2026 Jersey general election

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2026 Jersey general election
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  2022 7 June 2026 (2026-06-07)2030 

All 49 seats in the States Assembly
25 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Sam Mézec Kristina Moore
Party Reform Jersey Better Way [a]
Leader's seatSt Helier SouthSt Mary, St Ouen, and St Peter
Last election104
Seats neededIncrease2.svg 15Increase2.svg 21

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IND
Leader Philip Bailhache
Party Advance Jersey Independents [b]
Leader's seatSt Clement (D)
Last election231
Seats neededIncrease2.svg 23

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2026 electoral map

Incumbent Chief Minister

Lyndon Farnham
Independent



The 2026 Jersey general election will be held on 7 June 2026 to elect the 49 members of the States Assembly. [1] The election will be the first in recent history to occur on Sunday rather than a Wednesday. The 2026 election will also see the reintroduction of 9 island-wide senators to the Assembly, after the role was abolished for the 2022 general election. The number of deputies in the assembly will be decreased by 9 by removing one seat from each of the nine deputy constituencies. [2]

In April 2025, Better Way leader Kristina Moore lodged a proposition for the chief minister to be directly elected by an island-wide vote, rather than being elected by states members after the election. [3]

Notes

  1. Better Way is a group of independent politicians who pledge to work together, and is not registered as a political party.
  2. Not including Better Way.

References

  1. "Jersey's next general election will be held on a Sunday". Channel 103. 2 April 2025. Archived from the original on 2 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  2. "Jersey politicians vote to bring back role of island-wide senators from the 2026 election". ITV News. 20 March 2025. Archived from the original on 23 March 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  3. "Proposal for chief minister to be elected by voters". BBC News. 18 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.