2012 Sark general election

General elections were held in Sark on 12 December 2012 to elect half of the 28 members of the Chief Pleas. Ten conseillers were re-elected, four candidates were elected for the first time, and two sitting conseillers lost their seats.

Electoral system

The 28 members of the Chief Pleas were elected via plurality block voting for four-year terms in two tranches. The 2012 election was held to replace members who had been elected for a four-year term in 2008.

Campaign

A total of 22 candidates contested the elections, vying for the 14 available seats.

Conduct

The Sark Government appointed Norman Browse to serve as an observer of the elections. Browse reported that the elections were "open and transparent".

Results

Candidate Votes % Notes
Sandra Williams2446.60Re-elected
Hazel Fry2266.11Re-elected
Karen Adams2195.93Elected
Richard James Dewe2155.82Re-elected
Elizabeth Mary Dewe2115.71Re-elected
Michael Mann2065.57Elected
Antony Dunks2035.49Re-elected
Andrew Prevel1895.11Re-elected
Paul Williams1865.03Re-elected
Rosanne Byrne1844.98Re-elected
Margaret Mallinson1754.73Elected
Christine Dorothy Audrain1724.65Re-elected
Charles Noel Donald Maitland1584.27Re-elected
Robert Cottle1554.19Elected
Tony Le Lievre1463.95
Stephen Taylor1443.90Lost seat
Simon Couldridge1293.49
Lorraine Southern1273.44
Gemma Knight1173.17
Natalie Craik1102.98
Paul Burgess1052.84
Simon Higgins752.03Lost seat
Total3,696100
Valid votes344100
Invalid/blank votes00.0
Total votes cast344100
Registered voters/turnout44477.48
Source: BBC

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sark Chief Pleas election polls close BBC News, 12 December 2012
  2. 1 2 Browse, Norman. "Observations on the Sark election of 12th December 2012" (PDF). The Government of Sark. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2018.