Four States members handed in their papers yesterday, along with 11 candidates, some new and some having another go, taking the total number of candidates to 82, well below the 119 seen at the 2020 election.
There are 27 women standing, making up 33% of candidates, compared to 28 (23.5%) five years ago.
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For some it was a last-minute decision to stand in order to make the change they want to see in the island.
With just two minutes to spare, Ross Le Brun made it to the Royal Court.
‘I want to have an input because I’m not happy with the way things are with the demographic of deputies we get,’ he said.
‘They don’t seem to focus enough on the less well-off and I want a better quality of life in Guernsey. I don’t feel like we get enough of the right sort of candidate who has that background and lived experience who wants to help in that area.’
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Mr Le Brun said he wants to focus on the small things that people did not always consider.
‘Even if that’s trying to get kids to get to school using their legs. Most people drive their kids to school because there’s so much traffic,’ he said.
‘There’s not much to do for people that is free for people on lower incomes. GST has been voted on and I’d like to make the most of it and secure some long-term funding for things that are free to do for people within walking distance and in lower-income areas, such as more play equipment, more exercise equipment, and things that just make life nicer for people.’
It was also a late decision to stand for Jez Mercer, who said he was not sure about some of the candidates and the conversations around them on social media, and only started thinking about standing a couple of days ago.
Mr Mercer handed in his forms less than an hour before the deadline.
‘It definitely wasn’t planned, but some of the conversations with and around candidates I saw online concerned me, especially given what has happened over the last 15 or so years,’ he said.
‘I have three children who are going to inherit whatever we leave, so I thought I have to have a go and may be able to change some things.’
He said that he wanted to sort out things such as housing and education and finding a way to incorporate renewable energy, such as tidal energy.
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