2008 Jersey general election

None September 2020 September 2020 2008 Jersey general election Jersey parliamentary 2005 Jersey general election 2005 15 October 2008 (Senators and Constables)26 November 2008 (Deputies) 2011 Jersey general election 2011 44 of the 53 seats in the States Assembly Chief Minister Frank Walker Independent (politician) Chief Minister after election Terry Le Sueur Independent (politician) General elections were held in Jersey in two stages in October and November 2008. Results Constables For the first time since 1948 the elections of constables for the twelve parishes of Jersey have been synchronised so that polling, where necessary, will take place on the same day as the senatorial election on 15 October 2008, in accordance with the Connétables (Jersey) Law 2008 (registered 28 March 2008). At Assemblies of Electors held in nine parishes on 17 September 2008, constables in five parishes were returned unopposed: St Brelade, St Martin, St Ouen, Trinity and St Saviour.http://www.thisisjersey.com/2008/09/18/elections-for-four-constables-seats/ https://archive.today/20130205022824/http://www.thisisjersey.com/2008/09/18/elections-for-four-constables-seats/ usurped 5 February 2013 Elections for four Constables' seats 18 September 2008 25 October 2008 Jersey Evening Post The constables of the other parishes declined to stand down to recontest their seats, preferring to serve out their full term so that the provisions of the law will apply to the next mandate from 2011.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/jersey/7622777.stm Parish constables are nominated 18 September 2008 25 October 2008 BBC News Parish Candidate Votes % NotesGrouville Dan Murphy — — Elected unopposedSt. Brelade Mike Jackson — — Elected unopposedSt. Clement Leonard Norman 1,593 61.58 ElectedGerard Baudains 740 28.60Edgar Wallis 254 9.82St. Helier Simon Crowcroft — — Elected unopposedSt. John Graeme Butcher — — Elected unopposedSt. Lawrence Deidre Mezbourain 1,300 62.32 ElectedTim Tindall 382 18.31 St. Martin Silva Yates — — Elected unopposedSt. Mary Juliette Gallichan 404 66.45 ElectedTerry Renouf 204 33.55 St. Ouen Ken Vibert — — Elected unopposedSt. Peter John Refault 975 57.35 ElectedCollin Egré 725 42.65St. Saviour Peter Hanning — — Elected unopposedTrinity John Gallichan — — Elected unopposedSource:http://www.thisisjersey.com/election/constables https://web.archive.org/web/20090125142806/http://www.thisisjersey.com/election/constables/ 25 January 2009 Constables Jersey Evening Post Senators thumb|150px|Rosette worn by a Le Marquand supporter The senatorial election took place on 15 October 2008. The election was island-wide and there were six seats available. At the Assembly of Electors held in Saint Helier on 16 September 2008, 21 candidates were nominated.Morrison Ryan https://www.bbc.co.uk/jersey/content/articles/2008/09/16/vote08_senatorial_candidates_feature.shtml 21 stand for Senator 3 October 2008 25 October 2008 BBC News Three sitting senators did not seek re-election: Wendy Kinnard Frank Walker Leonard Norman (confirmed June 2008 his intention to stand for Constable of St. Clement)https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/jersey/7467462.stm First constable candidate named 21 June 2008 25 October 2008 BBC News The following candidates were sitting senators seeking re-election: Philip Ozouf Paul Routier Mike Vibert The following candidates were sitting deputies seeking who ran in the senatorial election: Alan Breckon Sarah Ferguson Alan Maclean Peter Troy Geoff Southern Candidates declared the following political affiliations: Deputy Geoff Southern and Trevor Pitman were candidates of the Jersey Democratic AllianceQuérée Ben http://www.thisisjersey.com/2008/09/15/senatorial-candidates-to-stand-under-jda-banner/ https://archive.today/20120912061922/http://www.thisisjersey.com/2008/09/15/senatorial-candidates-to-stand-under-jda-banner/ usurped 12 September 2012 Senatorial candidates to stand under JDA banner 15 September 2008 25 October 2008 Jersey Evening Post Nick Le Cornu and Montfort Tadier were members of Time4Change/Reform Daniel Wimberley, Mark Forskitt, and Nick Palmer are members of Jersey 2020https://www.bbc.co.uk/jersey/the_states/election/live/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090124152633/http://www.bbc.co.uk/jersey/the_states/election/live/ dead 24 January 2009 Election Night Live BBC News 21 October 2008 Jersey senatorial election, 2008Senatorial Election Statistics 1990-2014 https://www.vote.je/previous-elections/election-statistics/senatorial-election-statistics-1990-2014/ Jersey's Official Voting Guide PartyCandidateVotesPercentage Independent Ian Le Marquand 14,238 12.35% Independent Alan Breckon 10,273 8.91% Independent Alan Maclean 9,094 7.89% Independent Paul Routier (incumbent) 8,775 