# 2008 Jersey general election

General elections were held in Jersey in two stages in October and November 2008.

## Results
### Constables

For the first time since 1948 the elections of constables for the twelve parishes of Jersey have been synchronised so that polling, where necessary, will take place on the same day as the senatorial election on 15 October 2008, in accordance with the Connétables (Jersey) Law 2008 (registered 28 March 2008).
At Assemblies of Electors held in nine parishes on 17 September 2008, constables in five parishes were returned unopposed: St Brelade, St Martin, St Ouen, Trinity and St Saviour. The constables of the other parishes declined to stand down to recontest their seats, preferring to serve out their full term so that the provisions of the law will apply to the next mandate from 2011.
| Parish | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
| Grouville | Dan Murphy | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| St. Brelade | Mike Jackson | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| St. Clement | Leonard Norman | 1,593 | 61.58 | Elected |
| St. Clement | Gerard Baudains | 740 | 28.60 |
| St. Clement | Edgar Wallis | 254 | 9.82 |
| St. Helier | Simon Crowcroft | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| St. John | Graeme Butcher | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| St. Lawrence | Deidre Mezbourain | 1,300 | 62.32 | Elected |
| St. Lawrence | Tim Tindall | 382 | 18.31 | |
| St. Martin | Silva Yates | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| St. Mary | Juliette Gallichan | 404 | 66.45 | Elected |
| St. Mary | Terry Renouf | 204 | 33.55 | |
| St. Ouen | Ken Vibert | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| St. Peter | John Refault | 975 | 57.35 | Elected |
| St. Peter | Collin Egré | 725 | 42.65 |
| St. Saviour | Peter Hanning | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| Trinity | John Gallichan | — | — | Elected unopposed |
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### Senators

The senatorial election took place on 15 October 2008. The election was island-wide and there were six seats available. At the Assembly of Electors held in Saint Helier on 16 September 2008, 21 candidates were nominated.
Three sitting senators did not seek re-election:
* Wendy Kinnard
* Frank Walker
* Leonard Norman (confirmed June 2008 his intention to stand for Constable of St. Clement)
The following candidates were sitting senators seeking re-election:
* Philip Ozouf
* Paul Routier
* Mike Vibert
The following candidates were sitting deputies seeking who ran in the senatorial election:
* Alan Breckon
* Sarah Ferguson
* Alan Maclean
* Peter Troy
* Geoff Southern
Candidates declared the following political affiliations:
* Deputy Geoff Southern and Trevor Pitman were candidates of the Jersey Democratic Alliance
* Nick Le Cornu and Montfort Tadier were members of Time4Change/Reform
* Daniel Wimberley, Mark Forskitt, and Nick Palmer are members of Jersey 2020
Jersey senatorial election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| | Independent | Ian Le Marquand | 14,238 | 12.35% |
| | Independent | Alan Breckon | 10,273 | 8.91% |
| | Independent | Alan Maclean | 9,094 | 7.89% |
| | Independent | Paul Routier (incumbent) | 8,775 | 7.61% |
| | Independent | Philip Ozouf (incumbent) | 8,712 | 7.55% |
| | Independent | Sarah Ferguson | 8,576 | 7.45% |
| | Jersey Democratic Alliance | Geoff Southern | 7,194 | 6.24% |
| | Independent | Mike Higgins | 6,979 | 6.05% |
| | Independent | Mike Vibert (incumbent) | 6,098 | 5.29% |
| | Time4Change/Reform | Montfort Tadier | 5,011 | 4.34% |
| | Jersey Democratic Alliance | Trevor Pitman | 4,931 | 4.28% |
| | Independent | Peter Troy | 3,927 | 3.40% |
| | Independent | Cliff Le Clercq | 3,597 | 3.12% |
| | Jersey 2020 | Daniel Wimberley | 3,458 | 3.00% |
| | Independent | Jeremy Maçon | 3,130 | 2.71% |
| | Time4Change/Reform | Nick Le Cornu | 3,074 | 2.67% |
| | Independent | Chris Perkins | 2,768 | 2.40% |
| | Jersey 2020 | Mark Forskitt | 1,922 | 1.67% |
| | Jersey 2020 | Nick Palmer | 1,538 | 1.33% |
| | Independent | Adrian Walsh | 1,210 | 1.05% |
| | Independent | Mick Pashley | 682 | 0.59% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 144 | 0.12% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 44.13% | 44.13% |

