2010 Sark general election

2010 Sark general election

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14 (of the 30) seats in the Chief Pleas
The location of the Bailiwick of Guernsey which includes Sark

General elections were held in Sark on 8 December 2010,^[1] the second elections held on the island under the 2008 Constitution. The elections were for 14 of the seats that had been elected in the 2008 elections, for a four-year term.

Twenty-one candidates contested the elections.^[2]

On 16 January and 21 February 2008, the Chief Pleas approved a law which introduces a 30-member chamber, with 28 elected members and two unelected members. On 9 April 2008 the Privy Council approved the Sark law reforms.^[3] The first election held in Sark under the 2008 Constitution took place on 10 December 2008, and the new chamber convened for the first time on 21 January 2009.^[4][5][6]

The first election held in Sark under the 2008 Constitution took place on 10 December 2008. In total, 28 Conseillers were to be elected via plurality block voting from 57 candidates, with the latter figure representing about 12% of the electorate in the island.^[7] A recount was ordered as several of the candidates for the last seat were separated by only a few votes.^[8]

The elections reflected the division throughout the island between those who support the traditional system and those who support further reforms.^[9] The second elections did not attract similar worldwide media coverage as the first, described as 'business as usual' by local media.^[10]

• Sark Government
• Election Results