Guernsey Election 2025: Lindsay de Sausmarez tops Guernsey vote as Ferbrache misses out by 21 votes
The people of Guernsey have voted in their next set of 38 Deputies, with the previous Environment and Infrastructure President, Lindsay de Sausmarez, topping the poll.
She received 10,721 votes, getting the backing of around 44% of those who cast their ballots.
Speaking to ITV News shortly after the announcement, she said: "I'm still absolutely stunned, I have not managed to get my head around it yet. I wasn't expecting it at all.
"My thoughts are all over the shop because I have not had a chance to really sit down and even have a look at who my colleagues are going to be. I know that we've lost some real talent from the Assembly, a lot of experience, and I'm sad to see some colleagues go.
"But I think we have had some really strong new candidates come through, so I'm excited about what they can bring to the Assembly as well."
Also in the top three, Yvonne Burford with 9,427 votes and Charles Parkinson receiving 9,294.
Turnout was just over 72%, lower than last time but still high when compared to other elections across the British Isles.
There were 116 rejected ballots, with 43 blank papers and 73 spoiled papers.
72.13%
Turnout
19,686
Number of voters
116
Rejected ballots
Former Chief Minister Peter Ferbrache, who was ousted from the top job in late 2023, stood for re-election but missed out by just 21 votes.
The island's only political party, Forward Guernsey, put forward six candidates - three were elected, including former Chief Minister Gavin St Pier with 8,577 votes.
There will be around a 50-50 split of new and returning Deputies, with 18 politicians re-elected and 20 who are not currently in the States.
Just under a third of the successful candidates are women.
The full list of 38 elected candidates is as follows:
Lindsay de Sausmarez - 10,721
Yvonne Burford - 9,427
Charles Parkinson - 9,294
Steve Falla - 9,017
Paul Montague - 8,884
Sasha Kazantseva-Miller - 8,794
Gavin St Pier - 8,577
Tina Bury - 8,496
Jonathan Le Tocq - 8,002
Chris Blin - 7,664
George Oswald - 7,613
Marc Laine - 7,556
Aidan Matthews - 7,312
Marc Leadbeater - 7,292
Andy Cameron - 7,177
Sally Rochester - 7,119
Adrian Gabriel - 7,069
Lee Van Katwyk - 7,063
Liam McKenna - 7,040
Mark Helyar - 6,980
Steve Williams - 6,950
John Gollop - 6,860
David Goy - 6,703
Tom Rylatt - 6,689
Jennifer Strachan - 6,683
Simon Vermeulen - 6,228
Munazza Malik - 6,215
Jayne Ozanne - 6,197
Dr Andy Sloan - 6,081
Bruno Kay-Mouat - 6,051
Haley Camp - 5,886
Garry Collins - 5,876
Andrew Niles - 5,846
Rob Curgenven - 5,738
Neil Inder - 5,651
David Dorrity - 5,644
Rhona Humphreys - 5,630
Sarah Hansmann Rouxel - 5,458
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