2012 Guernsey general election

2012 Guernsey general election
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45 of the 47 seats in the States of Guernsey
Registered29,745[1]
Turnout71.4%[2]

The 2012 Guernsey general election was held on 18 April 2012 to elect 45 members of the States of Guernsey.[3][4] 78 candidates stood for the 45 seats.[5] 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.[6]

There was a by-election in December 2015 to fill a vacancy in the district of St Peter Port North.

  1. ^ "Guernsey's electoral roll 5,500 short of target". BBC News. 6 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Guernsey's election attracts a record turnout". BBC News. 19 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. ^ "2012 Electoral Calendar". Maximiliano Herrera. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Ordinance of the States XXX 2011".
  5. ^ "Election 2016: final nominations confirmed". Guernsey Press. 31 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Guernsey Election 2012: As it happened". BBC News. 24 April 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2020.