7.61% Independent Philip Ozouf (incumbent) 8,712 7.55% Independent Sarah Ferguson 8,576 7.45% Jersey Democratic Alliance Geoff Southern 7,194 6.24% Independent Mike Higgins 6,979 6.05% Independent Mike Vibert (incumbent) 6,098 5.29% Time4Change/Reform Montfort Tadier 5,011 4.34% Jersey Democratic Alliance Trevor Pitman 4,931 4.28% Independent Peter Troy 3,927 3.40% Independent Cliff Le Clercq 3,597 3.12% Jersey 2020 Daniel Wimberley 3,458 3.00% Independent Jeremy Maçon 3,130 2.71% Time4Change/Reform Nick Le Cornu 3,074 2.67% Independent Chris Perkins 2,768 2.40% Jersey 2020 Mark Forskitt 1,922 1.67% Jersey 2020 Nick Palmer 1,538 1.33% Independent Adrian Walsh 1,210 1.05% Independent Mick Pashley 682 0.59% Invalid or blank votes 144 0.12% Voter turnout 44.13% Deputies The election for deputies took place on 26 November 2008. Twelve new deputies were elected, five sitting deputies lost their seats and four were reelected without opposition.http://www.thisisjersey.com/2008/11/27/twelve-new-deputies/ Twelve new Deputies Jersey Evening Post 27 November 2008 3 December 2008 27 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110927140910/http://www.thisisjersey.com/2008/11/27/twelve-new-deputies/ usurped Constituency Candidate Votes % NotesGrouville Carolyn Labey — — Elected unopposedSt. Brelade 1 Angela Jeune 370 57.10 ElectedMark Sutton 192 29.63Alan Beadle 86 13.27St. Brelade 2 Sean Power 1,068 29.24 ElectedMontfort Tadier 758 20.75 ElectedMervyn Le Masurier 462 12.65Jeffrey Hathaway 420 11.50Graham Truscott 411 11.25Martha Bernstein 326 8.92Richard De La Haye 179 4.90John Le Galle 29 0.79St. Clement Ian Gorst 1,112 36.34 ElectedAnne Dupre 868 28.37 ElectedGerard Baudains 731 23.89Jeremy Strickland 303 9.90Philip Maguire 46 1.50St. Helier 1 Paul Le Claire 634 21.95 ElectedJudith Martín 601 20.81 ElectedTrevor Pitman 487 16.86 ElectedNicholas Le Cornu 406 14.06Katy Ringsdore 387 13.40Brian Beadle 229 7.93Christopher Whitworth 144 4.99St. Helier 2 Geoff Southern 665 24.20 ElectedShona Pitman 598 21.76 ElectedDeborah De Sousa 444 16.16 ElectedRoderick Bryans 412 14.99Susan Stoker 301 10.95Adrian Walsh 228 8.30Giffard Aubin 100 3.64St. Helier 3 Jacqueline Hilton 1,259 16.20 ElectedMichael Higgins 1,193 15.35 ElectedAndrew Green 1,057 13.60 ElectedBen Fox 698 8.98 ElectedSuzette Hase 697 8.97Jacqueline Huet 645 8.30Stephan Beddoe 627 8.07David Beuzeval 587 7.55Guy de Faye 359 4.62Gilbert Blackwood 340 4.38Colin Russell 308 3.96St. John Philip Rondel 678 63.13 ElectedPatrick Ryan 396 36.87St. Lawrence John Le Fondré 918 42.27 ElectedEdward Noel 518 23.85 ElectedHugh Gill 462 21.27Nicholas Palmer 274 12.62St. Martin Frederick Hill 832 75.16 ElectedMartin Greene 275 24.84St. Mary Daniel Wimberley 261 52.73 ElectedRobert Johnson 206 41.62David Richardson 28 5.66St. Ouen James Reed — — Elected unopposedSt. Peter Collin Egré 731 52.40 ElectedJulie Rabet 664 47.60St. Saviour 1 Rob Duhamel 569 31.11 ElectedJeremy Maçon 448 24.49 ElectedAnthony Leonard Charles Nightingale 424 23.18Celia Joyce Scott Warren 388 21.21St. Saviour 2 Kevin Lewis 509 38.47 ElectedGlenn George 260 19.65 ElectedTracey Vallois 227 17.16Christine Papworth 198 14.97Clifford Le Clercq 129 9.75St. Saviour 3 Roy Le Hérissier — — Elected unopposedTrinity Anne Pryke — — Elected unopposedSource:Deputies Election Statistics 1990-2014 https://www.vote.je/previous-elections/election-statistics/deputies-election-statistics-1990-2014/ Jersey's Official Voting Guide CET referendum A referendum on the question "Do you think that Jersey should adopt Central European Time?" was put to voters on 15 October.Perchard James James Perchard http://www.statesassembly.gov.je/documents/propositions/19560-3513-2142008.htm Central European Time: Referendum 21 April 2008 25 October 2008 States of Jersey dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100408191236/http://www.statesassembly.gov.je/documents/propositions/19560-3513-2142008.htm 8 April 2010 Morrison Ryan https://www.bbc.co.uk/jersey/content/articles/2008/01/29/referendum_on_time_feature.shtml A referendum on time 18 June 2008 25 October 2008 BBC News 6564 17230 55142 544 Direct Democracy Voting age reduced The 2008 general election is the first in which 16- and 17-year-old voters will take part, following a law to reduce voting age to 16. The law was brought into force on 12 March 2008 and became effective on 1 April 2008.16-year-olds able to vote this year Jersey Evening Post 13 March 2008 See also Elections in Jersey Political parties in Jersey Politics of Jersey Constitution of Jersey References External links Electoral registration at vote.je Jersey Election Category:General elections in Jersey Category:2008 referendums Category:Referendums in Jersey Category:October 2008 in Europe Category:November 2008 in Europe Category:November 2008 elections