Reform Jersey | |
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| Governing body | Party Executive Committee[1] |
| Leader | Sam Mézec |
| Deputy Leader | Lyndsay Feltham[2] |
| Chairperson | Helen Evans |
| Secretary | Anne Southern |
| Treasurer | Mericia Andrade |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Registered | 4 July 2014 |
| Youth wing | Reform Youth[3] |
| Ideology | Social democracy[4] Progressivism Environmentalism |
| Political position | Centre-left[4] |
| Colours | Blue Red |
| States Assembly | 10 / 49
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| Website | |
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Reform Jersey is a centre-left social-democratic political party in Jersey. In all general elections since 2014, Reform has won the most seats of any party in the States Assembly. However, it has not won a majority of seats in any general election due to the large number of independents in the Assembly.
Reform was initially founded as a pressure group in 2012 to campaign for electoral reform in the run up to the 2013 electoral reform referendum. It first stood candidates for election in the 2014 by-elections, where it won two seats. It officially registered as a political party in July 2014 to compete in the 2014 general election. Reform has gained seats in every subsequent general election, but has never won a majority. It was initially a junior coalition partner in the Le Fondré government, but left the coalition in November 2020 to support a vote of no confidence against it.
In January 2024, Reform returned to government following a vote of no confidence in Kristina Moore as a coalition partner in the Farnham government. As of February 2024, Reform has ten seats in the States Assembly. Sam Mézec has been the leader of Reform Jersey since its foundation.
- ^ Frost, Kelly (20 November 2023). "Reform Jersey appoints first deputy leader". Jersey Evening Post. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Frost, Kelly (17 November 2023). ""She will continue to help drive us forward as a government-in-waiting"". Bailiwick Express. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Young islanders encouraged to participate in politics". itv.com. 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ a b Pich, Christopher; Reardon, John (November 2023). "A changing political landscape: The 2022 General Election in Jersey" (PDF). Small States & Territories. 6 (2): 169–184. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
Reform Jersey identifies very clearly as a centre-left social democratic party with close links to the island's small trade union movement.