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2026 Jersey general election — Hindsite — Hindsite

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2026 Jersey general election

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The 2026 Jersey general election was held on 7 June 2026 to elect nine senators, 28 deputies and 12 connétables to the States Assembly. A total of 92 candidates stood for election, including 17 candidates for the nine senatorial seats. Six of the 12 connétable seats were uncontested. Following the election, incumbent Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham was the only States member-elect nominated for the office, meaning that he was selected as Chief Minister-designate when the...

2026

Turning the Tide: Managed decline or Island renewal? A choice for our future.28 Jun 2026

Lyndon Farnham only candidate running for Jersey chief minister11 Jun 2026

One States Member to stand for Chief Minister11 Jun 2026

Observers may suggest political group law changes11 Jun 2026

Jersey Election 2026 sees 32% turnout, a 10% reduction on previous election10 Jun 2026

Jersey's youngest ever politician elected at 189 Jun 2026

Reform Jersey suffer as Value Jersey surge: How have political groups performed in this election?9 Jun 2026

Election officials announce full recount for St Helier Central Deputy after close vote9 Jun 2026

Jersey Election 2026 blog: As it happened after Reform leader loses seat and Helen Miles tops poll8 Jun 2026

IN NUMBERS: How is the new States Assembly shaping up?8 Jun 2026

The full list of candidates standing as Senators, Constables and Deputies in Jersey's 2026 Election5 Jun 2026

Warnings over sharing false election information5 Jun 2026

Nearly 3,000 early birds flock to ballot box5 Jun 2026

Independent election observers arrive in Jersey1 Jun 2026

Jersey Electoral Authority Statement29 May 2026

The Purple Book: How To Make Jersey Actually Affordable28 May 2026

Value Jersey hits out at "malice and threats" amid mounting scrutiny26 May 2026

Political movement or party in disguise26 May 2026

Kevin Lewis warned by Jersey Electoral Authority after using parish mailing list to campaign6 May 2026

Election 2026: The current politicians standing down27 Apr 2026

REVEALED: 'Runners and riders' confirmed for 2026 election27 Apr 2026

Jersey Better Life Index 2025 published25 Mar 2026

Automatic voting registration launched in Jersey25 Mar 2026

Value Jersey says new rules for political group registration doesn’t apply to them23 Jan 2026

2025

Jersey's next general election will be held on a Sunday2 Apr 2025

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