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04 SeptStamp duty on buy-to-let and second homes regraded from Mixed to Kept after the vote that delivered it was found unlinked; Long-Term Care cap ruling stands, with the December 2025 vote added.— Stephen Ahier04 SeptSustainable finance promise regraded from No recorded vote to Kept after a reader challenge found the amendment that delivered it, which she lodged herself, unlinked.— Hilary Jeune04 SeptTwo further verdict-based promises revised after reader challenges: constituency surgeries regraded Partial to Delivered; Equalities Minister regraded Outstanding to In progress.— Hilary Jeune
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Beatriz Borges de Sousa Vaz Moreno Porée

Deputy for St Helier South · Reform Jersey

Chair of the Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel

Beatriz Borges de Sousa Vaz Moreno Porée

Beatriz Porée was first elected to the States Assembly in 2022 as Deputy for St Helier South, a seat she retained at the 2026 election as a member of Reform Jersey. During her first term she served on the Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel, the Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel, and later the Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel, as well as acting as a States Trustee of the Jersey Community Relations Trust. She chaired the Work Permit Holder Welfare Review Panel from 2023 to 2026. Since 2026 she has served as Chair of the Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel.

For the 2026–2030 term, Porée campaigned on fairness in the workplace, environmental improvement in St Helier, and the ongoing welfare of migrant workers. Her specific pledges included reforming employment law to better reflect modern working conditions and strengthen worker protections, improving the working and living conditions of migrant workers, and supporting small businesses. She also committed to pursuing better air quality, reduced carbon emissions, and the creation of a green space corridor in St Helier, alongside continuing to improve public services for residents and visitors.

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Attendance

Turnout in the States Assembly — 2026–2030 Assembly

The States Assembly records a reason against every non-vote, so being ill, off-island, on parental leave or barred by a declared interest can be told apart from simply not turning up. Absences with an accepted reason are removed from both sides of the rate rather than held against the member.

5 votes in 2026–2030 Assembly so far — fewer than the 10 needed before this scorecard will publish a participation rate. The record to date:

  • Voted or abstained4
  • Not present for vote1

Manifesto

Promises, and how they voted — 2026–2030 Assembly

Grouped by policy area. Each promise carries the recorded States Assembly votes that test it, and whether this member voted to deliver — open any vote for the motion and the reasoning. A vote counts against a promise only where it plainly contradicts it; where a member voted against one particular measure but the breach is arguable, the vote is shown and set aside rather than counted. Where no recorded vote bears on a promise, an AI delivery verdict assesses progress against the public record.

Voted to deliverVoted againstAbsent or abstained

Economy, Tax & Cost of Living

2 promises · 0 kept

1recorded vote

1 Contre

  • No recorded votedirectional

    Candidate will work to strengthen support for small businesses.

    “I also intend to strengthen support for small businesses”

    Economy And Business
    No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedmedium confidence

    Deputy Porée's pledge to strengthen support for small businesses was made in her 2026 election manifesto on vote.je (published June 2026). The 2026–2030 Assembly first sat on 19 June 2026, giving her only approximately three months in the new term as of the assessment date. No propositions, ministerial statements, or scrutiny reviews specifically addressing small business support by Deputy Porée have been identified in that window. Furthermore, she was appointed Chair of the Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel in July 2026 — not the Economic and International Affairs Panel — meaning her formal scrutiny role does not directly align with the promise; no independent Jersey sources (JEP, Bailiwick Express, gov.je, statesassembly.je) report any concrete steps taken on this commitment.

  • No recorded votedirectional

    Candidate will work to improve employment law to better reflect modern working conditions and provide stronger worker protections.

    “my priorities include improving employment law, so it reflects modern working realities, provides stronger protections, and supports productivity.”

    Economy And BusinessPublic Sector Reform

    1 recorded vote tests this promise

    1 Contre
    • 08 Sept 2026·P.63/2026 — Reinstate the States Grant to the Social Security Fund (P.63-2026) — Contre, voted against, not counted as a breach6-41

      Voting Pour delivers this

      Reinstating the States Grant to the Social Security Fund directly underpins the financial basis of worker protections, bearing on the promise to strengthen employment and worker protections.

      Considered and set aside: this vote has not been adjudicated as a clear breach.

Infrastructure & Environment

1 promise · 0 kept

No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.

