2018 Sark general election

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General elections were held in Sark on 12 December 2018. The elections saw 15 candidates contest the nine available seats in the Chief Pleas, [1] the first time seats were contested since 2012. [2] Seven of the nine elected members were new to the legislature. [3]

The election was conducted under plurality block voting.

Results

CandidateVotes%Notes
Helen Mildred Plummer20510.50Re-elected
Philip David Long1929.84Elected
John David Guille1919.79Elected
Christopher Drillot1658.46Elected
William George Raymond1527.79Re-elected
Amanda Jayne de Carteret1437.33Elected
Ellen Naomi Lalor1387.07Elected
Rodney Stewart Lalor1236.30Elected
Simon Ashley Couldridge1216.20Elected
Edric Baker1105.64Unseated
Diane Baker1085.64Unseated
Fern Joanne Turner1005.13
Natalie Alexandra Craik904.61
Michael Joseph Doyle753.84
Frank William Makepeace381.95
Total1,951100
Valid votes25196.54
Spoiled votes93.46
Total votes cast260100
Registered voters/turnout36371.63
Source: Returning Officer, BBC

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References

  1. Notice Archived 2018-11-27 at the Wayback Machine Government of Sark
  2. Sark in a ‘serious state of affairs’, warns UK minister Jersey Evening Post, 12 November 2018
  3. Sark election: Seven newcomers voted in BBC News, 12 December 2018