2012 Guernsey general election

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2012 Guernsey general election
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18 April 2012 (2012-04-18)
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45 of the 47 seats in the States of Guernsey
Registered29,745 [1]
Turnout71.4% [2]

The 2012 Guernsey general election was held on 18 April 2012 to elect 45 members of the States of Guernsey. [3] [4] 78 candidates stood for the 45 seats. [5] A total of 29,745 people, or about two-thirds of the population of Guernsey and Herm, registered to vote. There were 20,459 voters, with 81 blank papers and 65 spoilt papers, amended to 71 blank and 72 spoilt after the two recounts. Only five women were elected in 2012. [6]

Contents

There was a by-election in December 2015 to fill a vacancy in the district of St Peter Port North.

Electoral system

The members of the States of Guernsey were elected via plurality-at-large voting in seven districts, with each district electing either six or seven members.

Results

Results of the election were published by the BBC. [7]

Castel

Castel district [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Darren Duquemin 2,199 69%
Independent Chris Green 2,189 69%
Independent Mark Dorey (incumbent) 1,823 57%
Independent Barry Paint (incumbent) 1,634 51%
Independent Sandra James 1,575 50%
Independent Jonathan Le Tocq (incumbent) 1,575 50%
Independent Hunter Adam (incumbent) 1,345 42%
IndependentSean McManus (incumbent)1,23639%
IndependentMike Garrett (incumbent)80125%
IndependentBernard Flouquet (incumbent)77824%
IndependentMartin MacIntyre63920%
IndependentRolf Martin45514%
IndependentDominic Mayer33010%
Total valid votes16,579
Rejected ballots19
Turnout 3,17673.4%
Registered electors 4,329

South East

South East district [10] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Heidi Soulsby 2,061 68%
Independent Robert Sillars (incumbent) 1,989 64%
Independent Paul Luxon 1,865 62%
Independent Mike O'Hara (incumbent) 1,609 54%
Independent Francis Quin (incumbent) 1,168 39%
Independent Mike Hadley (incumbent) 1,162 39%
IndependentArthur Eldridge1,02734%
IndependentMartyn Mahe93731%
IndependentJanine Le Sauvage (incumbent)91330%
IndependentAidan Matthews88129%
IndependentMargaret Talbot-Cull823%
Total valid votes13,694
Rejected ballots32
Turnout 2,99969.0%
Registered electors 4,346

St Peter Port North

St Peter Port North district [11] [12] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Michelle Le Clerc 1,712 68%
Independent John Gollop (incumbent) 1,455 58%
Independent Peter Sherbourne 1,305 52%
Independent Richard Conder 1,126 45%
Independent Martin Storey (incumbent) 1,065 42%
Independent Elis Bebb 944 37%
Independent Lester Queripel 938 37%
IndependentRhoderick Matthews (incumbent)93637%
IndependentLeon Gallienne (incumbent)84634%
IndependentKeith Fisher56422%
IndependentMike Collins (incumbent)55522%
IndependentMatt Robert47219%
IndependentJoseph Irvin38415%
IndependentJames Reiner2389%
Total valid votes12,540
Rejected ballots13
Turnout 2,52269.0%
Registered electors 3,653

St Peter Port South

St Peter Port South district [13] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Peter Harwood 1,191 61%
Independent Jan Kuttelwascher (incumbent) 1,072 54%
Independent Barry Brehaut (incumbent) 938 48%
Independent Roger Domaille (incumbent) 931 47%
Independent Allister Langlois (incumbent) 929 47%
Independent Rob Jones 695 35%
IndependentJenny Tasker (incumbent)68435%
IndependentHugh Bygott-Webb68335%
IndependentNeil Forman57729%
IndependentRichard Lord55328%
Total valid votes8,253
Rejected ballots8
Turnout 1,96766.1%
Registered electors 2,976

St Sampson

St Sampson district [14] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Gavin St Pier 2,153 69%
Independent Kevin Stewart 1,909 61%
Independent Peter Gillson (incumbent) 1,469 47%
Independent Paul Le Pelley 1,443 46%
Independent Scott Ogier (incumbent) 1,418 45%
Independent Lyndon Trott (incumbent) 1,370 44%
IndependentJane Stephens (incumbent)1,29741%
IndependentIvan Rihoy (incumbent)1,16837%
IndependentCaroline Bowker96331%
IndependentSarah Breton64320%
IndependentRob Broome61820%
Total valid votes14,451
Rejected ballots35
Turnout 3,13773.1%
Registered electors 4,291

Vale

Vale district [15] [12] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Matt Fallaize (incumbent) 2,909 83%
Independent Dave Jones (incumbent) 2,430 69%
Independent Laurie Queripel 2,345 67%
Independent Mary Lowe (incumbent) 2,162 62%
Independent Andrew Le Lievre (incumbent) 1,892 54%
Independent Tony Spruce (incumbent) 1,889 54%
Independent Garry Collins 1,275 36%
IndependentJames Symons1,23235%
IndependentTony Webber35810%
Total valid votes16,492
Rejected ballots28
Turnout 3,51071.1%
Registered electors 4,291

West

West district [16] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Roger Perrot 2,266 71%
Independent Al Brouard (incumbent) 1,710 54%
Independent Arrun Wilkie 1,318 42%
Independent David De Lisle (incumbent) 1,306 41%
Independent Yvonne Burford 1,305 41%
Independent David Inglis 1,292 41%
IndependentPaul Garlick1,24139%
IndependentDave Gorvel1,07934%
IndependentShane Langlois (incumbent)1,05834%
IndependentGloria Dudley-Owen (incumbent)1,05333%
Total valid votes13,628
Rejected ballots8
Turnout 3,14876.3%
Registered electors 4,126

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Guernsey's electoral roll 5,500 short of target". BBC News . 6 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Guernsey's election attracts a record turnout". BBC News . 19 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "2012 Electoral Calendar". Maximiliano Herrera. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ordinance of the States XXX 2011".
  5. ↑ "Election 2016: final nominations confirmed". Guernsey Press. 31 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Guernsey Election 2012: As it happened". BBC News . 24 April 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Guernsey election results 2012". BBC.
  8. ↑ "Guernsey election 2012: Castel district". BBC News . Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Record of the 2012 General Election". States of Guernsey . Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Guernsey election 2012: South East district". BBC News . Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "Guernsey election 2012: St Peter Port North district". BBC News . Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  12. 1 2 "Election recount – no change to result". Guernsey Press . 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "Guernsey election 2012: St Peter Port South district". BBC News . Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Guernsey election 2012: St Sampson district". BBC News . Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  15. ↑ "Guernsey election 2012: Vale district". BBC News . Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  16. ↑ "Guernsey election 2012: West district". BBC News . Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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