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General elections were held in Sark on 12 December 2012 to elect half of the 28 members of the Chief Pleas. [1] Ten conseillers were re-elected, four candidates were elected for the first time, and two sitting conseillers lost their seats. [1]
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General elections were held in Sark on 12 December 2012 to elect half of the 28 members of the Chief Pleas. [1] Ten conseillers were re-elected, four candidates were elected for the first time, and two sitting conseillers lost their seats. [1]
The 28 members of the Chief Pleas were elected via plurality block voting for four-year terms in two tranches. The 2012 election was held to replace members who had been elected for a four-year term in 2008. [2]
A total of 22 candidates contested the elections, vying for the 14 available seats. [1]
The Sark Government appointed Norman Browse to serve as an observer of the elections. [1] Browse reported that the elections were "open and transparent". [2]
| Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandra Williams | 244 | 6.60 | Re-elected |
| Hazel Fry | 226 | 6.11 | Re-elected |
| Karen Adams | 219 | 5.93 | Elected |
| Richard James Dewe | 215 | 5.82 | Re-elected |
| Elizabeth Mary Dewe | 211 | 5.71 | Re-elected |
| Michael Mann | 206 | 5.57 | Elected |
| Antony Dunks | 203 | 5.49 | Re-elected |
| Andrew Prevel | 189 | 5.11 | Re-elected |
| Paul Williams | 186 | 5.03 | Re-elected |
| Rosanne Byrne | 184 | 4.98 | Re-elected |
| Margaret Mallinson | 175 | 4.73 | Elected |
| Christine Dorothy Audrain | 172 | 4.65 | Re-elected |
| Charles Noel Donald Maitland | 158 | 4.27 | Re-elected |
| Robert Cottle | 155 | 4.19 | Elected |
| Tony Le Lievre | 146 | 3.95 | |
| Stephen Taylor | 144 | 3.90 | Lost seat |
| Simon Couldridge | 129 | 3.49 | |
| Lorraine Southern | 127 | 3.44 | |
| Gemma Knight | 117 | 3.17 | |
| Natalie Craik | 110 | 2.98 | |
| Paul Burgess | 105 | 2.84 | |
| Simon Higgins | 75 | 2.03 | Lost seat |
| Total | 3,696 | 100 | |
| Valid votes | 344 | 100 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes cast | 344 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 444 | 77.48 | |
| Source: BBC | |||
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