2014 Jersey by-elections

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

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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Nick Le Cornu	248	33.2	+1.2%
	Independent	Gordon Forrest	201	26.9	+26.9%
	Independent	Paul Le Claire	178	23.8	−15%
	Independent	Roy Travert	70	9.4	+9.4%
	Independent	Maureen Morgan	51	6.8	+6.8%
Majority
Turnout			748
	Independent hold		Swing

St Helier No. 2

St. Helier No. 2 by-election, 2014[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform Jersey	Sam Mézec	277	52.5	+52.5%
	Independent	Ian Philpott	99	18.8	+18.8%
	Independent	Bernard Manning	87	16.5	+0.5%
	Independent	Paul Huelin	65	12.3	+12.3%
Majority
Turnout			528
	Reform Jersey gain from Independent		Swing

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.

External links

• States of Jersey elections