It might be no surprise to learn that the senior States member, the de facto ‘Chief Minister’ Lindsay de Sausmarez has taken to her feet on 291 occasions since July 2025 and uttered 79,325 words in the Assembly. Given her committee has brought far more reports to the chamber than any others, it is no surprise she has had to make so many contributions.
It may also not be a surprise to learn that John Gollop, never one to hesitate to fill a silence, is running her close.
The long-serving Father of the House has spoken on 231 occasions, and averaging 316 words a time, come up with more than 73,000 words.
In third place is Gavin St Pier, who for most of the period has been the States’ treasury lead. He has spoken on 284 occasions for a collective 64,000 words.
At the other end of the scale Bruno Kay-Mouat has spoken just six times for a combined total of 325 words.
However, this should not be seen as a negative, said site creator Will Walter.
‘The Gettysburg Address runs to only 272 words,’ he pointed out.
He has already been eclipsed by new deputy Ross Le Brun, who is also hot on the heels of Munazza Malik, who has made six contributions for a total of 1,578 words.
The debate that got them all talking? Rather surprisingly, that is the Government Work Plan debate from January, which elicited more than 106,000 words, or 12% of all words spoken so far this term.
Debate on the 2026 Budget comes in next and then chat over tax reform, which is likely to take the top spot by the end of October.
The July debate saw some unusual candidates step up to take the top spots – anti-GST leaders Rob Curgenven, Simon Vermeulen and Garry Collins take three of the top five places on the speaker leaderboard. They collectively have spoken more than 30 times.