YESTERDAY’S Senatorial election was remarkable for two principal reasons — Ian Le Marquand’s outstanding poll-topping performance and the electorate’s failure to embrace the idea that establishment figures should be ousted in favour of a new breed of politician implacably opposed to current policies.
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Hustings: St Brelade No 2
MORE than 200 parishioners packed into Communicare on Friday as eight States hopefuls set out their campaign stalls. Voters were there to try to choose two candidates in St Brelade No 2, the most contested constituency in the forthcoming Deputies elections. Just one sitting States Member, Deputy Sean Power, is seeking to retain his seat. […]
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Social Security Minister: Ian Gorst
St Clement Deputy Ian Gorst has been elected as Social Security Minister, winning an election against Deputy Geoff Southern. Deputy Gorst, who topped the poll in the recent election for Deputy in St Clement, gained 36 votes and Deputy Southern, 16. Deputy Gorst’s election in the States today followed that of Senators Philip Ozouf as […]
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No support for importing milk
THE question of importing milk was raised at last night’s hustings meeting. Andrew Le Gallais (pictured) asked the 21 candidates whether they agreed with the suggestion by the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority executive director, Chuck Webb, that there should be unlimited importation of milk into the Island or a States subsidy towards production to keep […]
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Le Marquand judged the best
POLITICAL newcomer Ian Le Marquand, the former Magistrate, swept to the top of the poll and a likely new job as Home Affairs Minister in a Senatorial election which also saw Education Minister Mike Vibert lose his seat last night. It was also a night of major success for Consumer Council chairman Deputy Alan Breckon, […]
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Life on the buses up for discussion
ST LAWRENCE Parish Hall was packed to hear the 21 Senatorial election hopefuls give their views on a variety of subjects at last night’s hustings meeting. The candidates each answered six questions at the meeting, chaired by retiring parish Constable Geoffrey Fisher, dealing with everything from the Bailiff’s Liberation Day speech to whether or not […]
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First-class, please, we’re the police
WELL, it didn’t take Ian Le Marquand long to set the cat among the pigeons, that’s for sure, and it will be interesting indeed to see if whoever takes the boy Walker’s place as head lad has the bottle to give him the Home Affairs hot seat.
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Alarm over herbal mix
A CALL for a review of the sale of Spice has been ordered by the Magistrate, Ian Le Marquand.
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New Ministers elected
Seven new Ministers have been elected by the States, with most of the positions going to candidates proposed by Chief Minister Terry Le Sueur. His only defeat was for the Health Ministry, which went to former Assistant Health Minister Jim Perchard who beat Senator Paul Routier, by 31 votes to 21. Senator Le Sueur later […]
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Review of 2008: September
THE Radisson Hotel, a building that the Planning Minister later admitted was disliked by nearly everyone, was nominated for the Carbuncle Cup 2008. The building later won the award, which rewards monstrosity, given out by the architecture website Building Design. Islander Alan Holmes nominated the Radisson Hotel and described it as ‘a cross between a […]
