2010 Sark general election

none 2010 Sark general election Sark parliamentary No 2008 Sark general election 2008 2012 Sark general election 2012 14 (of the 30) seats in the Chief Pleas 8 December 2010 Uk map guernsey.png 150px The location of the Bailiwick of Guernsey which includes Sark General elections were held in Sark on 8 December 2010,2010 Election Results https://web.archive.org/web/20110721030917/http://www.gov.sark.gg/Downloads/Press_Releases/101208_Election_Results.pdf 2011-07-21 Government of Sark the second elections held on the island under the 2008 Constitution. The elections were for 14 of the seats that had been elected in the 2008 elections, for a four-year term. Twenty-one candidates contested the elections.Twenty-one stand in Sark election BBC News Background On 16 January and 21 February 2008, the Chief Pleas approved a law which introduces a 30-member chamber, with 28 elected members and two unelected members. On 9 April 2008 the Privy Council approved the Sark law reforms.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/guernsey/7339172.stm Sark democracy plans are approved BBC News Online 9 April 2008 11 December 2008 The first election held in Sark under the 2008 Constitution took place on 10 December 2008, and the new chamber convened for the first time on 21 January 2009.http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1704703,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080119205907/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1704703,00.html dead January 19, 2008 A Revolution Not Televised Time.com 17 January 2008 11 December 2008 Eben Harrellhttps://www.thetimes.com/podcasts After 443 years, Sark gets democracy The Bugle January 2008 live https://web.archive.org/web/20080626205104/http://podcast.timesonline.co.uk/serve.php/1503/thebugle13.mp3 2008-06-26 The Bugle is a satirical podcast of The Times Onlinehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/guernsey/7258214.stm Sark agrees switch to democracy BBC News Online 22 February 2008 11 December 2008 Electoral system The first election held in Sark under the 2008 Constitution took place on 10 December 2008. In total, 28 Conseillers were to be elected via plurality block voting from 57 candidates, with the latter figure representing about 12% of the electorate in the island.Sark votes in first-ever election BBC News Online 10 December 2008 https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/guernsey/7774140.stm 11 December 2008 A recount was ordered as several of the candidates for the last seat were separated by only a few votes.Historic election recount ordered BBC News Online 11 December 2008 https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/guernsey/7776773.stm 11 December 2008 Results The elections reflected the division throughout the island between those who support the traditional system and those who support further reforms.European feudalism finally ends as Sark heads for democracy The Independent 11 December 2008 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/european-feudalism-finally-ends-as-sark-heads-for-democracy-1061281.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/european-feudalism-finally-ends-as-sark-heads-for-democracy-1061281.html 2022-05-01 subscription live 11 December 2008 The second elections did not attract similar worldwide media coverage as the first, described as 'business as usual' by local media.Sark election: One out - one in! https://web.archive.org/web/20110928033213/http://www.channelonline.tv/channelonline/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=492143 2011-09-28 Channel Television Position Candidate Votes Elected 1David Thomas Cocksedge 293Yes 2Helen Mildred Plummer 281Yes 3David Woods Melling 267Yes 4Christopher Robert Nightingale 258Yes 5Andrew Phillip Foley Bache 242Yes 6Edric Baker 212Yes 7Christopher Howard Bateson 211Yes 8Stefan Bernd Gomoll 211Yes 9Diane Baker 201Yes 10Anthony Granville Ventress 192Yes 11Andrew James Cook 189Yes 12Michelle Andrée Perrée 189Yes 13Janet Mary Guy 169Yes 14John Edward Hunt 167Yes 15Peter John Cole 158No 16Fiona Ann Bird 152No 17Tony Eric le Lievre 147No 18John Trevor Greer Donnelly 133No 19Stephen Treweek Taylor 116No 20Paul David Mitchell Burgess 107No 21Peter Blayney Stisted 104No References External links Sark Government Election Results Sark Category:Elections in Sark Category:2010 in Guernsey Category:December 2010 in Europe