This Is Guernsey » Election http://www.thisisguernsey.com Island News, Sport, Community & Lifestyle Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:30:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en All change with 19 new faces in States http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/24/all-change-with-19-new-faces-in-states/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/24/all-change-with-19-new-faces-in-states/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:30:02 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/24/all-change-with-19-new-faces-in-states/ 05687571.jpgvisit site to read more]

]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/24/all-change-with-19-new-faces-in-states/feed/ No need to rush things http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/24/no-need-to-rush-things/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/24/no-need-to-rush-things/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:00:25 +0000 GP Opinion http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/24/no-need-to-rush-things/ As the results started to flow in, so too did the conclusions: Guernsey was voting for change.

Some high profile new faces plus two sitting deputies dumped and the mood of voters was clear. And yet given there was always going to be a minimum of 17 incomers with the number of sitting members retiring, the potential for wholesale change was … [visit site to read more]

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12.30am What a result for … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/23/election-blog/feed/ Island goes to the polls but most are unhappy with the system http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/23/island-goes-to-the-polls-but-most-are-unhappy-with-the-system/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/23/island-goes-to-the-polls-but-most-are-unhappy-with-the-system/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:30:28 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/23/island-goes-to-the-polls-but-most-are-unhappy-with-the-system/ ballotbox.jpgISLANDERS go to the polls today in a groundbreaking election.

It is the first time that 16-year-olds have had the chance to vote and an unprecedented amount of experience is being lost … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/23/island-goes-to-the-polls-but-most-are-unhappy-with-the-system/feed/ Make it count, says the outgoing chief http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/23/make-it-count-says-the-outgoing-chief/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/23/make-it-count-says-the-outgoing-chief/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:29:13 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/23/make-it-count-says-the-outgoing-chief/ 0536869.jpgPEOPLE must make their vote count at today’s general election, says Chief Minister Mike Torode (pictured).

There are 33,253 people on the electoral roll, which represents 73% of the … [visit site to read more]

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]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/23/few-queue-to-be-the-first-to-cast-their-vote/feed/ South-East voters line up for question time http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/21/south-east-voters-line-up-for-question-time/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/21/south-east-voters-line-up-for-question-time/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:29:09 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/21/south-east-voters-line-up-for-question-time/ ELECTION hopefuls fielded questions from South-East District residents at St Martin’s Parish Hall on Saturday.

The drop-in, the first of its kind, saw islanders queuing up for their chance to quiz prospective deputies before Wednesday’s election.

‘More or less, by going through their manifestos, I have made up my mind,’ said George … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/21/south-east-voters-line-up-for-question-time/feed/ Missing names added to electoral roll http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/18/missing-names-added-to-electoral-roll/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/18/missing-names-added-to-electoral-roll/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:29:16 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/18/missing-names-added-to-electoral-roll/ THE Royal Court has given the States permission to add the names of people who had been left off the electoral roll.

The registrar-general went to the court yesterday with applications for five groups of people in various categories for six of the seven electoral districts.

These applications included the seven people who had originally … [visit site to read more]

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]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/17/standing-room-only-in-castel/feed/ Some answers ‘just meant to please’ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/17/some-answers-just-meant-to-please/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/17/some-answers-just-meant-to-please/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:00:17 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/17/some-answers-just-meant-to-please/ 0564758.jpgSt Peter Port North candidates face the electorate.

ST PETER PORT NORTH voters had … [visit site to read more]

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]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/16/st-peter-port-south-election-candidates-give-their-views/feed/ Final chances to see what they stand for http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/15/final-chances-to-see-what-they-stand-for/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/15/final-chances-to-see-what-they-stand-for/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:22:28 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/15/final-chances-to-see-what-they-stand-for/ THE election campaign enters its final stages this week with the last chances for people to quiz the candidates.

A drop-in session for St Peter Port South takes place today in the Dave Ferguson Hall at Beau Sejour between noon and 3pm and then again between 6 and 7pm.

The traditional hustings takes place between 7 and 10pm.

Tomorrow, the … [visit site to read more]

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]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/10/big-turnout-justifies-second-hustings/feed/ Giving voters election they really want http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/09/giving-voters-election-they-really-want/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/09/giving-voters-election-they-really-want/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:00:39 +0000 GP Opinion http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/04/09/giving-voters-election-they-really-want/ AS ELECTORS weigh up their choices of candidate in the run up to the election on the 23rd, a couple of themes are dominant - not the issues themselves but two topics that can be guaranteed to crop up in conversation about local politics.

One is the experience of those seeking election, particularly the first-timers. The second is island-wide … [visit site to read more]

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Tony Simon recently started receiving manifestos for Andrew Simon … [visit site to read more]

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