Deputy Lyndon Farnham elected as Jersey's new Chief Minister

Deputy Lyndon Farnham will replace Kristina Moore as Chief Minister following a vote of no confidence. Credit: ITV Channel

Deputy Lyndon Farnham has been elected as Jersey's new Chief Minster following a vote of no confidence in former Chief Minister Kristina Moore.

Deputy Farnham received 27 votes, defeating Treasury Minister Ian Gorst who received 22 votes and Reform Jersey leader Sam Mezec who received just 10 votes before being eliminated from the race and backing Deputy Farnham instead.

Lyndon Farnham served as Deputy Chief Minister from 2018 until 2022 and positions himself on the political scale as centre-right.

Deputy Tom Binet who brought the vote of no confidence in former leader Kristina Moore threw his weight behind Deputy Farnham last week after being offered a role in shaping the future direction of the new hospital.

Credit: ITV Channel TV

Speaking to ITV Channel following his election win, new Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham added that he plans to support new proposals for a multisite hospital moving forward.

He said: "I am being realistic, there simply was not enough political or public support for the single site solution at Overdale that I wholly back, that opportunity has now gone."

Deputy Farnham further revealed how he would tackle Jersey's cost of living and housing crisis, telling ITV News: "We need to find financial support, 100% loan schemes with much longer repayment periods. Deposit saving schemes and shared equity in other areas we should be promoting."

"If we start making a difference to some of those things, we can start making a difference."

A new Council of Ministers will be elected on Tuesday.

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