2008 Guernsey general election

2008 Guernsey general election
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45 of the 47 seats in the States of Guernsey
Registered33,253[1]
Turnout55.9%

The 2008 Guernsey general election was held on 23 April 2008 to elect 45 members of the States of Guernsey.[2] 18,576 voters or 40.58% of the eligible population of 45,772 turned out and cast a total of 89,239 votes; there were 10 blank papers, 35 spoilt papers and on average 4.8 votes were cast. Of the 28 standing deputies all but two (Brian de Jersey and Wendy Morgan), were re-elected to the house; this means that 19 of the Deputies-Elect are new to the chamber. Five of the 12 candidates who had stood unsuccessfully in 2004 were elected in 2008.

The candidate who polled the most votes was first time candidate Matt Fallaize standing in the Vale, who received 2,322 and became the youngest member of the house at 26.[3]

Election Ordinance[4]

On 1 May, Lyndon Trott was elected as Chief Minister of Guernsey by the newly elected deputies,[5] with Bernard Flouquet as Deputy Chief Minister.[6]

Results

Election results [7]

Castel

Castel district[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Mark Dorey (incumbent) 1,884 69.2%
Independent Hunter Adam (incumbent) 1,703 62.5%
Independent Tom Le Pelley (incumbent) 1,528 56.1%
Independent Sean McManus 1,478 54.3%
Independent Barry Paint 1,279 47.0%
Independent Bernard Flouquet (incumbent) 1,180 43.3%
Independent Mike Garrett 1,162 42.7%
Independent Keith Tostevin 1,056 38.8%
Independent Jo Spinks 874 32.1%
Independent Gillian Tidd 782 28.7%
Independent Jean Knight 501 18.4%
Independent Gordon Young 229 8.4%
Total valid votes 13,656
Rejected ballots 11
Turnout 2,723 54.49%
Registered electors 4,983

South East

South East district[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Charles Parkinson (incumbent) 2,256 78.7%
Independent Francis Quin (incumbent) 1,625 56.7%
Independent Mike O'Hara (incumbent) 1,576 55.0%
Independent Robert Sillars 1,477 51.5%
Independent Janine Le Sauvage (incumbent) 1,349 47.0%
Independent Mike Hadley 1,309 45.6%
Independent Vanessa Crispini-Adams 1,174 40.9%
Independent Robert Gregson 1,061 37.0%
Independent Lorraine Marson 770 26.8%
Independent Ivan Roberts 411 14.3%
Independent Tony Corbin 223 7.8%
Total valid votes 13,231
Rejected ballots 6
Turnout 2,868 57%
Registered electors 5,019

St Peter Port North

St Peter Port North district[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent John Gollop (incumbent) 1,579 71.9%
Independent Rhoderick Matthews (incumbent) 1,204 54.8%
Independent Carol Steere 1,010 46.0%
Independent Martin Storey 999 45.5%
Independent Jack Honeybill (incumbent) 980 44.6%
Independent Leon Gallienne (incumbent) 976 44.4%
Independent Mike Collins 896 40.8%
Independent Roy Bisson 816 37.2%
Independent Wendy Morgan (incumbent) 763 34.7%
Independent Lester Queripel 582 26.5%
Independent Peter Wilson 570 26.0%
Independent Anthony Walkington 279 12.7%
Independent Steve Le Prevost 250 11.4%
Independent Rosemary Henderson 230 10.5%
Total valid votes 11,134
Rejected ballots 7
Turnout 2,196 49.16%
Registered electors 4,476

St Peter Port South

St Peter Port South district[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Barry Brehaut (incumbent) 989 58.3%
Independent Carla McNulty Bauer (incumbent) 935 55.1%
Independent Jenny Tasker (incumbent) 909 53.6%
Independent Roger Domaille 884 52.1%
Independent Allister Langlois 865 51.0%
Independent Jan Kuttelwascher 770 45.4%
Independent Richard Whitford 651 38.4%
Independent Keith Wilen 607 35.8%
Independent Matt Waterman 310 18.3%
Independent Tony Webber 241 14.2%
Independent Steve Brooks 224 13.2%
Independent Peter Burtenshaw 220 13.0%
Independent Sue Cotterill 107 6.3%
Independent Christopher O'Doherty 18 1.1%
Total valid votes 7,730
Rejected ballots 3
Turnout 1,697 50.47%
Registered electors 3,370

St Sampson

St Sampson district[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Peter Gillson 1,687 61.2%
Independent Sam Maindonald (incumbent) 1,386 50.3%
Independent Scott Ogier (incumbent) 1,375 49.9%
Independent Ivan Rihoy (incumbent) 1,337 48.5%
Independent Lyndon Trott (incumbent) 1,181 42.9%
Independent Jane Stephens 1,095 39.7%
Independent Andy Bichard 928 33.7%
Independent John Duquemin 861 31.3%
Independent David Cranch 846 30.7%
Independent Brian Harris 694 25.2%
Independent Robert Broome 612 22.2%
Independent Andrew Barham 535 19.4%
Independent Glen Smith 137 5.0%
Total valid votes 2,674
Rejected ballots 8
Turnout 2,755 55.97%
Registered electors 4,848

Vale

Vale district[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Matt Fallaize 2,322 68.5%
Independent Geoff Mahy (incumbent) 2,128 62.7%
Independent Tony Spruce 2,099 61.9%
Independent Mary Lowe (incumbent) 1,757 51.8%
Independent Graham Guille (incumbent) 1,741 51.3%
Independent Dave Jones (incumbent) 1,731 51.0%
Independent Andrew Le Lievre 1,342 39.6%
Independent Brian De Jersey (incumbent) 1,232 36.3%
Independent Lee Van Katwyk 1,047 30.9%
Independent Peter Du Port 902 26.6%
Independent Laurie Queripel 825 24.3%
Independent Peter Leigh 348 10.3%
Total valid votes 17,474
Rejected ballots 5
Turnout 3,392 60.06%
Registered electors 5,651

West

West district[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Al Brouard (incumbent) 2,202 74.8%
Independent David de Lisle (incumbent) 1,682 57.1%
Independent Marc Laine 1,645 55.9%
Independent Shane Langlois 1,300 44.1%
Independent Peter Sirett (incumbent) 1,265 43%
Independent Gloria Dudley-Owen 1,205 40.9%
Independent Arrun Wilkie 1,050 35.7%
Independent David Gorvel 1,007 34.2%
Independent Paul Domaille 932 31.6%
Independent Mimi Byrom 595 20.2%
Independent Robert Plumley 390 13.2%
Independent Nara Le Noury 67 2.3%
Total valid votes 13,340
Rejected ballots 5
Turnout 2,945 60.1%
Registered electors 4,906

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Electoral Calendar - international world elections". mherrera.org.
  3. ^ "Election 2008". bbc.co.uk.
  4. ^ "The Elections Ordinance, 2007". guernseylegalresources.gg. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  5. ^ "BBC - Guernsey - States of Guernsey - Lyndon Trott is Guernsey's new Chief Minister". 26 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019.
  6. ^ "BBC - Guernsey - States of Guernsey - Election of Ministers". 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Election 2008 Results". BBC.
  8. ^ "Election 2008: Castel Results". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Election 2008: South East Results". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Election 2008: St Peter Port North Results". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Election 2008: St Peter Port South Results". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Election 2008: St Sampson's Results". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Election 2008: Vale Results". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Election 2008: West Results". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.