor Pitman

District Two

Nominated Candidates

• Rod Bryans
• Deputy Geoff Southern
• Deputy Shona Pitman
• Deputy Debbie De Sousa
• Bernard Manning
• Senator Terry Le Main
• Hugh Rammond

Incumbents

• Deputy Geoff Southern
  Geoff Southern
  Geoff Southern is a Jersey politician. He has been a deputy in the States of Jersey since 2002 and has chaired two scrutiny panels.- Biography :...
  
  
• Deputy Shona Pitman
• Deputy Debbie de Sousa

District Three & Four

Nominated Candidates

• Denise Carroll MBE
• Deputy Andrew Green
• Deputy Mike Higgins
• Deputy Jackie Hilton
• Richard Rondel
• Ray Shead
• Ted Vibert
• Suzette Hase

Incumbents

• Deputy Jackie Hilton
• Deputy Andrew Green
• Deputy Mike Higgins
• Deputy Ben Fox

District One

Nominated Candidates

• Deputy Jeremy Macon
• Deputy Rob Duhamel
• Isabella Lewis
• Hedi Green

St Brelade

St Brelade will return 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
• Susie 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

Constable Elections

Each Parish of the island of Jersey

Jersey

Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...

 elects one Constable who is both a member of the States of Jersey

States of Jersey

The States of Jersey is the parliament and government of Jersey.The Assembly of the States of Jersey has exercised legislative powers since 1771, when law-making power was transferred from the Royal Court 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 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.

Candidates

• Michael Paddock
• Richard Renouf

Ministerial Elections

Ministerial Elections are the first item on the agenda of the States of Jersey following the election. The elections are decided by the votes of the 51 members who will constitute the States of Jersey

States of Jersey

The States of Jersey is the parliament and government of Jersey.The Assembly of the States of Jersey has exercised legislative powers since 1771, when law-making power was transferred from the Royal Court of Jersey....

.

The first election is for the position of Chief Minister

Chief Minister

A Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...

, one candidate Senator Ian Le Marquand has declared

The Chief Minister will then nominate nine further members as Ministers and they may face a vote if the members chose to nominate an alternate candidate.

Municipal Elections

Municipal elections will take 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.