| Election Name: | 2012 Guernsey general election |
| Country: | Guernsey |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Guernsey general election |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Guernsey general election |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Seats For Election: | 45 of the 47 seats in the States of Guernsey |
| Registered: | 29,745[1] |
| Turnout: | 71.4%[2] |
The 2012 Guernsey general election was held on 18 April 2012 to elect 45 members of the States of Guernsey.[3] [4] 78 candidates stood for the 45 seats.[5] A total of 29,745 people, or about two-thirds of the population of Guernsey and Herm, registered to vote. There were 20,459 voters, with 81 blank papers and 65 spoilt papers, amended to 71 blank and 72 spoilt after the two recounts. Only five women were elected in 2012.[6]
There was a by-election in December 2015 to fill a vacancy in the district of St Peter Port North.
The members of the States of Guernsey were elected via plurality-at-large voting in seven districts, with each district electing either six or seven members.
Results of the election were published by the BBC.[7]