General elections were held in
Jersey
Jersey ( ; ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an autonomous and self-governing island territory of the British Islands. Although as a British Crown Dependency it is not a sovereign state, it has its own distinguishing civil and gov ...
on 16 May 2018 to elect the 49 members of the
States Assembly
The States Assembly (; Jèrriais: ) is the parliament of Jersey, formed of the island's 37 deputies and the Connétable of each of the twelve parishes.
The origins of the legislature of Jersey lie in the system of self-government according ...
.
Electoral system
At the time of the election, the 49 members of the
States
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consisted of three different types of members. The 29 deputies were elected from 18 districts; nine districts elected one deputy, five districts elected two deputies, two districts elected three deputies, and two districts elected four deputies, with voters able to
cast as many votes as there were seats in their district. The 12
constables
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were elected from each of the 12
parishes
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, although only one didn't get elected unopposed, whilst the eight senators are elected on an island-wide basis, with each voter casting up to eight votes.
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Results
Results for senators
The results for the election of senators were as follows:
Results for connétables
The results for the election of connétables were as follows:
St Brelade
Mike Jackson was elected unopposed.
St Clement
Len Norman was elected unopposed.
Grouville
John Le Maistre was elected unopposed.
St Helier
Simon Crowcroft was elected unopposed.
St John
Christopher Taylor was elected unopposed.
St Lawrence
Deidre Mezbourian was elected unopposed.
St Martin
Karen Shenton-Stone was elected unopposed.
St Mary
St Ouen
Richard Buchanan was elected unopposed.
St Peter
Richard Vibert was elected unopposed.
St Saviour
Sadie Rennard was elected unopposed.
Trinity
Philip Le Sueur was elected unopposed.
Results for deputies
The results for the election of deputies were as follows:
Grouville
Carolyn Labey was elected unopposed.
St Brelade No. 1
John Young was elected unopposed.
St Brelade No. 2
St Clement
St Helier No. 1
St Helier No. 2
St Helier No. 3&4
St John
St Lawrence
St Martin
Steve Luce was elected unopposed.
St Mary
St Ouen
St Peter
St Saviour No. 1
St Saviour No. 2
St Saviour No. 3
Trinity
Notes
References
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