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Three out of four eligible islanders are registered to vote in this year’s election, newly released data has shown.
Express takes a look at the stats…
The total number of islanders registered to vote is 60,701 – that means an estimated 75% of the island’s population is registered.
It’s a slight drop from 2018, when 62,123 people were registered ahead of the election, though this broadly reflects the reduction in population size.
In 2018, the estimated population was 106,800, compared to 103,267 residents recorded in the 2021 Census.
The Parish with the highest percentage of registered voters per population is St. Mary.
Of those that can vote, nearly all are registered - 96.49%, to be precise.
That’s 75.63% of the whole parish population, which includes under 16s.
Following previous trends, St. Helier has the lowest percentage of registered voters per population.
Of those that are eligible, it’s estimated that around three in five are registered to vote (59.83%).
That means 46.90% of the whole Parish population is registered, including under 16s.
Some people wanted to vote, but just didn’t register on time.
The Comité des Connétables reported this afternoon that the parishes had received 96 applications from people who are not already registered as an elector since the supplementary register closing date.
“The parishes’ Electoral Administrators have issued a statement to explain that those who submitted an application after noon last Wednesday 15 June 2022 cannot be added to the supplementary register and will not be able to vote tomorrow,” a spokesperson explained.
“Subject to checking the information provided, those persons will be added to the Electoral Register for future elections.”
While more than 60,000 people have managed to make it onto the electoral register, Jersey has historically struggled with its voter engagement.
The Better Life Index for 2021 shows Jersey scored 6.4 (out of 10), ranking 24th out of 41 nations, five places lower than in 2019.
Jersey’s score is below the OECD average of 6.5 as well as the score of the UK and France (6.9).
Pictured: Jersey ranked 24th out of 41 nations, five places lower than in 2019.
But, with a huge shake-up to the voting system and the renaissance of party politics locally, will that change?
All will be revealed tomorrow night.
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We'll be sharing the full set of results in a dedicated Election Special email tomorrow night, and a wrap-up on Thursday morning.
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