2014 Jersey by-elections

By-elections to the States of Jersey were held on 5 March 2014.

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Background

Trevor Pitman and Shona Pitman lost their seats in January 2014 after being declared bankrupt. This resulted in a by-election, on 5 March 2014, for Deputy of St Helier No. 1 and St Helier No. 2 districts.[1]

Results

St Helier No. 1
St. Helier No. 1 by-election, 2014[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Nick Le Cornu 248 33.2 +1.2%
Independent Gordon Forrest 201 26.9 +26.9%
Independent Paul Le Claire 178 23.8 -15%
Independent Roy Travert 70 9.4 +9.4%
Independent Maureen Morgan 51 6.8 +6.8%
Majority
Turnout 748
Independent gain from Independent Swing

St Helier No. 2
St. Helier No. 2 by-election, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Jersey Sam Mézec 277 52.5 +52.5%
Independent Ian Philpott 99 18.8 +18.8%
Independent Bernard Manning 87 16.5 +0.5%
Independent Paul Huelin 65 12.3 +12.3%
Majority
Turnout 528
Reform Jersey gain from Independent Swing

References
  1. "BBC News - St Helier by-election polls are open". bbc.co.uk. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  2. "Nick Le Cornu elected new Deputy in St Helier No 1 District « Jersey Evening Post". Jerseyeveningpost.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  3. "Sam Mézec elected new Deputy in St Helier No 2 District « Jersey Evening Post". Jerseyeveningpost.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.


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