General elections were held in Sark on 12 December 2018. The elections saw 15 candidates contest the nine available seats in the Chief Pleas,Notice Government of Sark the first time seats were contested since 2012.Sark in a ‘serious state of affairs’, warns UK minister Jersey Evening Post, 12 November 2018 Seven of the nine elected members were new to the legislature.Sark election: Seven newcomers voted in BBC News, 12 December 2018
The election was conducted under plurality block voting.
Results CandidateVotes%NotesHelen Mildred Plummer 205 10.50Re-electedPhilip David Long 192 9.84ElectedJohn David Guille 191 9.79ElectedChristopher Drillot 165 8.46ElectedWilliam George Raymond 152 7.79Re-electedAmanda Jayne de Carteret 143 7.33ElectedEllen Naomi Lalor 138 7.07ElectedRodney Stewart Lalor 123 6.30ElectedSimon Ashley Couldridge 121 6.20ElectedEdric Baker 110 5.64UnseatedDiane Baker 108 5.64UnseatedFern Joanne Turner 100 5.13 Natalie Alexandra Craik 90 4.61 Michael Joseph Doyle 75 3.84 Frank William Makepeace 38 1.95 Total 1,951 100 Valid votes 251 96.54Spoiled votes 9 3.46Total votes cast 260 100Registered voters/turnout 363 71.63Source: Returning Officer, BBC
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