The 2022 Jersey general election was held on 22 June 2022 to elect connétables and deputies to the States Assembly. As in previous elections, the majority of seats were won by independents. The governing Jersey Alliance party suffered a heavy defeat, losing all but one of its seats. Following the election, a coalition government led by Better Way Deputy Kristina Moore was formed.

Independent politicians won 32 of the 49 seats in the Assembly. Reform Jersey won 10 seats, primarily in the new St Helier constituencies, the largest win in the party's history. Whilst Jersey Alliance won a sizable share of the popular vote, it only won a single seat; almost all of its members in the Assembly were voted out, most notably the incumbent Chief Minister John Le Fondré. The newly founded Jersey Liberal Conservatives and Progress Party, comprising the JLC–Progress coalition, received 2 and 1 seats respectively.

Despite widespread electoral reforms made in 2021 intended to improve civic engagement, turnout decreased from the previous election to 41.6%. Following the election, Jersey Alliance's single member in the Assembly resigned from the party after only a month, leaving it with no representation in the States Assembly. The Progress Party disbanded a year later in July 2023.

Timeline +Key datesDate Event(s)Thursday 22 April 2021The States Assembly approves a proposition setting 22 June 2022 as the date for the next general election. The proposition also included widespread electoral reforms for the 2022 election, including abolishing the position of senator and creating new electoral constituencies for deputies.Friday 29 April 2022Final business meeting of the 2018–2022 Assembly.Monday 9 May 2022Final meeting of the 2018–2022 Assembly to ceremonially mark Liberation Day.Tuesday 10 May 2022Deadline for registration on the main voter register and registration for a postal vote at 12pm.Wednesday 11 May 2022Opening of nominations of candidates. Beginning of election period (purdah).Friday 13 May 2022Closing of nominations of candidates.Wednesday 18 May 2022Announcement of candidates.Monday 13 June 2022Pre-poll voting open for voters on the main voter register.Tuesday 14 June 2022Wednesday 15 June 2022Deadline for registration on the supplementary voter register at 12pm.Thursday 16 June 2022Friday 17 June 2022Wednesday 22 June 2022Polling day – polls open from 8am to 8pm.Thursday 23 June 2022Results announced for all 21 parishes and constituencies.Monday 27 June 2022Elected members officially sworn in to the States Assembly. Deadline for nominations for Chief Minister – candidates had until 5pm to receive at least six nominations to be included on the ballot.Thursday 30 June 2022First meeting of the new States Assembly to ceremonially mark the retirement of the Lieutenant Governor.Tuesday 5 July 2022The new States Assembly met for the election of the new chief minister.Monday 11 July 2022Chief minister-designate's nominations for other ministerial positions confirmed by the Assembly. Chief minister formally appointed to office.Tuesday 12 July 2022End of election period (purdah). States members appointed to scrutiny panels and committees.Tuesday 19 July 2022States members appointed to remaining scrutiny panels and committees.

Electoral system

The 2022 elections were the first to have been held under a new electoral system. Under the system, the role of Senators was abolished and replaced with 37 Deputies elected across nine districts via plurality block voting. The election of one Connétable from each of the twelve parishes was maintained.

This election saw the debut of many new political parties to a political landscape that has been traditionally dominated by independent candidates. Before the election, the newly formed centre-right Jersey Alliance, which included the previous Chief Minister John Le Fondré, who had led the previous Government of Jersey. The centre-right Liberal Conservatives and the centrist Progress Party entered into a political pact with one other for the election. The existing social-democratic Reform Jersey party also contested the election, and a group of independent candidates stood with a shared platform and agreed principles under the name of 'Better Way', including Chief Scrutineer and Senator Kristina Moore.

For the 2022 elections, the Constable of St. Martin brought forward an amendment to include "the choice of 'None of the Above' to be automatically included as a ballot option in any States Assembly election where the number of candidates in a District or Parish does not exceed the number of seats available, with an appropriate formal consequence being provided should this ballot option achieve a plurality of the votes cast." The change was subsequently approved by the States Assembly.

