Tom Coles

Serving with

Deputy Tom Coles
Deputy of St Helier South
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 June 2022		Sam Mézec Beatriz Porée David Warr
Majority	122
Personal details
Born	1981or1982(age 42–43) [1] Jersey
Political party	Reform Jersey
Residence(s)	St Helier, Jersey

Thomas Antony Coles is a Reform Jersey politician who has served as Deputy for St Helier South since 2022.

Coles was born in Jersey in the early 1980s, and attended Grainville School and Highlands College. ^{[1] [2]} He first stood for election in 2018 as the Reform candidate for deputy of St Saviour No. 3, but was unsuccessful. ^[3] He stood for election again in 2022 as deputy for St Helier South, this time winning with a majority of 122 votes. ^[4]

In 2024, Coles brought a proposition to the States Assembly to decriminalise the possession of cannabis for recreational use by November 2025. ^[5] However, the proposition failed to pass by a single vote. ^[6]

References

1. Coles, Tom. "Tom Coles". vote.je. States Greffe. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
2. Coles, Tom. "Coles, Tom". vote.je. States Greffe. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
3. "Jersey Election 2018: St. Saviour District No. 3". itv.com. 11 April 2018. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
4. Bailey, Christie (23 June 2022). "ELECTION 2022: The results in full..." bailiwickexpress.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
5. Yettram, Jodie (25 May 2024). "Could Jersey be next to decriminalise cannabis?". bailiwickexpress.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
6. "Cannabis decriminalisation in Jersey rejected by one vote". bailiwickexpress.com. 26 June 2024. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.