Jersey general election, 2005
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Elections were held in 2005 for both Senators and Deputies to the States of Jersey.
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[edit] Senatorials
The election for Senators was 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.
[edit] Results
- Stuart Syvret, sitting Senator, regained his seat and topped the poll with 13.1%
- Ben Shenton, first-time election candidate and son of former Senator Dick Shenton, came in second with 12.2%
- Freddie Cohen, first-time election candidate, polled strongly and came in third with 11.9%
- Terry Le Main, sitting St. Helier Deputy and former Senator, returned to the Senatorial benches with 10.5%
- Terry Le Sueur, sitting Senator, regained his seat with 8.6%
- James Perchard, a former Deputorial candidate, took the last Senatorial seat with 7.8%
Unsuccessful candidates included:
- Paul Le Claire, sitting Senator and Centre Party candidate, lost his seat, coming in in 9th position.
- Jerry Dorey, sitting St. Helier Deputy and former Senator, sat just outside the rankings in 7th position.
- Denise Carrol, the only female candidate, representing the Jersey Democratic Alliance, came in in 10th position, outpolling her party leader, Geoff Southern, sitting St. Helier Deputy, who trailed her in 13th place.
Overall turnout was 39.5%. [1]
[edit] Deputies
The election for Deputies was held on 23 November. Electoral assemblies were held in all parishes on 25 October. 52 candidates were nominated in contested elections for 23 seats. 6 candidates were declared elected without a contest, being unopposed in their districts. There was therefore no election on 23 November in the following districts:
- St. Martin - sitting Deputy Bob Hill returned unopposed
- Grouville - sitting Deputy Carolyn Labey returned unopposed
- St. Ouen - sitting Deputy James Reed returned unopposed
- St. Peter - sitting Deputy Collin Egré returned unopposed
- St. Saviour (District No. 3) - sitting Deputy Roy Le Hérissier returned unopposed
- Trinity - Anne Pryke elected unopposed to replace retiring Deputy David Crespel
Following disappointing Senatorial results, both the Jersey Democratic Party and the Centre Party Deputorial candidates put themselves forward for election as independents on common manifestos.
[edit] Results
- St. Lawrence - John Le Fondré; Deidre Mezbourian (2 seats)
- St. Mary - Juliette Gallichan (1 seat)
- St. John - Andrew Lewis (1 seat)
- St. Brelade (District No. 1) - Sarah Fergusson (1 seat)
- St. Brelade (District No. 2) - Sean Power; Peter Troy (2 seats)
- St. Clement - Gerard Baudains; Ian Gorst (2 seats)
- St. Saviour (District No. 1) - Rob Duhamel; Celia Scott Warren (2 seats)
- St. Saviour (District No. 2) - Alan Breckon; Kevin Lewis (2 seats)
- Saint Helier (District No. 1) - Paul Le Claire; Judy Martin; Patrick Ryan (3 seats)
- Saint Helier (District No. 2) - Shona Pitman; Geoff Southern; Alan Maclean (3 seats)
- Saint Helier (District No. 3) - Jacqui Hilton; Jacqui Huet; Ben Fox; Guy de Faye (4 seats)
[edit] Summary
| Members | Seats |
|---|---|
| Elected Senators 16 October 2002 / non-partisans | 6 |
| Elected Senators 19 October 2005 / non-partisans | 6 |
| Elected Deputies 23 November 2005/ non-partisans | 29 |
| Ex officio members with voting rights (Connétables) | 12 |
| Ex officio members without voting rights (Bailiff, Attorney General, Solicitor General and Dean) | 4 |
| Total (turnout %) | 57 |
[edit] Consequences
As a result of the elections, 13 new members have been elected to the States - 10 new Deputies and 3 new Senators. Overall there was a slight increase in the number of women elected: out of the Deputies, 10 women were elected and 19 men. 3 incumbent Deputies lost their seats, while the only incumbent Senator ousted in the Senatorials made a return to the Deputorial benches in his former district.
After the elections, on 5 December, Jersey adopted for the first time a Ministerial form of government, with a Chief Minister.
