Senator Ian Gorst said that he understands why people would feel frustrated and let down after the States Assembly ignored the result of the referendum.
Eighty per cent of Islanders who voted in the April referendum backed reform, with Option B – calling for the removal of Senators and the reduction of the States to 42 Members – receiving the most support with 55 per cent of votes after preferences were reallocated. However, when it reached the States for ratification, Members rejected Option B by 28 votes to 21 and decided to go back to the drawing-board.
Senator Gorst has also called on the States to take a second look at overhauling Jersey’s political system, which is now no closer to political reform than it was a decade ago.
