Karen Shenton-Stone has been elected Constable of St. Martin with a total of 1,119 votes in her second election without opposition.
Alongside three-quarters of fellow Constable candidates, she did not face a political opponent. The alternative option for 'None of the Candidates' received 62 votes.
Karen Shenton-Stone was first elected to the leading parish role in 2018, and shortly after secured funding for the La Vielle Êcole community facility through the unanimous approval of the States Assembly, with the facility now hosting Marks and Spencer, Mercury Distribution, St. Martin Pharmacy, St. Martin Surgery, and Jersey Village Vets as tenants.
Outside of parish life, she has served on numerous States Assembly Scrutiny Panels, including being Vice-Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, which examines the spending of taxpayers' money, and the Privileges and Procedures Committee, which is responsible for the running of the States Assembly, and the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
During her four years as a States Member, she placed particular focus on environmental and equality-related matters, having co-founded the Parishes Climate Liaison Group, sought greater protection for Les Ecréhous and Les Minquiers, and looked to introduce actions to limit the island's use of Palm Oil.
Constable Shenton-Stone, who also served on the Gender Pay Gap Review Panel, also successfully secured funding to create a task force for women's safety via a States Assembly proposition and has worked to enhance the island's democracy through greater transparency of political donations and electoral reform.
She previously said that, if re-elected, she hopes "to continue to enhance Parish life by extending the Parish Green to incorporate a wetland area following the generous gifting of Parish land by two parishioners" among other things.
Karen Shenton-Stone - 1119
NOTA - 62 votes
Invalid Votes - 12
Total Votes - 1187
Voter Turnout - 43.65%
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