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General elections were held in Sark on 12 December 2012 to elect half of the 28 members of the Chief Pleas. Ten conseillers were re-elected, four candidates were elected for the first time, and two sitting conseillers lost their seats.
Electoral system
The 28 members of the Chief Pleas were elected via plurality block voting for four-year terms in two tranches. The 2012 election was held to replace members who had been elected for a four-year term in 2008.
Campaign
A total of 22 candidates contested the elections, vying for the 14 available seats.
Conduct
The Sark Government appointed Norman Browse to serve as an observer of the elections. Browse reported that the elections were "open and transparent".
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandra Williams | 244 | 6.60 | Re-elected |
| Hazel Fry | 226 | 6.11 | Re-elected |
| Karen Adams | 219 | 5.93 | Elected |
| Richard James Dewe | 215 | 5.82 | Re-elected |
| Elizabeth Mary Dewe | 211 | 5.71 | Re-elected |
| Michael Mann | 206 | 5.57 | Elected |
| Antony Dunks | 203 | 5.49 | Re-elected |
| Andrew Prevel | 189 | 5.11 | Re-elected |
| Paul Williams | 186 | 5.03 | Re-elected |
| Rosanne Byrne | 184 | 4.98 | Re-elected |
| Margaret Mallinson | 175 | 4.73 | Elected |
| Christine Dorothy Audrain | 172 | 4.65 | Re-elected |
| Charles Noel Donald Maitland | 158 | 4.27 | Re-elected |
| Robert Cottle | 155 | 4.19 | Elected |
| Tony Le Lievre | 146 | 3.95 | |
| Stephen Taylor | 144 | 3.90 | Lost seat |
| Simon Couldridge | 129 | 3.49 | |
| Lorraine Southern | 127 | 3.44 | |
| Gemma Knight | 117 | 3.17 | |
| Natalie Craik | 110 | 2.98 | |
| Paul Burgess | 105 | 2.84 | |
| Simon Higgins | 75 | 2.03 | Lost seat |
| Total | 3,696 | 100 | |
| Valid votes | 344 | 100 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes cast | 344 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 444 | 77.48 | |
| Source: BBC | |||
References
- ^ Sark Chief Pleas election polls close BBC News, 12 December 2012
- ^ Browse, Norman. "Observations on the Sark election of 12th December 2012" (PDF). The Government of Sark. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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