The winning candidate in the 2026 by-election spent just £35.68 on his campaign with the by-election itself coming in under budget.
The poll in April saw Ross Le Brun elected to the States on his fourth attempt.
His election expenses, and that of the other by-election candidates have recently been published.
Deputy Le Brun spent £35.68 on ‘advertising’ earlier this year – an increase on the £0 he spent during his unsuccessful 2025 election campaign where he came 60th.
Former Deputy Carl Meerveld came second in this year’s by-election.
His expenses, and those of fellow candidates Stephen Rouxel and Nikki Symons are currently listed as ‘not received’, but Express understands they have been filed.
In 2025, Mr Meerveld spent just under £2,500 and came 42nd, narrowly missing out on a seat in the States by just over 200 votes.
Julie-anne Headington came third in the by-election this year, and she spent the most out of all of the 11 candidates.
As the only political party member, the first time candidate diverted some of her funds to Forward Guernsey, under election rules.
She spent just under £2,500 while the party spent just under £650 trying to get her into the States.
A spokesperson for Forward Guernsey said the money was well spent as Ms Headington ran a successful campaign.
“As a Forward Guernsey candidate, Julie-anne went from being a political unknown to running, in just four weeks, a campaign that saw her finish above two former deputies, five previous candidates and just behind two very well-known candidates.
“In a by-election with no manifesto booklet, we wanted to ensure that Julie-anne’s message could reach as many islanders as possible, both online and offline. That meant using the resources available to support a proper island-wide campaign, alongside a strong team of volunteers who leafletted, canvassed and helped organise throughout.
“The result showed that teamwork and party support can help a first-time candidate take their message to a much wider audience and compete strongly in a field of experienced candidates.”
Forward Guernsey candidate for the 2025 election campaign Sofi Noakes is still listed as having not declared her expenses for the poll run last June.
Express understand that she and now-Deputy Le Brun both declared their expenses late, but neither faced sanctions for doing so, unlike fellow candidate Luke Graham who was taken to court and pleaded guilty to not declaring his expenses.
Mr Graham made sure to declare his expenses for the 2026 by-election campaign on time, having spent £0 on his efforts this year.
The 2026 by-election saw 11 candidates standing for just one vacant seat in the States.
Originally estimated to cost around a quarter of a million pounds, the budgeted cost for the by-election was then cut to £75,000.
It actually cost £50,950.79.
The turn out for the first by-election held under Guernsey’s first fully island wide voting system was significantly lower than it has been for recent general elections.
The 2025 island wide election had a 72% turnout, with 432,212 votes cast.
The 2026 by-election had a 17% turnout, with 4,759 votes cast.
The total number of votes cast in the 2026 by-election was lower than the number of votes received by the 38th polled candidate in the 2025 election.
Poll topper Deputy Le Brun was elected with just under 1000 votes, or 20% of the total votes cast this year, compared to the 0.9% he received of the total votes cast last year.
