Jersey by-election, 2016

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A by-election to the States of Jersey was held on 7 September 2016.

Background

Senator Zoe Cameron resigned from the States of Jersey on 12 July 2016, triggering a by-election.

Senatorial by-election, 2016^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Sarah Ferguson	3,649	29.7
	Reform Jersey	Sam Mézec	3,518	28.6
	Independent	Christian May	2,018	16.4
	Independent	John Young	1,240	10.1
	Independent	Hugh Raymond	988	8.0
	Independent	Guy de Faye	254	2.1
	Independent	Mary O'Keeffe-Burgher	246	2.0
	Independent	Nick Le Cornu	139	1.1
	Independent	Alvin Aaron	103	0.8
	Independent	Mike Dun	73	0.6
	Independent	Stevie Ocean	70	0.6
Majority			131	1.1
Turnout			12,298	19%
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Elections and referendums in Jersey
General elections	1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014
By-elections	1999 2000 2003 2004 2010 2014 2016
Other elections	1940
Referendums	2008 2013 2014

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