### Deputies

The election for deputies took place on 26 November 2008. Twelve new deputies were elected, five sitting deputies lost their seats and four were reelected without opposition.
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
| Grouville | Carolyn Labey | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| St. Brelade 1 | Angela Jeune | 370 | 57.10 | Elected |
| St. Brelade 1 | Mark Sutton | 192 | 29.63 |
| St. Brelade 1 | Alan Beadle | 86 | 13.27 |
| St. Brelade 2 | Sean Power | 1,068 | 29.24 | Elected |
| St. Brelade 2 | Montfort Tadier | 758 | 20.75 | Elected |
| St. Brelade 2 | Mervyn Le Masurier | 462 | 12.65 |
| St. Brelade 2 | Jeffrey Hathaway | 420 | 11.50 |
| St. Brelade 2 | Graham Truscott | 411 | 11.25 |
| St. Brelade 2 | Martha Bernstein | 326 | 8.92 |
| St. Brelade 2 | Richard De La Haye | 179 | 4.90 |
| St. Brelade 2 | John Le Galle | 29 | 0.79 |
| St. Clement | Ian Gorst | 1,112 | 36.34 | Elected |
| St. Clement | Anne Dupre | 868 | 28.37 | Elected |
| St. Clement | Gerard Baudains | 731 | 23.89 |
| St. Clement | Jeremy Strickland | 303 | 9.90 |
| St. Clement | Philip Maguire | 46 | 1.50 |
| St. Helier 1 | Paul Le Claire | 634 | 21.95 | Elected |
| St. Helier 1 | Judith Martín | 601 | 20.81 | Elected |
| St. Helier 1 | Trevor Pitman | 487 | 16.86 | Elected |
| St. Helier 1 | Nicholas Le Cornu | 406 | 14.06 |
| St. Helier 1 | Katy Ringsdore | 387 | 13.40 |
| St. Helier 1 | Brian Beadle | 229 | 7.93 |
| St. Helier 1 | Christopher Whitworth | 144 | 4.99 |
| St. Helier 2 | Geoff Southern | 665 | 24.20 | Elected |
| St. Helier 2 | Shona Pitman | 598 | 21.76 | Elected |
| St. Helier 2 | Deborah De Sousa | 444 | 16.16 | Elected |
| St. Helier 2 | Roderick Bryans | 412 | 14.99 |
| St. Helier 2 | Susan Stoker | 301 | 10.95 |
| St. Helier 2 | Adrian Walsh | 228 | 8.30 |
| St. Helier 2 | Giffard Aubin | 100 | 3.64 |
| St. Helier 3 | Jacqueline Hilton | 1,259 | 16.20 | Elected |
| St. Helier 3 | Michael Higgins | 1,193 | 15.35 | Elected |
| St. Helier 3 | Andrew Green | 1,057 | 13.60 | Elected |
| St. Helier 3 | Ben Fox | 698 | 8.98 | Elected |
| St. Helier 3 | Suzette Hase | 697 | 8.97 |
| St. Helier 3 | Jacqueline Huet | 645 | 8.30 |
| St. Helier 3 | Stephan Beddoe | 627 | 8.07 |
| St. Helier 3 | David Beuzeval | 587 | 7.55 |
| St. Helier 3 | Guy de Faye | 359 | 4.62 |
| St. Helier 3 | Gilbert Blackwood | 340 | 4.38 |
| St. Helier 3 | Colin Russell | 308 | 3.96 |
| St. John | Philip Rondel | 678 | 63.13 | Elected |
| St. John | Patrick Ryan | 396 | 36.87 |
| St. Lawrence | John Le Fondré | 918 | 42.27 | Elected |
| St. Lawrence | Edward Noel | 518 | 23.85 | Elected |
| St. Lawrence | Hugh Gill | 462 | 21.27 |
| St. Lawrence | Nicholas Palmer | 274 | 12.62 |
| St. Martin | Frederick Hill | 832 | 75.16 | Elected |
| St. Martin | Martin Greene | 275 | 24.84 |
| St. Mary | Daniel Wimberley | 261 | 52.73 | Elected |
| St. Mary | Robert Johnson | 206 | 41.62 |
| St. Mary | David Richardson | 28 | 5.66 |
| St. Ouen | James Reed | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| St. Peter | Collin Egré | 731 | 52.40 | Elected |
| St. Peter | Julie Rabet | 664 | 47.60 |
| St. Saviour 1 | Rob Duhamel | 569 | 31.11 | Elected |
| St. Saviour 1 | Jeremy Maçon | 448 | 24.49 | Elected |
| St. Saviour 1 | Anthony Leonard Charles Nightingale | 424 | 23.18 |
| St. Saviour 1 | Celia Joyce Scott Warren | 388 | 21.21 |
| St. Saviour 2 | Kevin Lewis | 509 | 38.47 | Elected |
| St. Saviour 2 | Glenn George | 260 | 19.65 | Elected |
| St. Saviour 2 | Tracey Vallois | 227 | 17.16 |
| St. Saviour 2 | Christine Papworth | 198 | 14.97 |
| St. Saviour 2 | Clifford Le Clercq | 129 | 9.75 |
| St. Saviour 3 | Roy Le Hérissier | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| Trinity | Anne Pryke | — | — | Elected unopposed |
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## CET referendum

A referendum on the question "Do you think that Jersey should adopt Central European Time?" was put to voters on 15 October.
Referendum results :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| No | 17,230 | 72.42 |
| Yes | 6,564 | 27.58 |
| Invalid or blank votes | 544 | 0.47 |
| Total votes | 23,907 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 55,142 | 44.14 |
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## Voting age reduced

The 2008 general election is the first in which 16- and 17-year-old voters will take part, following a law to reduce voting age to 16. The law was brought into force on 12 March 2008 and became effective on 1 April 2008.