By-election for new Jersey Senator
A by-election is being held to find a new Jersey Senator.
It's after Dr Zoe Cameron resigned, saying she struggled to 'make an impact in modern day Jersey'.
11 islanders are standing for the position.
11 candidates running for Jersey's vacant Senator position
11 candidates are running for Jersey's vacant Senator position.
The announcement was made at a nominations meeting at the Town Hall earlier this evening.
A by-election was called following the resignation of Dr Zoe Cameron last month.
Over the next few weeks there will be a series of hustings and campaigning across the island, before election day on Wednesday 7th September.
The 11 candidates are:
- Restaurateur, Alvin Aaron
- Political campaigner, Mike Dun
- Former politician and Journalist, Guy De Faye
- Former Senator, Sarah Ferguson
- Former Deputy, Nick Le Cornu
- Entertainer, Stevie Levy
- Equality campaigner and lawyer, Christian May
- Current Deputy, Sam Mezec
- Businesswoman, Mary O'Keeffe Burgher
- President of the Honorary Police and Sports Council Chairman, Hugh Raymond
- Ex-Deputy and former Head of the Environment Department, John Young
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Jersey Senator candidate drops out of hustings
A candidate standing for Senator in Jersey has dropped out of the hustings events because of a lack of 'ready answers'.
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When are the Senator hustings?
Here's a full list of the Senator hustings around Jersey, before the by-election in September. The first was held in St Saviour last night.
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100 people attend first by-election hustings
Issues that were raised included concerns about cuts to public services, immigration and Brexit.