Political parties and groups

The table below lists the parties or groups that nominated at least one candidate for the election: Name Ideology Leader2018 result Pre-election seats Seats RJ Reform Jersey Social democracy Sam Mézec JA Jersey Alliance Conservative liberalism Mark Boleat PP Progress Party Centrism Steve Pallett JLC Jersey Liberal Conservatives Liberal conservatism Philip Bailhache BW Better Way Consensus government Kristina Moore Ind Independents

Notes As the electorate can vote for more than one candidate, including voting for multiple candidates of differing political parties, the vote total is not indicative of the popular vote share of each party but rather the total number of votes each candidate received.

The 'Better Way' group ran as independents and are not a registered political party nor stood as a political party. Their candidates received 8,016 votes and 4 out of 5 of their candidates were elected.

Results By constituency

By party Party Leader Seats Total votes Of total Of total Reform Jersey Sam Mézec 10 20.4% 12,751 12.3% Better Way Kristina Moore 4 8.2% 8,016 7.7% Jersey Liberal Conservatives Philip Bailhache 2 4.1% 4,259 4.1% Jersey Alliance Mark Boleat 1 2.0% 9,479 9.1% Progress Party Steve Pallett 1 2.0% 4,376 4.2% Independents — 31 65.3% 61,051 58.9%

List of elected members Connétables + Parish Name Party Majority Grouville Independent 72 St Brelade Independent 1,451 St Clement Independent 1,748 St Helier Independent 944 St John Independent 1,036 St Lawrence Independent 301 St Martin Independent 1,057 St Mary Independent 83 St Ouen Independent 512 St Peter Independent 872 St Saviour Independent 396 Trinity Jersey Alliance 441Source:

Deputies + Constituency Name Party Majority St Helier South Reform Jersey 364 Reform Jersey 122 Reform Jersey 88 Better Way 25 St Helier Central Reform Jersey 437 Reform Jersey 413 Reform Jersey 343 Reform Jersey 323 Reform Jersey 210 St Helier North Independent 928 Independent 531 Independent 399 Independent 262 St Saviour Independent 595 Jersey Liberal Conservatives 374 Independent 326 Reform Jersey 86 Independent 54 St Clement Better Way 556 Independent 486 Jersey Liberal Conservatives 322 Independent 50 St Brelade Independent 1,042 Independent 455 Independent 454 Reform Jersey 175 St Mary, St Ouen,and St Peter Better Way 1,677 Better Way 1,186 Independent 1,155 Independent 48 St John, St Lawrence,and Trinity Independent 1,522 Independent 1,435 Independent 1,075 Independent 556 Grouville and St Martin Independent 674 Progress Party 309 Independent 174Source:

Aftermath Government formation

The elected States members were officially sworn into office on 27 June. In order to be included in the vote for Chief Minister, candidates needed to receive nominations from six other States members by 5pm that day. Only three candidates put their names forward; Kristina Moore, (leader of Better Way), Sam Mézec (leader of Reform Jersey), and Philip Bailhache (leader of the Jersey Liberal Conservatives). Mark Boleat, leader of Jersey Alliance, had announced his intention to run for Chief Minister prior to the election, but lost his seat. Moore received 30 nominations, greater than the 25 votes needed to win the vote, immediately making her the clear frontrunner. Mézec received 9 nominations, clearing the threshold to be included on the ballot. Bailhache failed to receive enough nominations to be included, and withdrew from the race.

The new States Assembly held its first meeting on 5 July to choose the new Chief Minister. Moore won the vote 39–10, becoming the first woman to hold the office. Moore selected a mix of independent, Better Way, and JLC States members as her nominations for her Council of Ministers. The States Assembly confirmed her nominations on 11 July, creating the Moore ministry.

Collapse of parties In July 2022, Jersey Alliance's sole elected States member, Philip Le Sueur, resigned from the party due to its poor electoral performance.

A year later in July 2023, the Progress Party disbanded, also citing disappointing performance in the 2022 election. See also Elections in Jersey Political parties in Jersey Politics of Jersey Constitution of Jersey

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