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General elections were held in Jersey on 19 October 2011 to elect 45 members of the States Assembly. This was the first time Senators, Deputies and Constables were elected on a single day in Jersey. [1] The number of members of the States of Jersey was reduced from 53 to 51. Six Senators who had been elected in 2008 for a period of six years did not face election in 2011.
Nominations for candidates took place on 6 September at the Town Hall, St Helier, Jersey for the four Senatorial seats and at each parish hall on 7 September for the twelve Constable and twenty nine Deputy seats. [2]
| Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Bailhache | 17,538 | 18.89 | Elected |
| Ian Gorst | 15,614 | 16.81 | Elected |
| Francis Le Gresley | 14,981 | 16.13 | Elected |
| Lyndon Farnham | 11,095 | 11.95 | Elected |
| Rose Colley | 8,253 | 8.89 | |
| Freddie Cohen | 7,922 | 8.53 | |
| Stuart Syvret | 6,402 | 6.89 | |
| Mark Forskitt | 2,813 | 3.03 | |
| Linda Corby | 2,489 | 2.68 | |
| David Richardson | 1,570 | 1.69 | |
| Darius Pearce | 1,562 | 1.68 | |
| Sylvia Lagadu | 1,332 | 1.43 | |
| Christopher Whitworth | 1,296 | 1.40 | |
| Source: vote.je | |||
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grouville | Carolyn Labey | 1,075 | 56.05 | Elected |
| Domonic Jones | 843 | 43.95 | ||
| St. Brelade 1 | John Young | 339 | 28.11 | Elected |
| Margaret Holland Prior | 306 | 25.37 | ||
| Jeffrey Hathaway | 285 | 23.63 | ||
| Angela Jeune | 276 | 22.89 | ||
| St. Brelade 2 | Sean Power | 1,491 | 35.12 | Elected |
| Montfort Tadier | 1,428 | 33.63 | Elected | |
| Mervyn Le Masurier | 1,327 | 31.25 | ||
| St. Clement | Susan Pinel | 1,314 | 27.90 | Elected |
| Gerard Baudains | 979 | 20.79 | Elected | |
| David Cabeldu | 712 | 15.12 | ||
| Simon Bree | 710 | 15.08 | ||
| Anne Dupre | 679 | 14.42 | ||
| Peter Ward | 315 | 6.69 | ||
| St. Helier 1 | James Baker | 767 | 17.01 | Elected |
| Trevor Pitman | 763 | 16.92 | Elected | |
| Judy Martin | 717 | 15.90 | Elected | |
| Paul Le Claire | 700 | 15.52 | ||
| Nick Le Cornu | 571 | 12.66 | ||
| Keith Shaw | 482 | 10.69 | ||
| Mary O'Keeffe-Burgher | 331 | 7.34 | ||
| Gino Risoli | 178 | 3.95 | ||
| St. Helier 2 | Rod Bryans | 763 | 18.69 | Elected |
| Shona Pitman | 742 | 18.17 | Elected | |
| Geoff Southern | 694 | 17.00 | Elected | |
| Terry Le Main | 593 | 14.52 | ||
| Debbie De Sousa | 579 | 14.18 | ||
| Charles Raymond | 430 | 10.53 | ||
| Bernie Manning | 282 | 6.91 | ||
| St. Helier 3 & 4 | Jackie Hilton | 1,941 | 17.82 | Elected |
| Andrew Green | 1,924 | 17.66 | Elected | |
| Richard Rondel | 1,870 | 17.16 | Elected | |
| Mike Higgins | 1,464 | 13.44 | Elected | |
| Suzette Hase | 1,158 | 10.63 | ||
| Denise Carroll | 874 | 8.02 | ||
| Ted Vibert | 865 | 7.94 | ||
| Ray Shead | 799 | 7.33 | ||
| St. John | Patrick Ryan | 528 | 45.13 | Elected |
| Andrew Lewis | 437 | 37.35 | ||
| David Ward | 205 | 17.52 | ||
| St. Lawrence | Eddie Noel | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| John Le Fondré | — | — | Elected unopposed | |
| St. Martin | Stephen Luce | 1,008 | 58.71 | Elected |
| Bob Hill | 709 | 41.29 | ||
| St. Mary | John Le Bailly | 291 | 41.81 | Elected |
| David Johnson | 246 | 35.34 | ||
| Ray Cooper | 159 | 22.84 | ||
| St. Ouen | James Reed | 808 | 48.18 | Elected |
| Chris Lamy | 322 | 19.20 | ||
| Alan Le Quense | 294 | 17.53 | ||
| Cliff Le Clercq | 253 | 15.09 | ||
| St. Peter | Kristina Moore | 1,169 | 66.50 | Elected |
| Wayne Le Marquand | 589 | 33.50 | ||
| St. Saviour 1 | Rob Duhamel | 773 | 34.26 | Elected |
| Jeremy Maçon | 621 | 27.53 | Elected | |
| Hedi Green | 462 | 20.48 | ||
| Isabella Lewis | 400 | 17.73 | ||
| St. Saviour 2 | Kevin Lewis | 732 | 40.69 | Elected |
| Tracey Vallois | 680 | 37.80 | Elected | |
| Shelley Rose | 387 | 21.51 | ||
| St. Saviour 3 | Roy Le Herissier | 764 | 75.72 | Elected |
| Charles Gouyet | 245 | 24.28 | ||
| Trinity | Anne Pryke | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| Source: vote.je | ||||
Each Parish of the island of Jersey elects one Constable who is both a member of the States of Jersey and head of the Parish Municipality, the Constable acts at both national and regional political levels. The Constable is often referred to as the Father of the Parish. For the first time since 1903 the position of Constable in the Parish of St Ouen will be contested following the decision of incumbent Ken Vibert to stand down. [3]
| Parish | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
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| Grouville | Dan Murphy | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| St. Brelade | Stephen Pallet | 1,999 | 54.56 | Elected |
| Michael Jackson | 1,665 | 45.44 | ||
| St. Clement | Len Norman | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| St. Helier | Simon Crowcroft | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| St. John | Phil Rondel | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| St. Lawrence | Deidre Mezbourian | 969 | 53.68 | Elected |
| James Le Feuvre | 836 | 46.32 | ||
| St. Martin | Michel Le Troquer | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| St. Mary | Juliette Gallichan | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| St. Ouen | Michael Paddock | 1,143 | 65.88 | Elected |
| Richard Renouf | 592 | 34.12 | ||
| St. Peter | John Refault | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| St. Saviour | Sadie Rennard | 1,740 | 53.02 | Elected |
| Peter Hanning | 1,542 | 46.98 | ||
| Trinity | John Gallichan | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| Source: vote.je | ||||
Municipal elections took place in November 2011 for the election of Procureur du Bien Public, Roads Inspectors, Rates Assessors, Honorary Police, Roads Committee & Accounts Committee. These elections are generally uncontested.
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A Parish Assembly in Jersey is the decision-making body of local government, comprising ratepayers and electors of the parish.
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