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Three States Members this morning battled it out to take the island's top political job, with Lyndon Farnham eventually being nominated as Chief Minister designate... but how did our politicians vote?
Also in the runnings were current Treasury Minister and former Chief Minister Ian Gorst, and Reform Jersey leader Sam Mézec.
After all three candidates had given their speeches and answered questions, an open ballot was held where Members wrote their own name and indicated their preferred candidate on pre-printed ballot papers.
The results were as follows:
| Candidate | Deputy Gorst | Deputy Farnham | Deputy Mézec | Abstained |
| 1 | Connétable of St Lawrence | Connétable of St Helier | Deputy Southern | Deputy Wilson |
| 2 | Connétable of Grouville | Connétable of St Brelade | Deputy Tadier | |
| 3 | Connétable of St Mary | Connétable of Trinity | Deputy R. Ward | |
| 4 | Deputy Luce | Connétable of St Peter | Deputy Alves | |
| 5 | Deputy Doublet | Connétable of St Martin | Deputy Mézec | |
| 6 | Deputy Morel | Connétable of St John | Deputy C. Curtis | |
| 7 | Deputy Ahier | Connétable of St Clement | Deputy Feltham | |
| 8 | Deputy Gardiner | Connétable of St Ouen | Deputy Kovacs | |
| 9 | Deputy Gorst | Connétable of St Saviour | Deputy Coles | |
| 10 | Deputy Moore | Deputy Labey | Deputy Porée | |
| 11 | Deputy Ozouf | Deputy Le Hegarat | ||
| 12 | Deputy Bailhache | Deputy Farnham | ||
| 13 | Deputy Warr | Deputy Scott | ||
| 14 | Deputy Miles | Deputy R. Binet | ||
| 15 | Deputy Renouf | Deputy Howell | ||
| 16 | Deputy Jeune | Deputy T. Binet | ||
| 17 | Deputy Millar | Deputy B. Ward | ||
| 18 | Deputy Ferey | |||
| 19 | Deputy A. Curtis | |||
| 20 | Deputy Stephenson | |||
| 21 | Deputy Andrews | |||
| TOTAL | 21 | 17 | 10 | 1 |
Deputy Gorst received 21 votes, Deputy Farnham received 17 votes, and Deputy Mézec received 10 votes – from the 10 members of his political party, Reform Jersey.
As there were three candidates, and nobody received more than half of the votes, the candidate with the lowest number of votes withdrew from the contest. This was Deputy Mézec.
A new ballot then commenced with the two remaining candidates, using the electronic voting system.
The results were as follows:
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Candidate
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Deputy Gorst
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Deputy Farnham
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1
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Connétable of St Lawrence
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Connétable of St Helier
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2
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Connétable of Grouville
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Connétable of St Brelade
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3
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Connétable of St Mary
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Connétable of Trinity
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4
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Deputy Luce
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Connétable of St Peter
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5
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Deputy Doublet
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Connétable of St Martin
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6
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Deputy Morel
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Connétable of St John
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7
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Deputy Ahier
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Connétable of St Clement
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8
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Deputy Gardiner
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Connétable of St Ouen
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9
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Deputy Gorst
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Connétable of St Saviour
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10
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Deputy Moore
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Deputy Southern
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11
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Deputy Ozouf
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Deputy Labey
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12
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Deputy Bailhache
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Deputy Tadier
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13
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Deputy Warr
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Deputy Le Hegarat
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14
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Deputy Miles
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Deputy R. Ward
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15
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Deputy Renouf
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Deputy Alves
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16
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Deputy Jeune
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Deputy Farnham
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17
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Deputy Millar
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Deputy Mézec
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18
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Deputy Ferey
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Deputy Coles
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19
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Deputy A Curtis
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Deputy Porée
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20
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Deputy Stephenson
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Deputy Scott
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21
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Deputy Andrews
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Deputy C. Curtis
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22
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Deputy Wilson
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Deputy Feltham
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23
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Deputy R. Binet
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24
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Deputy Howell
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25
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Deputy T. Binet
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26
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Deputy Kovacs
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27
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Deputy B. Ward
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| TOTAL | 22 | 27 |
Deputy Gorst received 22 votes – one more than the previous ballot as former Health Minister Karen Wilson changed from abstaining.
Deputy Farnham received 27 votes, gaining the support of the 10 Reform Jersey members who could no longer vote for their leader.
He was therefore announced as Chief Minister designate.
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