2016 Guernsey general election
General elections were held in Guernsey on 27 April 2016 to elect the 38 members of the States to serve until 2020.[1]
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Electoral system
Following the 2012 general election, it was decided to reduce the number of seats from 45 to 38.[2] This resulted in reductions to the number of seats in most electoral districts, although the districts themselves remained unchanged.[3]
A new electoral roll was drawn up, with 22,408 people registered to vote by 4 November 2015.[4] The total passed 25,000 by 7 January 2016 and rose to 27,000 on 15 February, before reaching 30,320 when registration closed,[5] higher than the 29,745 who registered for the 2012 elections.
Campaign
Prospective candidates started to register by filing their nominations at the Bailiff's Chambers on 21 March and had until 31 March 2016 to file nomination forms. There are no political parties; all candidates stood as non-partisans. Candidates could apply for a grant of up to £600 for the production and distribution of manifestos. A total of 81 candidates stood for the 38 seats.[6]
Hustings meetings took place at a number of locations on various dates in April.
Results
20 deputies kept their seats, 4 former deputies were re-elected and 14 new deputies were elected. 10 deputies, including 4 ministers, lost their seats.[7]
26 men and 12 women were elected as deputies. The previous assembly had just 5 women deputies.[7]
21,803 voted (up from 20,459), representing 71.9% (up from 71.4%) of those who had registered to vote; 93,085 votes were cast (down from 95,612).[7]
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Notes |
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Castel | Richard Graham | 2,321 | Elected |
Chris Green | 1,868 | Re-elected | |
Barry Paint | 1,720 | Re-elected | |
Mark Dorey | 1,495 | Re-elected | |
Jonathan Le Tocq | 1,342 | Re-elected | |
Darren Duquemin | 1,025 | Lost seat | |
Ross Le Brun | 834 | ||
Sandra James | 827 | ||
Hunter Adam | 719 | ||
Leon Gallienne | 619 | ||
Neil Shepherd | 601 | ||
Russell Le Conte | 241 | ||
Saint Peter Port North | John Gollop | 1,472 | Re-elected |
Charles Parkinson | 1,379 | Re-elected | |
Lester Queripel | 1,199 | Re-elected | |
Michelle Le Clerc | 1,147 | Re-elected | |
Marc Leadbeater | 855 | Elected | |
Joe Mooney | 799 | Elected | |
Caroline McManus | 765 | ||
Timothy Bush | 716 | ||
Rhoderick Matthews | 704 | ||
Lucia Pagliarone | 703 | ||
Ivan Rihoy | 698 | ||
Michael Henderson | 656 | ||
Rob Harnish | 605 | ||
Lilita Kruze | 560 | ||
Saint Peter Port South | Peter Ferbrache | 1,314 | Elected |
Jan Kuttelwascher | 1,109 | Re-elected | |
Dawn Tindall | 853 | Elected | |
Barry Brehaut | 839 | Re-elected | |
Rhian Tooley | 839 | Elected | |
John Halker | 706 | ||
Neil Forman | 617 | ||
Mike Garrett | 600 | ||
Bernard Flouquet | 598 | ||
Ray Marshall | 451 | ||
Saint Sampson | Lyndon Trott | 2,014 | Re-elected |
Paul Le Pelley | 1,875 | Re-elected | |
Jennifer Merrett | 1,664 | Elected | |
Gavin St Pier | 1,543 | Re-elected | |
Jane Stephens | 1,400 | Elected | |
Carl Meerveld | 1,377 | Elected | |
Martyn Roussel | 1,167 | ||
Sam Maindonald | 1,088 | ||
Kevin Stewart | 927 | Lost seat | |
Karen Solway | 843 | ||
Michael Beaumont | 795 | ||
Tony Webber | 528 | ||
South East | Heidi Soulsby | 1,925 | Re-elected |
Lindsay De Sausmarez | 1,808 | Elected | |
Peter Roffey | 1,727 | Elected | |
Rob Prow | 1,531 | Elected | |
Victoria Oliver | 1,261 | Elected | |
Mike O'Hara | 1,141 | Lost seat | |
Robert Sillars | 953 | Lost seat | |
Robin Le Prevost | 889 | ||
Mike Hadley | 799 | Lost seat | |
Greg Archer | 755 | ||
Stephen Prout | 722 | ||
John Titmuss | 515 | ||
Brian Breban | 216 | ||
Vale | Matt Fallaize | 2,758 | Re-elected |
Dave Jones | 2,511 | Re-elected | |
Mary Lowe | 2,507 | Re-elected | |
Laurie Queripel | 2,150 | Re-elected | |
Jeremy Smithies | 1,684 | Elected | |
Sarah Hansmann Rouxel | 1,653 | Elected | |
Garry Collins | 1,362 | Lost seat | |
Neil Inder | 1,332 | Won by-election - see below | |
Simon De La Mare | 685 | ||
Trevor Hockey | 615 | ||
William Newman | 86 | ||
West | Al Brouard | 2,104 | Re-elected |
Andrea Dudley-Owen | 1,940 | Elected | |
Emilie Yerby | 1,680 | Elected | |
David de Lisle | 1,550 | Re-elected | |
Shane Langlois | 1,214 | Elected | |
Rick Lowe | 1,188 | ||
Arrun Wilkie | 1,157 | Lost seat | |
Yvonne Burford | 1,033 | Lost seat | |
Martin Petit | 617 | ||
Valid votes | 21,717 | 99.61 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 86 | 0.39 | |
Total | 21,803 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 30,320 | 71.91 | |
Source: BBC, Island FM |
Post-election controversy
Six male candidates who had failed to be elected filed a letter of complaint, alleging that the election was illegal as the States of Guernsey had provided funding to encourage more women to stand for election and to provide them with assistance by running a course. The complaint was rejected on the basis that the funds had been provided and spent before any candidates had put their names forward for the election, therefore they did not assist any 'candidates'.[8] They subsequently asked the UK government to investigate the election.[9]
By-election
Following the death of Dave Jones in July 2016, a by-election was held in the Vale district on 19 October 2016. Nominations closed on 23 September. Neil Inder was elected.
Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
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Neil Inder | 685 | 40.18 | Elected |
Garry Collins | 560 | 32.84 | |
Richard Lowe | 317 | 18.59 | |
Simon De La Mare | 143 | 8.39 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 19 | – | |
Total | 1,724 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 33.59 | ||
Source: BBC |
References
- "Guernsey States deputies' numbers cut in new government". BBC. 9 July 2015.
- "Guernsey Election 2016: Candidates". BBC. 31 March 2016.
- "Guernsey Election 2016: Electoral districts reworked". BBC. 2 October 2015.
- "Registration continues". 4 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- "30,000+ registered to vote". Island FM. Archived from the original on 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- "Election 2016: final nominations confirmed". Guernsey Press. 31 March 2016.
- "Guernsey Election 2016: As it happened". BBC. 28 April 2016.
- "'Illegal' election complaint rejected". Guernsey Press. 27 May 2016.
- "Defeated candidates call on UK to investigate election". Guernsey Press. 9 September 2016.