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Partial general elections were held in Sark on 11 December 2024 to elect nine of the eighteen conseillers of the Chief Pleas. [1] Notice of the election was published on 8 November 2024 and nominations was open from 25 to 29 November. [2] They were the first elections after the voting age was lowered to 16. [3]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Michael John Locke | 179 | 75.85 |
| Natalie Tighe | 171 | 72.46 |
| Christopher Howard Bateson | 170 | 72.03 |
| David Charles Peter Curtis | 154 | 65.25 |
| Edric Baker | 138 | 58.47 |
| Mary Furness Nicolle | 133 | 56.36 |
| James Turner Martin | 130 | 55.08 |
| Steven George Lord | 108 | 45.76 |
| Frank William Makepeace | 88 | 37.29 |
| Tony Eric Le Lievre | 87 | 36.86 |
| Sandra Williams | 85 | 36.02 |
| Helen Anne Sturman | 84 | 35.59 |
| Alan Leslie George Blythe | 75 | 31.78 |
| Paul Joseph Williams | 61 | 25.85 |
| Nicolas John Patrick Moloney | 47 | 19.92 |
| Total | 1,710 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | 236 | 98.33 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 4 | 1.67 |
| Total votes | 240 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 66 | |
| Source: Chief Pleas [4] | ||
Politics of the Bailiwick of Guernsey take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic British Crown dependency.
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