  • No recorded voteaspirational

    Candidate will pursue improved air quality, lower carbon emissions, and creation of a green space corridor in St Helier.

    “For St Helier, my vision is of a healthier town, with better air quality, lower carbon emissions, healthier lifestyles, and a green space corridor that supports wellbeing and environmental sustainability.”

    Environment And ClimateInfrastructure And TransportParish And Local Government
    No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedmedium confidence

    Deputy Porée was re-elected to the 2026-2030 Assembly on 7 June 2026 and the new Assembly first sat on 19 June 2026, giving her only around three months in the term as of the assessment date. No propositions, ministerial statements, or policy actions specifically targeting St Helier air quality improvements, carbon emission reductions, or a green space corridor have been identified in available sources. Instead, she was appointed Chair of the Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel in late June 2026, a role focused on health and social security matters rather than environmental planning, with her public activities since election confined to healthcare funding scrutiny.

Governance & Public Services

2 promises · 0 kept

1recorded vote

1 Contre

  • No recorded votedirectional

    Candidate will continue working to improve public services for residents and visitors.

    “continue improving public services for residents and visitors alike.”

    Public Sector Reform
    No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedmedium confidence

    Deputy Beatriz Porée was re-elected to the 2026-2030 States Assembly on 7 June 2026, with the new Assembly first sitting on 19 June 2026. As of 24 September 2026 — only approximately three months into the new term — no specific actions, propositions, or ministerial appointments attributable to her under the promise to 'continue improving public services' have been identified in available sources (statesassembly.je, vote.je, Island FM, JEP). The very short window since the Assembly was constituted means this is best characterised as not yet started rather than evidence of failure; the promise is broad and aspirational in nature, making discrete early-term progress difficult to evidence in any case.

  • No recorded voteaspirational

    Candidate will continue working to improve working and living conditions for migrant workers.

    “Building on this progress remains important to me.”

    Population And MigrationSocial Security And Benefits

    1 recorded vote tests this promise

    1 Contre
    • 08 Sept 2026·P.63/2026 — Reinstate the States Grant to the Social Security Fund (P.63-2026) — Contre, voted against, not counted as a breach6-41

      Voting Pour delivers this

      Reinstating the States Grant to the Social Security Fund supports the social security safety net that migrant workers rely on for their living conditions and welfare.

      Considered and set aside: this vote has not been adjudicated as a clear breach.

Voting record

Recent recorded votes

This member's most recent votes in the States Assembly's electronic voting record, regardless of whether they relate to a manifesto promise.

Manifesto · Closed term

Promises, and how they voted — 2022–2026 Assembly

Deputy for St Helier South · Independent. This term has closed — shown here as this member's earlier record, not the live one. A vote counts against a promise only where it plainly contradicts it; an arguable breach is shown and set aside rather than counted.

100%

Kept rate

94%

States participation

4

Promises tracked

93%

of the 818 votes they were expected to cast in 2022–2026 Assembly

  • Voted or abstained767
  • Not present for vote48
  • En défaut3

Set aside from the rate · 73

  • Ill18
  • Out of the Island24
  • Excused attendance31

These 73 ballots are removed from both sides of the rate, not counted as absences. Each is a vote the member either could not cast or was barred from casting. Reasons are the States Assembly’s own, as published in its voting record.

Voted to deliverVoted againstAbsent or abstained

Housing & Planning

1 promise · 1 kept

5recorded votes

3 Pour · 2 Contre

  • Keptdirectional

    Candidate will work to develop fairer rental regulations and protect vulnerable tenants from exploitation.

    “I feel that continued effort is important in developing a fairer and better-balanced rental regulations system, both in the private and social housing sectors. Vulnerable people need to be protected from exploitation by unscrupulous landlords.”

    Housing

    5 recorded votes test this promise

    3 Pour · 2 Contre
    • 21 Sept 2022✓P.80/2022(Amd)(2) — Mini-Budget 2022 (P.80/2022): second amendment. Residential rent controls — Pour, voted to deliver9-35

      Voting Pour delivers this

      The motion directly proposes introducing residential rent controls for two years, which is a core element of fairer rental regulations to protect vulnerable tenants.

