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Elections In Jersey
Elections in Jersey take place for the States Assembly and at parish-level. Various parties have been formed over the years in Jersey, but few candidates stand for election affiliated to any political party. All elections in Jersey use the first-past-the-post voting system. In 2008, the voting age was reduced to 16 years. National elections Jersey elects a legislature. From November 2011, the States Assembly has 51 elected members: 10 Senators (elected on an island-wide basis), 29 Deputies (elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies) and 12 Connétables (heads of the parishes). The normal term of office for elected States Members is four years, though members elected in October 2011 and October 2014 will serve for shorter periods. From 2018, elections will be held in May every fourth year. Senators The office of Senator was created in 1948. In the early years of Senatorial elections since 1948, parish loyalties meant that votes would swing around the candidates, with Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the largest of the Channel Islands and is from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. The Bailiwick consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including Les Dirouilles, Écréhous, Les Écréhous, Minquiers, Les Minquiers, and Pierres de Lecq, Les Pierres de Lecq. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes became kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey remained loyal to the The Crown, English Crown, though it never became part of the Kingdom of England. Jersey is a self-governing Parliamentary system, parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy, with its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Court Of Jersey
The Royal Court is the principal and oldest court in Jersey, and exercises both criminal and civil jurisdiction. It can sit in a number of configurations, depending on the type of case and the powers to be exercised. History The Court has its origins in the 13th century when, following the English Crown's loss of those portions of the Duchy of Normandy which are on the European mainland, King John decreed that Jersey should continue to be subject to Norman customary law. The Royal Court exercised both judicial and legislative functions for the Island, although the power to make laws moved to the States Assembly in the 15th century. Judiciary The bailiff of Jersey is the president of the Royal Court (and also of the Court of Appeal). Individual trials may be heard before the bailiff, the deputy bailiff (also a full-time role) or a commissioner. Commissioners are part-time judges, appointed from the ranks of judges in the Commonwealth or senior experienced lawyers from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Jersey General Election
Elections were held in 2005 for both Senators and Deputies to the States of Jersey. Senator Elections The elections for Senator were held on 19 October 2005. 6 seats were available. At the Electoral Assembly held on 13 September 2005, 15 candidates were nominated for the 6 available seats: *3 incumbent Senators seeking a further term *4 Deputies seeking a term on the Senatorial benches *8 other candidates. Only one female candidate sought nomination. Two declared parties put forward candidates: the Jersey Democratic Alliance and the Centre Party. Results *Candidate (Party) Votes *Stuart Syvret (Independent) 15,131 *Ben Shenton (Independent) 14,025 * Freddie Cohen (Independent) 13,704 *Terry Le Main (Independent) 12,159 * Terry Le Sueur (Independent) 9,976 * Jim Perchard (Independent) 8,998 * Jerry Dorey (Independent) 6,693 * Roy Travert (Independent) 6,256 *Paul Le Claire ( Centre Party) 5,413 * Denise Carroll ( Jersey Democratic Alliance) 5081 * Kevin Lewis ( C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Jersey General Election
Elections were held in 2002 for both Senators and Deputies to the States of Jersey. Senator Elections * Philip Ozouf: 14442 * Wendy Kinnard: 12230 * Paul Routier: 11687 * Mike Vibert: 10624 * Len Norman: 10192 * Frank Walker: 9377 * Guy de Faye: 7576 * Terry McDonald: 7488 * Corrie Stein: 7303 * Geraint Jennings: 4667 * Chris Whitworth: 1982 * Adrian Walsh: 1846 * Robert Partridge: 1201 Psephological information * Electorate: 46613 * Total Poll: 21056 * Spoilt Papers: 44 * Turnout: 45.2% Deputy Elections St Helier Number One District Candidates (3 Elected) * Patrick Ryan 720 * Judy Martin 660 * Jerry Dorey 488 * Peter Pearce 352 * Chris Whitworth 252 * Percentage Turnout 29.57%, Spoilt Papers: 0 St Helier Results Retrieved 28 July 2007 St Helier Numbe ...
