Election winners and losers

Channel 103 has been digesting the election results, and getting reaction. Here's our summary so far.

*This story is being updated as new information emerges

Reform Jersey

It's been a crushing night for Reform Jersey in the election.

Party leader Sam Mezec has lost his seat in the States Assembly, failing to become a Senator.  He was first elected in a by-election in 2014, becoming the youngest ever States member at the age of 23.  He only narrowly won the island-wide vote in 2018.

This time, he finished 10th, missing out on one of the nine senatorial seats by more than 2,000 votes

We haven't been able to speak to him yet, but he has posted:

Sam Mezec is one of three ministers to be unseated.

Reform Jersey leader loses seat in the States Assembly

There was more woe for the party, who have failed to win the Town Hall.

Sitting deputy and Education Minister Rob Ward lost to Inna Gardiner for Constable of St Helier.  

He posted to social media:

"Been a great few years.  Congratulations to all the winners.  On to new challenges. Here's to the future."

Raluca Kovacs lost her seat in St Saviour.

The party so far (as of 8am Monday) has three States Members, with potential for just four more in counts still to be completed - so Reform Jersey will have fewer than the 10 seats they held in the last Assembly.

Senatorial poll

Helen Miles has topped the Senatorial Poll, with almost 16, 000

Next was Ian Gorst, followed by current Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham in third.

Treasury Minister Elaine Millar - who pushed for  senators to be reinstated - finished fourth.

She told Channel 103:  "I am really, really pleased.  We had quite a big field of candidates, so it's really nice to be there."

Former England netball captain Serena Kersten Guthrie, aligned with the Value Jersey movement, was the popular newcomer to be elected.

Health Minister Tom Binet finished sixth.

Alan Maclean returns to the States. The former Economic Development and Treasury Minister stepped down in 2018 after 13 years in the States. 

Sir Mark Boleat gets in on his second try.  He stood for deputy in St Clement in 2022.

Home Affairs Minister Mary Le Hegarat completes the senatorial benches.

Who's out 

The three ministers unseated are Housing's Sam Mezec, Environment's Steve Luce and Education's Rob Ward.

So far,  seven sitting States Members have failed to get re-elected - Deputies Mezec, Luce, Ward, Kovacs  and David Warr and Constables Mike Jackson (St Brelade) and Kevin Lewis (St Saviour)  They have a combined 75 years' States experience.

Constables

Meet Jersey's parish constables

In the Constables vote, Steve Pallett defeated Mike Jackson in St Brelade.

Recruitment professional Tina Palmer has prevented a return to politics for former Chief Minister John Le Fondre in St Lawrence.

Former deputy Andy Howell won the Constables vote in Trinity, and David Curtis unseated Kevin Lewis in St Saviour, ending his two decades in politics.

St Helier has its first new Constable in 25 years, and its first woman in Inna Gardiner.  She replaces Simon Crowcroft who retired at this election after 25 years in office. She told us:

"I love this community work and St Helier parishioners that I met during the campaign are amazing

"The only thing I really want to do is make life for people who live in  St Helier, and also people who visit St Helier, better."

Grouville's Mark Labey, St Clement's Marcus Troy, St John's Andy Jehan, St Martin's Karen Shenton Stone, St Ouen's Richard Honeycomb, St Peter's Richard Vibert and St Mary's David Johnson keep their positions.

The results mean there are four female Constables, the most there has ever been at one time.

Deputy results

The make up of the new States Assembly is not complete yet, with counts in St Helier North and Central still to be completed.  Vote counting will resume at 10.30am.

Of the other deputy results, the big story is Jersey has its youngest ever States member.

18 year old Gabriel Raimondo finished third in St Brelade, behind Jonathan Renouf and Reform's Montfort Tadier, ahead of the party's other candidate John Young.

He turned 18 during the campaign, and deferred taking his A levels to run for office.

He told Channel 103:

"It is just incredible.  It's so amazing to know the work I have put in, and the conversations I have had with people, can really go to something now.

It feels like all the work was really worth it.

Raimondo is a supporter of Value Jersey.

So too  is Samantha Gleave, who topped the poll in St Helier South, elected along with Reform Jersey's Tom Coles and Beatriz Porree.  Reform's Carla Jardim narrowly missed out by 27 votes.

Kirsten Morel kept his place as deputy in St John, St Lawrence and Trinity where Hilary Jeune topped the poll, followed by newcomer Phil Romeril (Value Jersey).  Peter McLinton finished last.

Malcolm Ferey finished top in St Saviour, with Louise Doublet second and newcomers Chris Leck, and Robert Parker (Value Jersey) also elected.

In the western district,  St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter, Lucy Stephenson came top, followed by newcomers Chris Rebindaine and Arlene Maltman

Grouville and St Clement keep their existing representation - Deputies Carolyn Labey and Rose Binet, and Deputies Alex Curtis, Barbara Ward and Karen Wilson.

With two counts remaining, five candidate aligned to the Value Jersey movement has been elected.

18 women has been elected so far. There are 21 in the outgoing Assembly.