# 2012 Guernsey general election

The 2012 Guernsey general election was held on 18 April 2012 to elect 45 members of the States of Guernsey. 78 candidates stood for the 45 seats. A total of 29,745 people, or about two-thirds of the population of Guernsey and Herm, registered to vote. There were 20,459 voters, with 81 blank papers and 65 spoilt papers, amended to 71 blank and 72 spoilt after the two recounts. Only five women were elected in 2012.
There was a by-election in December 2015 to fill a vacancy in the district of St Peter Port North.

## Electoral system

The members of the States of Guernsey were elected via plurality-at-large voting in seven districts, with each district electing either six or seven members.

## Results

Results of the election were published by the BBC.

### Castel

Castel district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Darren Duquemin | 2,199 | 69% |
| | Independent | Chris Green | 2,189 | 69% |
| | Independent | Mark Dorey (incumbent) | 1,823 | 57% |
| | Independent | Barry Paint (incumbent) | 1,634 | 51% |
| | Independent | Sandra James | 1,575 | 50% |
| | Independent | Jonathan Le Tocq (incumbent) | 1,575 | 50% |
| | Independent | Hunter Adam (incumbent) | 1,345 | 42% |
| | Independent | Sean McManus (incumbent) | 1,236 | 39% |
| | Independent | Mike Garrett (incumbent) | 801 | 25% |
| | Independent | Bernard Flouquet (incumbent) | 778 | 24% |
| | Independent | Martin MacIntyre | 639 | 20% |
| | Independent | Rolf Martin | 455 | 14% |
| | Independent | Dominic Mayer | 330 | 10% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,579 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 19 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,176 | 73.4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,329 | |

### South East

South East district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Heidi Soulsby | 2,061 | 68% |
| | Independent | Robert Sillars (incumbent) | 1,989 | 64% |
| | Independent | Paul Luxon | 1,865 | 62% |
| | Independent | Mike O'Hara (incumbent) | 1,609 | 54% |
| | Independent | Francis Quin (incumbent) | 1,168 | 39% |
| | Independent | Mike Hadley (incumbent) | 1,162 | 39% |
| | Independent | Arthur Eldridge | 1,027 | 34% |
| | Independent | Martyn Mahe | 937 | 31% |
| | Independent | Janine Le Sauvage (incumbent) | 913 | 30% |
| | Independent | Aidan Matthews | 881 | 29% |
| | Independent | Margaret Talbot-Cull | 82 | 3% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,694 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,999 | 69.0% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,346 | |

### St Peter Port North

St Peter Port North district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Michelle Le Clerc | 1,712 | 68% |
| | Independent | John Gollop (incumbent) | 1,455 | 58% |
| | Independent | Peter Sherbourne | 1,305 | 52% |
| | Independent | Richard Conder | 1,126 | 45% |
| | Independent | Martin Storey (incumbent) | 1,065 | 42% |
| | Independent | Elis Bebb | 944 | 37% |
| | Independent | Lester Queripel | 938 | 37% |
| | Independent | Rhoderick Matthews (incumbent) | 936 | 37% |
| | Independent | Leon Gallienne (incumbent) | 846 | 34% |
| | Independent | Keith Fisher | 564 | 22% |
| | Independent | Mike Collins (incumbent) | 555 | 22% |
| | Independent | Matt Robert | 472 | 19% |
| | Independent | Joseph Irvin | 384 | 15% |
| | Independent | James Reiner | 238 | 9% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,540 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,522 | 69.0% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,653 | |

### St Peter Port South

St Peter Port South district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Peter Harwood | 1,191 | 61% |
| | Independent | Jan Kuttelwascher (incumbent) | 1,072 | 54% |
| | Independent | Barry Brehaut (incumbent) | 938 | 48% |
| | Independent | Roger Domaille (incumbent) | 931 | 47% |
| | Independent | Allister Langlois (incumbent) | 929 | 47% |
| | Independent | Rob Jones | 695 | 35% |
| | Independent | Jenny Tasker (incumbent) | 684 | 35% |
| | Independent | Hugh Bygott-Webb | 683 | 35% |
| | Independent | Neil Forman | 577 | 29% |
| | Independent | Richard Lord | 553 | 28% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,253 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,967 | 66.1% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,976 | |

### St Sampson

St Sampson district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Gavin St Pier | 2,153 | 69% |
| | Independent | Kevin Stewart | 1,909 | 61% |
| | Independent | Peter Gillson (incumbent) | 1,469 | 47% |
| | Independent | Paul Le Pelley | 1,443 | 46% |
| | Independent | Scott Ogier (incumbent) | 1,418 | 45% |
| | Independent | Lyndon Trott (incumbent) | 1,370 | 44% |
| | Independent | Jane Stephens (incumbent) | 1,297 | 41% |
| | Independent | Ivan Rihoy (incumbent) | 1,168 | 37% |
| | Independent | Caroline Bowker | 963 | 31% |
| | Independent | Sarah Breton | 643 | 20% |
| | Independent | Rob Broome | 618 | 20% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 14,451 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 35 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,137 | 73.1% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,291 | |

### Vale

Vale district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Matt Fallaize (incumbent) | 2,909 | 83% |
| | Independent | Dave Jones (incumbent) | 2,430 | 69% |
| | Independent | Laurie Queripel | 2,345 | 67% |
| | Independent | Mary Lowe (incumbent) | 2,162 | 62% |
| | Independent | Andrew Le Lievre (incumbent) | 1,892 | 54% |
| | Independent | Tony Spruce (incumbent) | 1,889 | 54% |
| | Independent | Garry Collins | 1,275 | 36% |
| | Independent | James Symons | 1,232 | 35% |
| | Independent | Tony Webber | 358 | 10% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,492 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,510 | 71.1% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,291 | |

### West

West district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Roger Perrot | 2,266 | 71% |
| | Independent | Al Brouard (incumbent) | 1,710 | 54% |
| | Independent | Arrun Wilkie | 1,318 | 42% |
| | Independent | David De Lisle (incumbent) | 1,306 | 41% |
| | Independent | Yvonne Burford | 1,305 | 41% |
| | Independent | David Inglis | 1,292 | 41% |
| | Independent | Paul Garlick | 1,241 | 39% |
| | Independent | Dave Gorvel | 1,079 | 34% |
| | Independent | Shane Langlois (incumbent) | 1,058 | 34% |
| | Independent | Gloria Dudley-Owen (incumbent) | 1,053 | 33% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,628 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,148 | 76.3% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,126 | |