A total of 92 candidates have been confirmed for the forthcoming election, which will take place on Sunday 7 June.
Following a three-day window for nomination papers to be submitted last week, and checks by election officials, the full list of “runners and riders” was published by the Jersey Electoral Authority this afternoon.
Among the highlights, there are 17 candidates for nine Senatorial seats, 23 candidates for 12 Constable seats and 52 candidates for 28 Deputy seats. 29 candidates are women.
Reform Jersey will field 16 candidates, while there are two from the newly-formed People First party.
Return of island-wide Senatorial mandate (9 seats/ 17 candidates)
The 2026 poll will include the return of Senators to the States Assembly, with nine seats in the Assembly chosen via island-wide voting.
Senatorial ballot papers will feature 17 candidates, with several ministers from the current government among those to put themselves forward.
These comprise: Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham, External Relations Minister Ian Gorst, Treasury Minister Elaine Millar, Environment Minister Steve Luce, Health Minister Tom Binet and Home Affairs Minister Mary Le Hegarat, who are standing as independents, while Housing Minister Sam Mézec will represent the political party which he leads, Reform Jersey.
The other independent candidates are former Home Affairs Minister and Scrutiny Panel chair Deputy Helen Miles, former hospital director Bernard Place, former City of London political lead Sir Mark Boleat, ex-Treasury Minister Alan Maclean, childcare officer Martin Aliga and charity worker Alan Le Pavoux.
Another independent candidate, netball star Serena Kersten, is endorsing the policies of Value Jersey, which launched last year as a political movement but is not a registered party.
As the candidates’ list was announced, former Senator Alan Breckon was added to the list, along with Guy de Faye and Karl Busch.
Deputies (28 seats)
As a result of the reinstatement of the role of Senator, which had been scrapped ahead of the 2022 election, each of the island’s nine electoral districts will elect one fewer Deputy, with a total of 28 seats available in total.
Three of the districts cover a single parish:
St Brelade (3 seats/ 4 candidates). Two current Deputies are seeking re-election: Jonathan Renouf (independent) and Montfort Tadier (Reform Jersey). Deputy Tadier will run alongside party colleague John Young as the former Environment Minister plots a return to the political arena, while Gabriel Raimondo, who will turn 18 in late May, could become the youngest-ever States Member should he be elected. Mr Raimondo is an independent candidate endorsing Value Jersey.
St Clement (3 seats/ 7 candidates). Three current Deputies – Alex Curtis, Barbara Ward and Karen Wilson, are seeking re-election as independents. Reform Jersey is fielding two candidates – Mick Robbins and Noah Jervis. Former Assistant Treasury Minister Lindsay Ash is also running again four years after losing his seat, and there is a political newcomer in the shape of hospitality professional Joanne Vandermerwe-Mahon.
St Saviour (4 seats/ 5 candidates). The parish will also see three current politicians seeking to extend their spells in the Assembly: Deputies Louise Doublet and Malcolm Ferey (independents) and Raluca Kovacs (Reform Jersey), while Chris Leck and Robert Parker are potential newcomers.
Three districts cover multiple parishes:
Grouville and St Martin (2 seats/ 3 candidates). Two current Deputies are seeking re-election as independents: Assistant Health Minister Rose Binet and International Development Minister Carolyn Labey, while former Education Minister Scott Wickenden is also standing as an independent.
St John, St Lawrence and Trinity (3 seats/ 4 candidates). Economic Development Minister Kirsten Morel is seeking re-election, as is Deputy Hilary Jeune – both candidates are running as independents. Peter McLinton, otherwise known as the DJ Peter Mac, is seeking a return to politics as an independent after representing St Saviour from 2014-18, while Phil Romeril is an independent candidate endorsing Value Jersey.
St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter (3 seats/ 6 candidates). Current Deputy Lucy Stephenson (independent) is seeking re-election. Two unsuccessful candidates from the 2022 election will try again: Helen Evans (Reform) and David Benn (independent), while there is a bid to return to politics from former Housing Minister and Battle of Flowers chair Russell Labey (independent). Communications professional Arlene Maltman is another independent candidate for the district covering the island’s north-west, as is Chris Rebindaine, who is seeking to enter politics after a long career in the financial services sector.
With more than 30,000 eligible voters, St Helier is split into three districts:
St Helier Central (4 seats/ 8 candidates). Reform Jersey is fielding four candidates in the shape of existing Carina Alves, Catherine Curtis and Social Security Minister Lyndsay Feltham, plus newcomer Lee Carpenter, while others contesting the seat as independents are business owner Robin Ward, Cameron Munro and John Ttokkallos, as well as Professor Claire de Than, who was involved in the launch of Value Jersey.
St Helier North (3 seats/ 6 candidates). Existing Deputies Steve Ahier and Max Andrews – both independents – are seeking to win a further four-year term, while former Deputy Gerald Voisin (independent) is also hoping to return to the Assembly. Newcomers on the ballot paper are independents Ian Barnes and Victoria Li, plus Reform Jersey’s Kevin O’Connell.
St Helier South (3 seats/ 9 candidates). Reform Jersey is fielding three candidates: existing Deputies Tom Coles and Beatriz Porée, plus government communications executive Carla Jardim. Samantha Gleave is an independent candidate formerly involved with Value Jersey, while former Social Security Minister Judy Martin is seeking to return to the Assembly, and is endorsing Value Jersey. Bernie Manning will also contest the seat, having stood in several previous elections. Three other candidates were revealed as the list of candidates was announced: Jason Lagadu, plus the People First duo of Nick Le Cornu and Andrew Sinclair.
Constables (12 seats)
The longstanding status of parish Constables as Members of the Assembly is maintained. Six parishes will see a contested election between multiple candidates, all running as independents except where stated:
St Brelade: Incumbent Mike Jackson will run against former Constable Steve Pallett.
St Helier: Education Minister Rob Ward is seeking to claim the role on behalf of Reform Jersey after long-standing Constable Simon Crowcroft steps down after almost 25 years. In what may be an unprecedented five-way tussle, Deputy Ward will be up against former ministers Inna Gardiner (Education) and David Warr (Housing), plus businessmen Mark Le Chevalier, who opposed Mr Crowcroft in 2022 and gained more than 2,000 votes and Alvin Aaron.
St Lawrence: Former Chief Minister John Le Fondré is standing against recruitment professional Tina Palmer.
St Mary: Incumbent David Johnson is seeking re-election, running against Mark Baker and Ivor Barette.
St Saviour: Constable Kevin Lewis is seeking to extend his 20-year career in the Assembly, with two rivals seeking to claim the position: Suzanne Webb and David Curtis.
Trinity: Andy Howell, currently a Deputy for St John, St Lawrence and Trinity, hopes to move across to the Constable ranks. She will be opposed by Steve De Louche.
In the other six parishes, there has been just one person nominated for Constable – the incumbent.
Each single candidate will still face an election, with voters in each parish offered the option to vote for “none of the above”.
Grouville: Mark Labey.
St Clement: Marcus Troy.
St John: Andy Jehan.
St Martin: Karen Stone.
St Ouen: Richard Honeycombe.
St Peter: Richard Vibert.
MEET THE CANDIDATES…
Voters can meet the election candidates in person at Jersey’s first Candidate Fayre taking place this Wednesday at Oakfield Sports Centre, Wellington Hill, St Saviour.
The event will be open to the public: 10.30am–12.30pm; 1.30pm–4.00pm and 6.00pm–8.00pm. Further information can be found online at here.
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