Elections to the States Assembly – Jersey’s elected parliament – are held every four years. Jersey’s most recent Island-wide elections took place on Sunday 7 June 2026.
Registered voters elect individuals to represent them as States Members in the States Assembly where Jersey’s laws and policies are debated and decided. All 49 Members are elected on the same day, including:
2026 Election Candidates were announced on Monday 27 April 2026, and you can find out more about them by reading their manifestos online. Most candidates also recorded a 2-minute video, which is available to watch on their individual pages.
A printed booklet containing all manifestos, along with further information on when and how to vote, was delivered to all residential addresses.
This Easy Read document, available in English and Portuguese, has been produced to help everyone in Jersey understand how to vote and take part in elections.
Easy Read is an accessible, standardised format that presents complex information through simple, plain language, supported with large text and images.
If you would like a printed copy or a digital copy of the Easy Read, email: contact@vote.je
Find out everything you need to know about accessibility for the 2026 elections.
You do not need to manually register to vote as Jersey has introduced a system of automatic voter registration.
You are eligible and should have been automatically added to the electoral register if you are aged 16 or over and have lived in Jersey for:
You do not have to be a British citizen to register to vote in Jersey.
The electoral register – important change:
The register is based on data held by the Government. If you have left the Island for several months and not told the Government you’re back, or moved house and not informed anyone, we encourage you to check your details on the register by contacting your Parish.
You could find that you are still registered at your old address and only able to vote in that Parish/Constituency. This could change the candidates that you are eligible to vote for and where you should go to vote. If any of this might apply to you, please check at your Parish Hall as soon as you can.
If you are sick, incapacitated or have challenges with literacy, or if you are a carer of someone who falls into these categories and cannot have voted by post, you can request a home visit. Parishes can send an official to you to take your vote so that registered voters are not prevented from participating due to sickness. Find all parish contact details.
There were three different types of States Member to vote for:
Senator – vote for up to nine candidates to represent the whole Island.
Connétable – vote for one candidate to represent your Parish.
Deputy – vote for between two to four candidates depending on your Constituency. To find your Constituency, visit our Constituency Finder or contact your Parish Hall. Once you know this, you can check how many States Members you are eligible to vote for here:
| Parish of residence: | Constituency of residence: | One vote for the Connétable (Constable) of: | Number of Deputies you can vote for: | Number of Senators you can vote for: | Total number of States Members you can vote for: |
| Grouville | Grouville & St. Martin | Grouville | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| St. Brelade | St. Brelade | St. Brelade | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| St. Clement | St. Clement | St. Clement | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| St. Helier | St. Helier Central | St. Helier | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| St. Helier | St. Helier North | St. Helier | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| St. Helier | St. Helier South | St. Helier | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| St. John | St. John, St. Lawrence and Trinity | St. John | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| St. Lawrence | St. John, St. Lawrence and Trinity | St. Lawrence | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| St. Martin | Grouville and St. Martin | St. Martin | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| St. Mary | St. Mary, St. Ouen and St. Peter | St. Mary | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| St. Ouen | St. Mary, St. Ouen and St. Peter | St. Ouen | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| St. Peter | St. Mary, St. Ouen and St. Peter | St. Peter | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| St. Saviour | St. Saviour | St. Saviour | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| Trinity | St. John, St. Lawrence and Trinity | Trinity | 3 | 9 | 13 |
Ahead of an election there’s often a lot of news, social media activity and campaign events, which can make choosing a candidate challenging. As Jersey’s official guide to elections, Vote.je provides clear, accessible information about candidates and voting.
Vote.je offers resources both online and in person. You can find details of events such as the Candidate Fayre and Hustings, where voters can meet and question candidates, on our Events page. You can also find candidate contact details if you would like to get in touch directly.
Manifestos
Election candidates create a manifesto, which allows them to set out what they plan to achieve as a States Member if they are elected.
The 2026 candidate manifestos are still available to read online. A printed booklet containing all manifestos, along with further information on when and how to vote, was delivered to all residential addresses in mid-May, and can be downloaded below. This information will also be available in Portuguese.
Candidates were also invited to record a short video version of their manifesto. These are published on the Vote.je website and YouTube channel.
As a voter, you can use a manifesto to help decide which candidate best represents your views. Voters often refer back to manifestos to assess how well elected members are delivering on the commitments they made.
Ahead of elections you will see and hear a lot of material about candidates and the voting process. Some of it may be inaccurate, misleading, or even designed to confuse voters.
The Jersey Electoral Authority encourages Islanders to be mindful of the origin and intent behind what they encounter.
Pause before you trust what you see
Artificial intelligence tools can now produce realistic text, images, audio and video. These can be used to create materials that look genuine but are not – including content that may try to mislead you about candidates or influence your understanding of the election.
Just because something looks convincing doesn’t mean it is trustworthy.
Be sceptical and protect your vote
If you read, watch or hear something about the election that feels odd or too sensational, stop and question it. Check the source. Look for an imprint – a statement which shows who created the material and who is responsible for it.
If you’re unsure, it’s safer to verify or ignore the content rather than share it. You can also support friends and family by encouraging them to pause and think before spreading information.
If something feels wrong, report it
If you come across material that seems fake, malicious, or designed to mislead voters, you can report it:
The Jersey Electoral Authority has issued guidance on this matter but is only able to consider complaints from candidates about the conduct of other candidates or a person carrying out functions in connection with the election.
Our election belongs to all Islanders
Jersey’s democratic process depends on trust – trust in the information voters receive, trust in fair campaigning, and trust in the system itself. We all have a role in safeguarding that trust, especially as technology makes it easier for misinformation to spread.
‘None of the candidates’ (also referred to as ‘none of the above‘) is an option available to voters only when there are either the same number of candidates as vacancies, or fewer candidates than vacancies. Having this option on the ballot paper means that candidates are not automatically elected without opposition.
This provides you with an opportunity to voice your opinion on the candidates if you do not feel that they share your views and values, as an alternative to just not voting. Choosing ‘none of the candidates’ is a vote against all the candidates running for that position.
If ‘none of the candidates’ receives the most votes, no one will be elected and there will be a by-election later.
Election candidates either stand for election as a member of a political party or as an independent candidate.
Party candidates need to ensure their election advertising clearly states their party name. On Election Day, the ballot papers will say which political party a candidate is in so you know exactly what you are voting for.
During the election campaign, Islanders can expect to see candidates’ posters and banners appearing in public locations.
Candidate and political parties also tend to post leaflets or flyers through letterboxes to ask for support and votes on election day.
You may also be ‘door-stepped’ by candidates at your home address. This is a traditional pre-election activity where candidates knock on doors around their constituency or Parish in order to speak with voters to find out about the issues and concerns in the local area and to see if you are interested in voting for them on election day.
Once the polling stations are closed, the votes are counted and the results are announced. The candidates with the most votes are elected.
The newly-elected Members are ‘sworn-in’ to their new roles around a week after the election and the new States Assembly meets for the first time to decide which States Member will become Jersey’s new Chief Minister.
See the States Assembly website for more on how this works.
Where there is a vacancy during the four-year term of the Assembly, it may be necessary to hold a by-election.
By-elections are usually a one-off event where there is a vacancy to fill and only the registered voters in the Parish or Constituency with the vacancy are eligible to vote.
Candidates are invited to stand in the by-election and the person who wins will take on the available role for the remaining time in the States Assembly until the following election.
Vote.je will publish details of candidates and polling dates in the event that there is a by-election.
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