Veteran of previous election bids wins the first island wide by-election with 953 votes.
The results of the by-election came late, just before 1 this morning (30 April) as the count at Beau Sejour was manual.
Deputy-elect Ross Le Brun topped the poll with 953 votes.
Former deputy, Carl Meerveld, was second, with 891 votes.
Rob Harnish was the last of the 11 candidates, with 79 votes.
Turnout was low, at just over 17%.
The by-election was held following the imprisonment of former deputy and one time chief minister Jonathan Le Tocq and was budgeted to cost no more than £75,000.
Ross Le Brun has stood for deputy before and twice in the island wide elections where came 64th in 2020 and 60th last year.
In the last political term he was a non voting member of Employment and Social Security.
He ran his own business and is known for championing private enterprise and the arts, and has become a prominent chalk artist.
His manifesto promises fairness, especially for low income earners, investment in infrastructure and affordable housing.
The full list of results is as follows:
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Ross Le Brun - 953
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Carl Meerveld - 891
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Julie-Anne Headington (Forward Guernsey) - 634
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Tamara Menteshvili - 440
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Sam Haskins - 407
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Andy Taylor - 388
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Nikki Symons - 371
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Stephen Rouxel - 230
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Jonathan Wilson - 162
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Luke Graham - 88
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Rob Harnish - 79
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