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1999 Jersey General Election
Elections were held in 1999 for both Senators and Deputies to the States of Jersey. :Retrieved 28 July 2007 Senator elections * 15,212 * Christopher Lakeman 12,806 * Terry Le Sueur10,471 *Paul Le Claire
Paul Vincent Le Claire (born 1963) is a Jersey politician who was a member of the States of Jersey from 1999 to 2011. ...
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1996 Jersey General Election
Elections were held in 1996 for both Senators and Deputies to the States of Jersey. :Retrieved 28 July 2007 Senator Elections * Pierre Horsfall 14,681 * Corrie Stein 11,213 * 11,017 * Wendy Kinnard 10,520 * Frank Walker 10,295 *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Jersey General Election
Elections were held in 1993 for both Senators and Deputies to the States of Jersey. :Retrieved 28 July 2007 Senator Elections * Vernon Tomes 16,392 votes *Stuart Syvret
Stuart Syvret is a former Jersey politician. 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 C ... 14,388 votes
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Saint Martin, Jersey
St Martin (Jèrriais: ) is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is north-east of St Helier. It has a population of 3,948.''Portrait of the Channel Islands'', Raoul Lemprière, 1970 The parish covers . The parish is a mixed rural-urban community and forms the north-east corner of the Jersey rectangle. It has he easternmost point of the Bailiwick. Most of the population is concentrated in the villages of the parish and along La Grande Route de Faldouet and the coast towards St Catherine's. The village of Gorey is partly located in the parish, with the remainder of the village in Grouville. In Gorey, the parish hosts one of the three principal English military fortifications located in Jersey: Mont Orgeuil (Gorey) Castle. The village of Maufant is also partly located in St Martin, along the boundary with St Saviour. History Historically it was called (Saint Martin the Old) to distinguish it from (known today as Grouille). This explains why the pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Procureur Du Bien Public
A Procureur du Bien Public ( French: ''attorney of the public good'') is the legal and financial representative of a parish in Jersey Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west F .... Procureurs are elected for a term of three years. There are two Procureurs for each Parish and their duty is to act as public trustees, maintaining an oversight of Parish finances and represent the Parish along with the Connétable in respect of property transactions of the Parish (if so authorised by a vote of the Parish Assembly). Since 2003 (in accordance with the ''Public Elections (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2003'') Procureurs du Bien Public are elected at a public election. Before the passage of the 2003 law an Assembly of Electors of each parish elected the Procureurs in accordance with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multi-member Plurality System
Plurality block voting, also known as plurality-at-large voting, block vote or block voting (BV) is a non- proportional voting system for electing representatives in multi-winner elections. Each voter may cast as many votes as the number of seats to be filled. The usual result where the candidates divide into parties is that the most popular party in the district sees its full slate of candidates elected in a seemingly landslide victory. The term "plurality at-large" is in common usage in elections for representative members of a body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body (for example, a city, state or province, nation, club or association). Where the system is used in a territory divided into multi-member electoral districts the system is commonly referred to as "block voting" or the "bloc vote". These systems are usually based on a single round of voting, but can also be used in the runoffs of majority-at-large voting, as in some loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plurality-at-large Voting
Plurality block voting, also known as plurality-at-large voting, block vote or block voting (BV) is a non- proportional voting system for electing representatives in multi-winner elections. Each voter may cast as many votes as the number of seats to be filled. The usual result where the candidates divide into parties is that the most popular party in the district sees its full slate of candidates elected in a seemingly landslide victory. The term "plurality at-large" is in common usage in elections for representative members of a body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body (for example, a city, state or province, nation, club or association). Where the system is used in a territory divided into multi-member electoral districts the system is commonly referred to as "block voting" or the "bloc vote". These systems are usually based on a single round of voting, but can also be used in the runoffs of majority-at-large voting, as in some local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Past The Post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their vote for a candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins even if the top candidate gets less than 50%, which can happen when there are more than two popular candidates. As a winner-take-all method, FPTP often produces disproportional results (when electing members of an assembly, such as a parliament) in the sense that political parties do not get representation according to their share of the popular vote. This usually favours the largest party and parties with strong regional support to the detriment of smaller parties without a geographically concentrated base. Supporters of electoral reform are generally highly critical of FPTP because of this and point out other flaws, such as FPTP's vulnerability t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
