Elections in Sark
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Since 2008, Elections in Sark take place every two years to elect 14 members (called Conseillers) of the Chief Pleas, the parliament of Sark, to serve a four-year term in a rolling election cycle.
The 2008 constitutional arrangement replaced the previous arrangement which was set up in 1922. The first elections to Chief Pleas took place in 1922 when 12 Deputies of the people were added to the property-owning Tenants. Both men and women were enfranchised in the 1922 reform, although equalisation of voting age and the granting of full rights to married women occurred later.
On 16 January and 21 February 2008, the Chief Pleas approved a law which introduced a 30-member chamber, with 28 elected members, and two unelected leaders, the Seigneur and the Seneschal. As a transitional measure, all 28 Conseillers were elected at the 2008 election; and after the results were declared, another ballot was held among the 28 successful Conseillers to determine who would serve a two-year term, and who a four-year term.[1]
Voters are eligible to be enrolled on the electoral roll of Sark if they are:[2]
- 17 or over (being able to vote from the age 18)
- have been ordinarily resident in Sark for 24 months continuously
- are ordinarily resident in Sark, and
- are not subject to a legal disability.
Latest election
Chief Pleas
Results from the second count were:[3][4]
Position | Candidate | Votes | Years |
---|---|---|---|
1 | David Thomas Cocksedge | 336 | 2 |
2 | Rossford John de Carteret | 318 | 4 |
3 | Helen Mildred Plummer | 302 | 2 |
4 | David Woods Melling | 284 | 2 |
5 | Helen Clair Magell | 282 | 4 |
6 | Christopher Howard Bateson | 280 | 2 |
7 | Antony Dunks | 270 | 4 |
8 | Stephen Laurence Henry | 266 | 4 |
9 | David Pollard | 263 | 4 |
9 | Andrew Charles Prevel | 263 | 4 |
11 | Elizabeth Mary Dewe | 253 | 4 |
11 | Sandra Williams | 253 | 4 |
13 | Edric Baker | 249 | 2 |
14 | Paul Williams | 242 | 4 |
15 | Diane Baker | 233 | 2 |
16 | Paul Martin Armorgie | 230 | 4 |
17 | Andrew James Cook | 228 | 4 |
18 | Richard James Dewe | 227 | 2 |
18 | Charles Noel Donald Maitland | 227 | 4 |
20 | Michelle Andrée Perrée | 224 | 2 |
21 | Christopher Robert Nightingale | 215 | 2 |
22 | Janet Mary Guy | 212 | 2 |
22 | John Edward Hunt | 212 | 2 |
24 | Anthony Granville Ventress | 201 | 2 |
25 | Stefan Bernard Gomoll | 200 | 2 |
26 | Ann Atkinson | 199 | 4 |
27 | Christine Dorothy Audrain | 185 | 4 |
28 | Peter John Cole | 184 | 2 |
29 | Philip James Carré | 179 | |
30 | Tony Eric le Lievre | 178 | |
31 | William George Raymond | 169 | |
32 | Peter Blayney Stisted | 169 | |
33 | Bertha Helen Cole | 165 | |
34 | Simon Peter Elmont | 147 | |
35 | Bernard John Southern | 136 | |
36 | Kevin Patrick Delaney | 131 | |
37 | Peter Francis Luce Tonks | 123 | |
38 | Simon Ashley Couldridge | 122 | |
39 | John Trevor Greer Donnelly | 118 | |
40 | Paul David Mitchell Burgess | 117 | |
41 | Roger Ian Wynne Kemp | 106 | |
42 | Colin Francis John Guille | 104 | |
43 | Belinda Doyle | 96 | |
44 | Michael Joseph Doyle | 93 | |
45 | Mini McCusker | 91 | |
45 | Natalie Tighe | 91 | |
47 | Fiona Ann Bird | 90 | |
48 | Cheryl Mary Tonks | 85 | |
49 | Natalie Alexandra Criak | 82 | |
50 | Daniel Walter Robert Parsons | 75 | |
51 | David John Bird | 74 | |
52 | Kevin Laws | 70 | |
53 | Kaye Jin Mee Char | 59 | |
54 | Jamie Karl John Swanson | 50 | |
55 | Leigh Dianne Gibbins | 45 | |
56 | Susan Christine Strachey | 43 | |
57 | Javie John Dance | 14 |
After the results of the ballot were declared, a separate ballot was held among the 28 successful Conseillers to determine which would serve a two-year term, and which a four-year term, which is indicated by the figure after the number of votes. After the initial period, Conseillers will serve four-year terms with half elected every two years.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Democratic Revolution". The Economist. 14–20 July 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
- ^ "The Reform (Sark) Law, 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
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