General elections were held in Jersey on 19 October 2011 to elect 45 members of the States Assembly. This was the first time Senators, Deputies and Constables were elected on a single day in Jersey.[1] The number of members of the States of Jersey was reduced from 53 to 51. Six Senators who had been elected in 2008 for a period of six years did not face election in 2011.
Nominations
Electoral Assembly, 6 September 2011: nominations for Senator
Nominations for candidates took place on 6 September at the Town Hall, St Helier, Jersey for the four Senatorial seats and at each parish hall on 7 September for the twelve Constable and twenty nine Deputy seats.[2]
St Helier returned ten deputies in total to the States of Jersey, three from district one, three from district two and four from districts three and four.
District One
Nominations, 7 September 2011: candidates for Deputy, Saint Helier 1
Three candidates were elected in this district. The voter turnout was 37.9%.[15]
Each Parish of the island of Jersey elects one Constable who is both a member of the States of Jersey and head of the Parish Municipality, the Constable acts at both national and regional political levels. The Constable is often referred to as the Father of the Parish.
St Helier
Simon Crowcroft, being interviewed by BBC Jersey following his re-election unopposed at the Electoral Assembly, 7 September 2011
St Saviour
St Brelade
St Clement
St Lawrence
St Peter
St John
Trinity
St Martin
Grouville
St Ouen
For the first time since 1903 the position of Constable in the Parish of St Ouen will be contested following the decision of incumbent Ken Vibert to stand down.[19]
Candidates
Michael Paddock
Richard Renouf
St Mary
Municipal elections
Municipal elections took place in November 2011 for the election of Procureur du Bien Public, Roads Inspectors, Rates Assessors, Honorary Police, Roads Committee & Accounts Committee. These elections are generally uncontested.
^"Candidate asks Islanders to write his manifesto". Jersey Evening Post. 3 September 2011.; and "Darius Pearce election website". Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