    • 26 Nov 2024·P.51/2024 Amd.(28).Amd. — Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2025-2028 (P.51/2024): twenty-eighth amendment (P.51/2024 Amd.(28)), amendment. Removal of stamp duty surcharge on second homes — Pour, voted against, not counted as a breach30-14

      Voting Contre delivers this

      The amendment sought to remove the stamp duty surcharge on second homes; voting against it preserves the surcharge that discourages speculative property ownership, supporting fairer rental conditions for tenants.

      Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise concerns fairer rental regulations and protecting tenants from landlord exploitation, while this motion is about stamp duty on second homes — a tax mechanism that could affect housing supply or affordability indirectly, but connecting a vote on stamp duty surcharges to a specific promise about tenant protection regulations requires a chain of inference rather than being self-evident.

    • 08 Dec 2025✓P.70/2025 Amd.(15). — Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2026-2029 (P.70/2025): fifteenth amendment. Removal of 3% Stamp Surcharge — Contre, voted to deliver2-42

      Voting Contre delivers this

      Removing the 3% stamp duty surcharge on buy-to-let and second homes would encourage more investor/landlord purchases and worsen affordability for tenants, so voting against advances tenant protection.

    • 09 Dec 2025✓P.70/2025 Amd.(31). — Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2026-2029 (P.70/2025): thirty-first amendment. Empty Residential Properties, as amended — Pour, voted to deliver41-3

      Voting Pour delivers this

      The amendment on empty residential properties directly addresses housing supply and fairness issues that affect vulnerable tenants seeking affordable accommodation.

    • 09 Dec 2025✓P.70/2025 Amd.(31).Amd. — Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2026-2029 (P.70/2025): thirty-first amendment (P.70/2025 Amd.(31)), amendment. Empty Residential Properties — Contre, voted to deliver16-27

      Voting Contre delivers this

      This was an amendment to the empty residential properties amendment; voting against it preserves the substantive empty-properties measure that supports fairer rental conditions.

    Related votes (shown for context; too partial or indirect to count towards the score)

    • 09 Dec 2025·P.70/2025 Amd.(31).Amd.(2). — Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2026-2029 (P.70/2025): thirty-first amendment (P.70/2025 Amd.(31)), second amendment. Empty Residential Properties — Pour40-4

      A second amendment to the empty residential properties amendment is procedurally linked to advancing measures on empty homes, which touches on housing availability for tenants.

Economy, Tax & Cost of Living

2 promises · 2 kept

8recorded votes

7 Pour · 1 Contre

  • Keptdirectional

    Candidate will campaign for improved working conditions, especially for lower-income workers.

    “I will campaign for better working conditions for all, in particular those on lower incomes and those with less active voices.”

    Economy And BusinessCost Of Living

    6 recorded votes test this promise

    5 Pour · 1 Contre
    • 20 Sept 2022✓P.80/2022(Amd)(4) — Mini-Budget 2022 (P.80/2022): fourth amendment. Replace the 20% standard rate of personal income tax with 25% for all but High Value Residents — Pour, voted to deliver11-34

      Voting Pour delivers this

      Replacing the flat 20% income tax rate with a 25% rate with marginal-relief allowances would shift the tax burden toward higher earners and improve the relative position of lower-income workers.

    • 20 Sept 2022✓P.80/2022(Amd)(6)(Re-issue) — Mini-Budget 2022 (P.80/2022): sixth amendment. New personal tax allowance — Pour, voted to deliver9-33

      Voting Pour delivers this

      Introducing a new personal tax allowance would directly benefit lower-income workers by reducing their income tax burden, advancing the promise of improved conditions for them.

    • 20 Sept 2022✓P.80/2022(Amd)(3) — Mini-Budget 2022 (P.80/2022): third amendment. Community Costs Bonus threshold and deadline — Pour, voted to deliver43-0

      Voting Pour delivers this

      Widening the income threshold for the Community Costs Bonus and extending its deadline directly supports lower-income workers by improving access to financial assistance.

    • 20 Sept 2022✓P.80/2022(Amd)(5) — Mini-Budget 2022 (P.80/2022): fifth amendment. Extend the temporary Social Security contribution reduction to 31 March 2023 — Pour, voted to deliver14-30

      Voting Pour delivers this

      Extending the temporary reduction in Social Security contributions would provide continued financial relief to lower-income workers and their employers.

