Members approved Deputy Montfort Tadier’s proposition calling for 27 September 2021 to be designated a one-off public holiday to mark 250 years since the Island’s parliament was reformed following the Corn Riots.

The Corn Riots involved hundreds of Islanders protesting against landowners exporting wheat from Jersey, driving up domestic prices.

In response, the States Assembly was given the sole ability to make laws in the Island from 1771 and the Royal Court’s legislative powers were fully removed.

The proposition was adopted by 25 votes to 17.