With less than three weeks to go until the election, attention turns to the island’s electoral districts, where voters will choose their next deputies.

Express is taking a closer look at who is running in which district. First up is District 1, which covers St Mary, St Quen and St Peter and has three seats up for grabs this year.

The current deputies for the district are Ian Gorst, Lyndon Farnham, Kristina Moore and Lucy Stephenson.

Deputy Farnham and Deputy Gorst are both standing for election as Senators, while Deputy Stephenson will seek re-election as Deputy.

Former Chief Minister Deputy Moore has announced that she will not be standing in the upcoming election.

Here is who is in the running…

Deputy Lucy Stephenson

]Deputy Lucy Stephenson is currently serving as a Deputy for St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter, and is seeking re-election in the three-parish constituency.

She was elected to the States Assembly in 2022 after polling the second-highest number of votes among seven candidates competing for four seats.

Before entering politics, Deputy Stephenson worked as a journalist for the Jersey Evening Post and is also a founding governor of the infertility support charity Tiny Seeds.

During the first half of the current political term, she served as an Assistant Chief Minister and assistant minister with responsibility for sport in the government led by former Chief Minister Kristina Moore.

In those roles, she helped develop Jersey’s first performance sport programme backed by government investment and led a review into sport and physical activity involving extensive community engagement.

Deputy Stephenson has also become known for campaigning to improve support for fertility patients, successfully proposing increased funding for IVF treatment to widen access.

Since the change of government in early 2024, she has served as vice-chair of the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel, a member of the Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel, chair of the Diversity Forum and a member of the Privileges and Procedures Committee.

She was elected as part of the Better Way movement in 2022, but is standing for re-election as an independent candidate.

Arlene Maltman

Arlene Maltman is standing as an independent candidate for Deputy in St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter.

Originally from the west of the island, Ms Maltman began surfing in St Ouen’s Bay at the age of ten and went on to represent Jersey internationally, winning both British and European surfing championships.

Competitive surfing later gave her the opportunity to study in the United States, before building a career in marketing and communications in California and New York.

She has since returned to Jersey and remains involved in the sport through her role on the board of GB Surfing.

Ms Maltman says she wants to be a “strong voice” for the district while supporting decisions that also benefit Jersey’s long-term future.

Her campaign has focused on issues including the rising cost of living, housing affordability, fuel costs and water quality, which she says are key concerns among parishioners.

She has also pledged support for the continued implementation of the Rural Economic Framework, improved digital and financial literacy in schools, and better transport links for the western parishes, including a hopper bus service connecting St Mary, St Ouen, St Peter, St Brelade and the Enid Quenault Centre.

On the economy, Ms Maltman has argued for greater support for local businesses and a stronger circular economy designed to keep more spending, talent and investment within Jersey.

David Benn

David Benn is standing as a candidate for Deputy in St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter after narrowly missing out on election in the 2022 contest.

He finished fifth in the district’s last election with 1,053 votes – fewer than 50 behind Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham, who secured the fourth and final seat.

Mr Benn was educated at Victoria College and Pershore College of Horticulture, and farmed in Jersey until 2001 before moving to France, where he spent 15 years running a building renovations coordination business.

He has also held several roles within the Jersey Farmers Union, including chair of the potato committee, and previously served as an honorary police officer in both St Ouen and St John.

His current community roles include serving as a board member of the Société Jersiaise and Jersey National Park, while he has also volunteered with Mustard Seed delivering relief supplies to Romania.

Mr Benn says he is standing to help tackle rising government spending and the increasing cost of living, while supporting economic growth through reduced red tape, faster planning decisions and investment in training and retraining the local workforce.

He has also said he wants environmental issues to remain “high on the list” to help ensure Jersey remains a safe place for future generations.

Helen Evans

Helen Evans is standing as a Reform Jersey candidate for Deputy in St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter after narrowly missing out on election in 2022.

She fell just 51 votes short of securing a seat in one of the island’s closest constituency contests, with only 76 votes separating four candidates competing for the district’s final place.

Ms Evans, a qualified accountant and former Beaulieu student, currently works as an associate lecturer for the Open University.

She also serves as treasurer on the management committee of St Peter’s Youth and Community Centre and is chairperson of Reform Jersey.

She says she is seeking election because she believes she has the skills and experience to represent parishioners effectively while working for the “common good.”

Ms Evans has highlighted Reform Jersey’s role in coalition government during the current political term, pointing to measures including reducing the cost of GP appointments, increasing childcare funding for two-to-three-year-olds, and establishing the ‘First Step’ scheme for first-time buyers.

Her campaign has focused on addressing the cost of living, preparing Jersey for technological and financial challenges in the years ahead, and improving government accountability.

Russell Labey

Russell Labey is standing for Deputy in St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter, having previously served as a Deputy for St Helier from 2014 to 2022.

Before entering politics, Mr Labey worked internationally in television and theatre before returning to Jersey.

During his time in the States Assembly, he served as Housing Minister and chaired both the Planning Committee and the Privileges and Procedures Committee.

He was behind various propositions which helped save the historic 1932 Airport terminal from demolition, prevented foreign investors from buying Jersey property through share transfer arrangements, and reduced Andium rents from 90% to 80% of market value.

Originally from St Ouen, where he says his family ties go back centuries, Mr Labey says he would be honoured to represent the western constituency.

His campaign has focused heavily on reducing government spending and improving efficiency within the States Assembly and public administration.

Mr Labey has argued that Jersey needs stronger political leadership and more effective decision-making, citing the long-running hospital project as an example of government inefficiency.

Among his priorities are a scrutiny review of PFAS proposals, changes to pension taxation, greater support for tourism and local industry, a freeze or reduction in impôt duty to help tackle the cost of living, and policies aimed at protecting the rural character of the western parishes.

Chris Rebindaine

Chris Rebindaine is standing for Deputy in St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter, campaigning on what he describes as a platform of “common sense” government and fiscal discipline.

Mr Rebindaine spent 40 years working in Jersey’s finance industry before later serving as a senior investigator at the Law Officers’ Department.

He says he is standing to represent what he describes as the island’s “silent majority”, arguing that government spending and taxation have increased significantly in recent years without corresponding improvements in productivity or public services.

His campaign centres around a programme he calls “Healthy Jersey”, built around four themes: healthy finances, a healthy economy, healthy land and water, and a healthy population.

Mr Rebindaine is calling for the government to reduce spending and taxation, streamline public services and improve accountability and efficiency across departments.

He also wants lighter regulation tailored to Jersey’s size, greater support for local businesses and tourism, and renewed focus on agriculture and food resilience.

Among his other priorities are resolving ongoing issues surrounding ferry services, continuing debate around PFAS contamination standards and costs, and progressing the island’s long-delayed hospital project.

He is also advocating for greater investment in healthcare staffing and physical activity in schools as part of a broader focus on improving public health.