2008 Guernsey general election

2008 Guernsey general election
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45 of the 47 seats in the States of Guernsey
Registered33,253[1]
Turnout55.9%

The 2008 Guernsey general election was held on 23 April 2008 to elect 45 members of the States of Guernsey.[2] 18,576 voters or 40.58% of the eligible population of 45,772 turned out and cast a total of 89,239 votes; there were 10 blank papers, 35 spoilt papers and on average 4.8 votes were cast. Of the 28 standing deputies all but two (Brian de Jersey and Wendy Morgan), were re-elected to the house; this means that 19 of the Deputies-Elect are new to the chamber. Five of the 12 candidates who had stood unsuccessfully in 2004 were elected in 2008.

The candidate who polled the most votes was first time candidate Matt Fallaize standing in the Vale, who received 2,322 and became the youngest member of the house at 26.[3]

Election Ordinance[4]

On 1 May, Lyndon Trott was elected as Chief Minister of Guernsey by the newly elected deputies,[5] with Bernard Flouquet as Deputy Chief Minister.[6]

  1. ^ Hubert, Emily (22 August 2020). "More than 31,000 sign up for electoral roll". Guernsey Press. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Electoral Calendar - international world elections". mherrera.org.
  3. ^ "Election 2008". bbc.co.uk.
  4. ^ "The Elections Ordinance, 2007". guernseylegalresources.gg. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  5. ^ "BBC - Guernsey - States of Guernsey - Lyndon Trott is Guernsey's new Chief Minister". 26 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019.
  6. ^ "BBC - Guernsey - States of Guernsey - Election of Ministers". 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.