Candidates for senator assemble for first hustings

The 17 people hoping to become a Jersey senator are taking part in their first hustings tonight (7 May).

The candidates will be at St Lawrence Parish Hall from 7pm.

The island-wide position - which was scrapped for the 2022 general election - has been reinstated for 2026.

On 7 June, voters will have a choice of 17 people to fill the nine available senatorial seats in the States Assembly.

The line-up includes eight sitting States members, three former politicians, two previous election candidates and four newcomers.

Who's standing?

St Lawrence is hosting the first senator hustings - where people can ask questions that might help them decide who to pick.

Tomorrow evening (Friday 8 May), they will move to St Saviour, and the Great Hall at Highlands College.

Candidates for senator

Martin Aliga  - new candidate. Child Care Officer

Tom Binet - current St Saviour Deputy and Health Minister

Alan Breckon  - former States Member and former Chair of the Jersey Consumer Council

Mark Boleat - previous candidate and senior advisor to Policy Centre Jersey

Karl Busch - previous candidate for deputy in St Brelade 

Guy de Faye - previous States member. Former Minister (Transport and Technical Services) 

Lyndon Farnham  - current St Ouen/St Mary/St Peter Deputy and Chief Minister

Ian Gorst - current St Ouen/St Mary/St Peter Deputy and External Relations Minister

Serena Kersten Guthrie - new candidate and former England netballer

Mary Le Hegarat - current St Helier North Deputy and Justice and Home Affairs Minister

Alan Le Pavoux - new candidate and Charity Manager for the Bosdet Foundation (Les Ormes)

Steve Luce  - current Grouville/St Martin Deputy and Environment Minister

Alan Maclean - former Deputy and Senator, former Treasury and Economic Development Minister

Sam Mezec (RJ) - current St Helier South Deputy, Housing Minister and leader of Reform Jersey

Helen Miles  - current St Brelade Deputy, former Justice and Home Affairs Minister

Elaine Millar - current St John/St Lawrence/Trinity Deputy and Treasury Minister

The senatorial hustings 

Thursday 7 May: St Lawrence Parish Hall

Friday 8 May: Saviour: Great Hall, Highlands College

Monday 11 May: St Ouen Parish Hall

Tuesday 12 May: St Brelade: Les Quennevais School

Wednesday 13 May:  St John's Parish Hall

Monday 18 May: St Clement Parish Hall

Wednesday 20 May: St Martin St Martin Public Hall

Thursday 21 May: St Mary's Community Centre

Tuesday 26 May: Grouville Parish Hall

Wednesday 27 May: Trinity RJA & HS

Monday 1 June: St Peter Community Centre

Wednesday 3 June: St Helier, Radisson Blu Hotel 

Voters will also be choosing their district deputies and a parish constable on polling day, Sunday 7 June.

Find out when there is a hustings near you here.   All the meetings are being filmed and will be available to watch back at vote.je

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