2026 Jersey general election

A general election is scheduled to be held in Jersey in 2026, with the date to be decided by the States Assembly.[1][2] The committee responsible for legislation regarding elections, the Privileges and Procedures Committee, has recommended that the date of the election should be decided a year beforehand.[3]

2026 Jersey general election
Jersey
← 2022 2026[1][2]

All 49 seats in the States Assembly
25 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Current seats
Reform Jersey Sam Mézec 10
Better Way[a] Kristina Moore 4
JLC Philip Bailhache 2
Independents 37
Incumbent Chief Minister
Lyndon Farnham
Independent

Notes

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  1. ^ Better Way is a group of independent politicians who pledge to work together, and is not registered as a political party.

References

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  1. ^ a b States of Jersey Law 2005 (PDF) (Law, 6). States Assembly. 2005. p. 8.
  2. ^ a b Connétables (Jersey) Law 2008 (PDF) (Law, 2). States Assembly. 2008. p. 5–6.
  3. ^ Heath, Ian (10 March 2021). "Election to be postponed until June next year?". Jersey Evening Post. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.