2026 Jersey general election

2026 Jersey general election

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All 49 seats in the States Assembly 25 seats needed for a majority
Leader Sam Mézec Kristina Moore Party Reform Jersey Better Way [a] Leader's seat St Helier South St Mary, St Ouen, and St Peter Last election 10 4 Seats needed 15 21   IND Leader Philip Bailhache — Party Advance Jersey Independents [b] Leader's seat St Clement (D) — Last election 2 31 Seats needed 23 —
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]

The Privileges and Procedures Committee published key election dates in August 2025, including the electoral candidate nomination period taking place from 20 April 2026 to 22 April 2026 and the first meeting of the newly-elected States Assembly and election of a Chief Minister designate on 19 June 2026. ^[3]

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. ^[4] The proposition was comprehensively defeated with Moore the only member to vote in favour. ^[5]

In November 2025, the States Assembly approved plans for an independent observer to observe the 2026 election. ^[6]

Timeline

Key dates

Date	Event(s)
Tuesday 1 April 2025	The States Assembly approves a proposition from the Privileges and Procedures Committee setting Sunday 7 June 2026 at the date for the next election.
Monday 20 April 2026	Opening of nominations of candidates. Beginning of election period (purdah).
Wednesday 22 April 2026	Closure of nomination period for candidates.
Saturday 9 May 2026	Final meeting of the 2022-2026 Assembly to ceremonially mark Liberation Day.
Sunday 7 June 2026	Polling day
Friday 19 June 2026	The new States Assembly meets to elect the Chief Minister for the 2026-2030 term.

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. "List of key Jersey 2026 and 2027 election dates published". BBC News. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
4. "Proposal for chief minister to be elected by voters". BBC News. 18 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
5. "Bid to make Chief Minister selection a public vote only receives a single backer... the proposer".
6. "Independent Jersey general election observer plans given go ahead". BBC News. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026.