Candidates on the ballot at Guernsey’s 2025 have had their election expenses published for the first time. Express takes a look…

Changes were made to campaign finance rules ahead of the election, including a new requirement for each candidate to publish an itemised list of campaign expenditure.

This includes advertising in print or social media, personal flyers, t-shirts, hustings, photography, websites and other digital services.

Spending limits were also cut for both independent candidates, and those standing under a political party banner. 

Candidates were permitted to spend up to £3,000 on campaigning – a significant reduction on the 2020 limit – between polling day and the six weeks before nominations.

Below is a table showing the total amounts spent by each of the 82 candidates, highest to lowest:

Candidate Total Expenditure (£)
David Nussbaumer2,962.09
John Dyke2,953.83
Chris Blin2,890.43
Munazza Malik2,726.02
Tina Bury2,720.94
Peter Ferbrache2,626.38
John Gollop2,552.03
Carl Meerveld2,493.02
Kerensa Gardner2,458.62
Sasha Kazantseva-Miller2,396.92
Barry Harris2,377.59
Rob Prow2,349.30
Yvonne Burford2,335.20
Andy Le Lievre2,326.54
David de Lisle2,315.50
Andrew Niles2,246.72
Mary Lowe2,230.00
Aidan Matthews2,188.21
Rosie Henderson2,063.00
George Oswald2,050.40
Bruno Kay-Mouat2,023.64
Tom Rylatt1,976.46
Charles Parkinson1,970.44
Lindsay de Sausmarez1,897.00
Christopher Machon1,890.00
Sally Rochester1,850.61
Tony Corbin1,835.73
Jayne Ozanne1,816.21
Jennifer Strachan1,797.02
Liam McKenna1,659.00
Nick Moakes1,653.72
Thomas Moore1,643.89
Mark Helyar1,592.92
Sarah Hansmann Rouxel1,561.02
Rob Curgenven1,540.99
Dr Andy Sloan1,508.77
Steven Wall1,335.00
Christopher Le Tissier1,260.99
Susie Gallienne1,243.79
Rhona Humphreys1,220.02
Rob Harnish1,100.23
Victoria Oliver1,055.17
Jez Mercer1,036.00
Adrian Dilcock1,010.00
Marc Laine914.00
Andrea Dudley-Owen871.00
David Dorrity823.09
Tammy Menteshvili763.00
Steve Falla747.02
Adrian Gabriel724.44
Gavin St. Pier695.80
Art Allen660.64
Sally Gilman653.00
Jonathan Le Tocq645.00
Nikki Symons629.00
Garry Collins604.10
Stuart Jehan592.90
Paul Luxon572.99
Dicky Parmar545.80
Marc Leadbeater531.97
Susan Aldwell501.73
Kerry Barnfather500.64
Heidi Almonte463.27
Simon Vermeulen457.45
Diane Mitchell457.14
Neil Inder455.00
Timothy Carre442.00
Steve Williams397.83
Paul Montague392.84
Lee Van Katwyk381.60
Sam Haskins339.06
Haley Camp267.54
David Goy248.61
Lexi Lundberg142.00
Andy Cameron141.00
Steph Shore151.80
Christopher Nicolle6.54
Simon Fairclough0.00
Charlie Murray-Edwards0.00
Luke GrahamNO RETURN RECEIVED
Ross Le BrunNO RETURN RECEIVED
Sofi NoakesNO RETURN RECEIVED

Three candidates – Luke Graham, Ross Le Brun and Forward Guernsey’s Sofi Noakes – didn’t declare their expenses within the 45-day time limit from polling day. 

Express has asked the States if there are any penalties for failing to declare, and what assurances they have that these candidates didn’t breach campaign finance rules.

Of those who did declare, 17 candidates who were elected spent under half of the maximum limit, while 21 successful candidates spent £1,500 and above.

15 of those not elected spent over £1,500, with the remaining 24 candidates below this figure.

Two candidates – former deputy Simon Fairclough and Charlie Murray-Edwards – didn’t spend a penny. Neither were elected.

The average spend was around £1,260 – a significant reduction on the average spend in the 2020 election.

The top two spenders were both former deputies. John Dyke was seeking re-election after four years in the States while David Nussbaumer was looking for a return after some time out of politics. Both failed to get elected despite coming within a whisker of the spending cap.

Five of the top ten spenders were elected, while four of the bottom ten also won a seat in the States.

The Forward Guernsey party fielded six candidates, with three elected.

Deputies Tom Rylatt, Rhona Humphreys and Gavin St Pier spent the most – but the total spent by Sofi Noakes is unknown since no expenses were declared.

Candidates standing for parties are allowed to transfer up to half of their spending allowance to the party, provided the total handed over to the party doesn’t exceed £3,000.

Each of the six Forward Guernsey members put £500 into the party machine.

The party declared a total spend of £2,786.48, with most of it going on print production and advertising. 

Independent observers of the election, part of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, noted that “some independent candidates raised a concern that the only political party contesting the June polls gained an advantage from its links with and support from an associated think tank.

This was in reference to the self-styled political movement Future Guernsey, which produced the manifesto Forward Guernsey candidates endorsed.

“Article 45A of the Reform Law states that no money or money’s worth should be expended by a person other than a candidate with a view to promoting the election of a candidate. Transparency regarding third party support for a candidate or party is important,” the CPA went on to say.

The observers did say that the requirement to publish expenses was helped to “increase accountability and transparency”. 

But they warned that the spending caps imposed by the previous States may have been prohibitive.

“A number of stakeholders, including some candidates, claimed that the £3,000 limit was too low. They stated that it precluded them being able to print and distribute their own individual manifestos or materials to each household across the island,” they said.

“Candidates also noted it limited their ability to purchase media advertising, which was important given the island-wide system, and also served to increase their reliance on the government for their campaign.”

All candidates were invited to be included in the combined manifesto booklet and associated election website – produced and managed by the States of Guernsey – for free. 

You can view the expenses of each candidate HERE.