St. Mary Deputy to stand for Constable as boundaries change

Thursday 07 April 2022

St. Mary’s Deputy has announced he is standing for Constable in the forthcoming election, which will see electoral boundaries redrawn.

David Johnson says he took the decision after being “approached by many parishioners” and concluding that “it is in that new role that I can best represent the Parish in which I have lived for over 30 years.”

Under the new system, St. Mary is merging with St. Peter and St. Ouen to become a ‘super-constituency’ with four Deputies. 

Each parish will still have its own Constable, however.

Deputy Johnson was first elected to the States Assembly in 2014, and re-elected in 2018.

Since then, he has served on numerous panels, probing topics ranging from the Future Hospital to Legal Aid reform, Brexit and the island’s international relations. 

“It has been a privilege to serve the Parish as Deputy for the last seven years and I have enjoyed my two terms in office, covering as they did a wide number of roles including acting as Chair of various Panels,” he said.

“I am duly humbled by the support offered by so many parishioners and I hope that I might be given the opportunity to continue to serve them in the next Assembly.”

Jersey’s election is taking place in June.