2005 Jersey general election

2005 Jersey general election
35 of the 53 seats in the States Assembly ; 27 seats needed for a majority
Registered	61,927
Turnout	45.6%
President of the Policy and Resources Committee before election; Frank Walker ; Independent	Chief Minister after election; Frank Walker ; Independent

Last updated May 18, 2024

General elections were held in Jersey in 2005 to elect both Senators and Deputies to the States Assembly.

Results

Results for senators

The results for the election of senators were as follows:^[1]


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Stuart Syvret	15,131	13.1
	Independent	Ben Shenton	14,025	12.2
	Independent	Freddie Cohen	13,704	11.9
	Independent	Terry Le Main	12,159	10.5
	Independent	Terry Le Sueur	9,976	8.6
	Independent	Jim Perchard	8,998	7.8
	Independent	Jerry Dorey	6,693	5.8
	Independent	Roy Travert	6,256	5.4
	Centre Party	Paul Le Claire	5,413	4.7
	JDA	Denise Carroll	5,081	4.4
	Centre Party	Kevin Lewis	5,028	4.4
	Independent	Guy de Faye	4,994	4.3
	JDA	Geoff Southern	4,720	4.1
	Independent	Roger Bisson	2,009	1.7
	Independent	Gino Risoli	1,127	1.0
Rejected ballots			57	0.0
Total votes			115,371	100	—
Turnout

Results for deputies

The results for the election of deputies were as follows:^[2]^[3]^[4]

Grouville

Carolyn Labey was elected unopposed.

St Brelade No. 1


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sarah Ferguson	605	72.0
	Independent	Peter Le Maistre	232	27.6
Rejected ballots			3	0.4
Total votes			840	100	—
Turnout

St Brelade No. 2


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sean Power	799	22.2
	Independent	Peter Troy	737	20.4
	JDA	Steve Pallett	667	18.5
	Independent	Julian Bernstein	462	12.8
	Independent	Jeffrey Hathaway	419	11.6
	Independent	Jane Wakeham	291	8.1
	Independent	Thomas Jordan	224	6.2
Rejected ballots			6	0.2
Total votes			3,605	100	—
Turnout

St Clement


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gerard Baudains	974	37.8
	Independent	Ian Gorst	930	36.1
	Independent	Michael Taylor	671	26.0
Rejected ballots			3	0.1
Total votes			2,578	100	—
Turnout

St Helier No. 1


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Centre Party	Paul Le Claire	644	23.5
	JDA	Judy Martin	628	22.9
	Independent	Patrick Ryan	605	22.0
	Independent	Jerry Dorsey	598	21.8
	Independent	Christopher Whitworth	264	9.6
Rejected ballots			5	0.2
Total votes			2,744	100	—
Turnout

St Helier No. 2


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JDA	Shona Pitman	625	20.1
	JDA	Geoff Southern	547	17.6
	Independent	Alan Maclean	434	13.9
	Independent	Roy Travert	398	12.8
	Independent	Peter Pearce	288	9.3
	Independent	Peter Tabb	285	9.2
	Centre Party	Stephen Beddoe	220	7.1
	Independent	Robert Bisson	187	6.0
	Centre Party	Adrian Walsh	122	3.9
Rejected ballots			6	0.2
Total votes			3,112	100	—
Turnout

St Helier No. 3&4


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jaqueline Hilton	1,417	21.4
	Independent	Jacqueline Huet	1,285	19.4
	Independent	Ben Fox	1,144	17.3
	Independent	Guy de Faye	836	12.6
	JDA	Denise Carroll	786	11.9
	Centre Party	Barry Shelton	685	10.3
	Centre Party	Darius Pearce	459	6.9
Rejected ballots			7	0.1
Total votes			6,619	100	—
Turnout

St John


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Andrew Lewis	524	47.5
	Independent	Christopher Taylor	290	26.3
	Independent	Michael Cotillard	284	25.7
Rejected ballots			6	0.5
Total votes			1,104	100	—
Turnout

St Lawrence


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Le Fondre	1,000	42.0
	Independent	Deidre Mezbourian	610	25.6
	Independent	Hugh Gill	435	18.3
	Independent	Julian Corbet	335	14.1
Rejected ballots			3	0.1
Total votes			2,383	100	—
Turnout

St Martin

Bob Hill was elected unopposed.

St Mary


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Juliette Gallichan	428	81.1
	Independent	David Richardson	98	18.6
Rejected ballots			2	0.4
Total votes			528	100	—
Turnout

St Ouen

James Reed was elected unopposed.

St Peter

Colin Egre was elected unopposed.

St Saviour No. 1


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Robert Duhamel	622	39.6
	Independent	Celia Scott Warren	551	35.1
	Independent	Patrick Corker	389	24.8
Rejected ballots			7	0.4
Total votes			1,569	100	—
Turnout

St Saviour No. 2


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alan Breckon	508	35.5
	Centre Party	Kevin Lewis	348	24.3
	Independent	Huw Shepheard	235	16.4
	Independent	Stewart Le Breton	215	15.0
	JDA	Rosemary Pestana	119	8.3
Rejected ballots			8	0.6
Total votes			1,433	100	—
Turnout

St Saviour No. 3

Roy Le Herissier was elected unopposed.

Trinity

Anne Pryke was elected unopposed.

Notes

↑ Based on results for senators.

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1 2 "Senators Election Statistics 1990-2014" (PDF). vote.je. States Greffe. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
↑ "Election Results Live". bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
↑ "Deputies: who's running?". electjersey2005.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
↑ "Deputies Election Statistics 1990-2014" (PDF). vote.je. States Greffe. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

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[2] Based on results for senators.

[senator_results-1] 1 2 "Senators Election Statistics 1990-2014" (PDF). vote.je. States Greffe. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

[3] "Election Results Live". bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.

[4] "Deputies: who's running?". electjersey2005.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2024.

[5] "Deputies Election Statistics 1990-2014" (PDF). vote.je. States Greffe. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

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