Election Name: | 2018 Jersey general election |
Country: | Jersey |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2014 Jersey general election |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2022 Jersey general election |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Seats For Election: | All 49 seats in the States Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 25 |
Registered: | 62,123[1] |
Turnout: | 43.4% (3.5 pp)[2] |
Leader1: | Sam Mézec |
Party1: | Reform Jersey |
Leaders Seat1: | Senator |
Last Election1: | 3 |
Seat Change1: | 2 |
Popular Vote1: | 19,984 |
Percentage1: | 10.3% |
Leader2: | — |
Party2: | Independents |
Leaders Seat2: | — |
Last Election2: | 46 |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Popular Vote2: | 173,751 |
Percentage2: | 89.6% |
Chief Minister | |
Before Election: | Ian Gorst |
Before Party: | Independent (politician) |
Posttitle: | Chief Minister after election |
After Election: | John Le Fondré |
After Party: | Independent (politician) |
General elections were held in Jersey on 16 May 2018 to elect the 49 members of the States Assembly.
At the time of the election, the 49 members of the States 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 were elected from each of the 12 parishes, 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.[3] [4]
The results for the election of senators were as follows:[5]
The results for the election of connétables were as follows:
Mike Jackson was elected unopposed.
Len Norman was elected unopposed.
John Le Maistre was elected unopposed.
Simon Crowcroft was elected unopposed.
Christopher Taylor was elected unopposed.
Deidre Mezbourian was elected unopposed.
Karen Shenton-Stone was elected unopposed.
Richard Buchanan was elected unopposed.
Richard Vibert was elected unopposed.
Sadie Rennard was elected unopposed.
Philip Le Sueur was elected unopposed.
The results for the election of deputies were as follows:
Carolyn Labey was elected unopposed.
John Young was elected unopposed.
Steve Luce was elected unopposed.