2014 Jersey by-elections

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By-elections to the States of Jersey were held on 5 March 2014.

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Background

Trevor Pitman and Shona Pitman lost their seats in January 2014 after being declared bankrupt. This resulted in a by-election, on 5 March 2014, for Deputy of St Helier No. 1 and St Helier No. 2 districts. [1]

Results

St Helier No. 1

St. Helier No. 1 by-election, 2014 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Nick Le Cornu 24833.2+1.2%
Independent Gordon Forrest20126.9+26.9%
Independent Paul Le Claire 17823.8-15%
Independent Roy Travert709.4+9.4%
Independent Maureen Morgan516.8+6.8%
Majority
Turnout 748
Independent gain from Independent Swing

St Helier No. 2

St. Helier No. 2 by-election, 2014 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Jersey Sam Mézec 27752.5+52.5%
Independent Ian Philpott9918.8+18.8%
Independent Bernard Manning8716.5+0.5%
Independent Paul Huelin6512.3+12.3%
Majority
Turnout 528
Reform Jersey gain from Independent Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "BBC News - St Helier by-election polls are open". bbc.co.uk. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Nick Le Cornu elected new Deputy in St Helier No 1 District « Jersey Evening Post". Jerseyeveningpost.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sam Mézec elected new Deputy in St Helier No 2 District « Jersey Evening Post". Jerseyeveningpost.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.


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