States Assembly Second Year Review
In the second year of the States of Jersey Assembly since the elections on the 16th May 2018, there have been 25 sittings of the Assembly held over 36 days.
231 votes have been held, of which 184 (80%) were adopted by the Assembly. 96 votes (42%) received no opposition.
Of the 49 States Members, 21 Members hold Ministerial positions and 21 Members hold Scrutiny positions.
Propositions
137 propositions have been submitted to the States Greffe during the second year of the new Assembly, 19 of which were withdrawn. There are 10 propositions awaiting debate in upcoming sittings of the Assembly.
12 States Members have lodged a proposition in their own name (outside of the remit of their Ministerial or panel position), of which 5 are new Members.
| Name | # Active | # Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|
| Louise Doublet | 1 | 1 |
| Sarah Ferguson S | 1 | 1 |
| Inna Gardiner S* | 2 | 2 |
| Carolyn Labey M | 0 | 1 |
| Russell Labey | 3 | 0 |
| Jeremy Maçon M | 1 | 0 |
| Kirsten Morel S* | 4 | 0 |
| Jess Perchard S* | 2 | 0 |
| Karen Shenton-Stone S* | 1 | 0 |
| Geoff Southern | 4 | 1 |
| Montfort Tadier M | 2 | 4 |
| Rob Ward S* | 4 | 0 |
M = Holds Ministerial position
S = Holds Scrutiny position
* = New Member
Amendments
15 Members have brought an amendment to another Member's proposition in their own name, including 2 that hold Ministerial positions and 6 new Members.
| Name | # Amendments |
|---|---|
| Carina Alves S* | 2 |
| Simon Crowcroft | 3 |
| Louise Doublet S | 3 |
| Inna Gardiner S* | 3 |
| Mike Higgins S | 1 |
| Rowland Huelin S* | 1 |
| Russell Labey | 1 |
| John Le Bailly S | 1 |
| Steve Luce | 1 |
| Jeremy Maçon M | 2 |
| Sam Mézec M | 2 |
| Kirsten Morel S* | 8 |
| Kevin Pamplin S* | 1 |
| Geoff Southern M | 6 |
| Rob Ward S* | 4 |
M = Holds Ministerial position
S = Holds Scrutiny position
* = New Member
Questions
There have been 262 oral questions and 505 written questions asked by States Members in the second year of the new Assembly.
Generally, Members holding Ministerial positions do not ask questions of their fellow Ministers. However in the past year, 5 Members holding Ministerial positions have asked questions in the Assembly.
21 Members have not asked a question in the Assembly during the second year. Of those not asking questions, 5 Members do not hold a Ministerial position.
M = Holds Ministerial position
S = Holds Scrutiny position
* = New Member
Participation
On average, States Members each participated in 86.5% of votes in the Assembly, by voting pour, contre or abstaining.
There has been 100% attendance of all States Members for only 1 vote (P.53/2020), while the lowest participation for a vote was 30 Members (P.122/2018). Over the past year, there has been an average of 42 Members present for voting on a proposition.
14 Members were en defaut at the time of voting, meaning that they were not present for the vote and did not have a vaild reason:
| Name | % Votes En Defaut |
|---|---|
| Lyndon Farnham M | 0.9% |
| Mike Higgins S | 0.9% |
| Carolyn Labey M | 3.9% |
| Steve Luce | 3.5% |
| Jeremy Maçon M | 2.2% |
| Deidre Mezbourian | 4.8% |
| Steven Pallett M | 0.9% |
| Jess Perchard S* | 3% |
| Trevor Pointon S* | 0.9% |
| Hugh Raymond M* | 0.9% |
| Sadie Rennard S | 1.7% |
| Montfort Tadier M | 1.3% |
| Christopher Taylor M | 0.9% |
| Scott Wickenden M | 1.3% |
* = Holds Ministerial position
S = Holds Scrutiny position
* = New Member
The majority of Members did not vote on a proposition in the Assembly at some point during the year, being registered as not present for the vote:
M = Holds Ministerial position
S = Holds Scrutiny position
* = New Member