    • 10 Dec 2025✓P.70/2025 Amd.(5). — Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2026-2029 (P.70/2025): fifth amendment. Upper Earnings Limit, Part 1 (Social Security contributions) — Pour, voted to deliver13-30

      Voting Pour delivers this

      Making employer Social Security contributions uncapped is a structural improvement to working conditions by ensuring fairer funding of social protections for all workers.

    • 10 Dec 2025·P.70/2025 Amd.(27)(re-issue). — Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2026-2029 (P.70/2025): twenty-seventh amendment. Childcare funding rate — Contre, voted against, not counted as a breach10-30

      Voting Pour delivers this

      Raising the hourly rate paid to childcare providers under the free childcare scheme supports lower-income workers in the childcare sector and reduces childcare costs for working parents with low incomes.

      Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. While improved childcare funding could indirectly benefit lower-income workers, the promise concerned working conditions specifically, and the motion addressed childcare provider reimbursement rates—a related but distinct policy area where a member could reasonably oppose the specific measure without abandoning the broader commitment to workers' conditions.

  • Keptdirectional

    Candidate will campaign to raise the minimum wage to a living wage and prevent abuse of zero-hours contracts.

    “I will campaign for the minimum wage to be raised to a living wage, and to ensure that zero hours contracts are not abused by large companies for their own financial gain.”

    Economy And BusinessCost Of Living

    2 recorded votes test this promise

    2 Pour
    • 10 Dec 2025✓P.70/2025 Amd.(5). — Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2026-2029 (P.70/2025): fifth amendment. Upper Earnings Limit, Part 1 (Social Security contributions) — Pour, voted to deliver13-30

      Voting Pour delivers this

      Removing the upper earnings limit on employer Social Security contributions would generate revenue that can fund better social protections and is a redistributive measure aligned with raising living standards for lower-wage workers.

    • 10 Dec 2025✓P.70/2025 Amd.(5). — Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2026-2029 (P.70/2025): fifth amendment. Upper Earnings Limit, Part 2 (Long-Term Care contributions) — Pour, voted to deliver16-28

      Voting Pour delivers this

      Removing the upper earnings limit on Long-Term Care contributions makes the system more progressive and improves the relative position of lower-income workers.

    Related votes (shown for context; too partial or indirect to count towards the score)

    • 11 Dec 2025·P.70/2025 Amd.(26)(re-issue). — Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2026-2029 (P.70/2025): twenty-sixth amendment. Inflation adjustment to apprenticeship grants — Contre9-27

      Adjusting apprenticeship grants for inflation supports entry-level workers and is tangentially related to improving earnings prospects for lower-income workers.

      Considered and set aside: this motion does not bear on the promise. The promise concerns raising the minimum wage to a living wage and preventing abuse of zero-hours contracts, while the motion decided whether to adjust apprenticeship grants for inflation — a distinct policy area with no meaningful connection to the promised commitments.

Governance & Public Services

1 promise · 1 kept

1recorded vote

1 Pour

  • Keptaspirational

    Candidate will work with Reform Jersey and other States Members to create a more equal and inclusive society.

    “I will work with Reform Jersey and other States Members to achieve so.”

    Governance And Constitution

    1 recorded vote tests this promise

    1 Pour
    • 20 Sept 2022✓P.80/2022(Amd)(4) — Mini-Budget 2022 (P.80/2022): fourth amendment. Replace the 20% standard rate of personal income tax with 25% for all but High Value Residents — Pour, voted to deliver11-34

      Voting Pour delivers this

      A more progressive income tax structure aligned with Reform Jersey's redistributive agenda directly advances the goal of a more equal and inclusive society.

    Related votes (shown for context; too partial or indirect to count towards the score)

    • 20 Sept 2022·P.80/2022(Amd)(6)(Re-issue) — Mini-Budget 2022 (P.80/2022): sixth amendment. New personal tax allowance — Pour9-33

      A new personal tax allowance is a redistributive measure consistent with Reform Jersey's equality agenda and the broader goal of a more inclusive society.

    • 20 Sept 2022·P.80/2022(Amd)(3) — Mini-Budget 2022 (P.80/2022): third amendment. Community Costs Bonus threshold and deadline — Pour43-0

      Broadening eligibility for cost-of-living support is consistent with creating a more equal and inclusive society.

    • 10 Dec 2025·P.70/2025 Amd.(5). — Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2026-2029 (P.70/2025): fifth amendment. Upper Earnings Limit, Part 1 (Social Security contributions) — Pour13-30

      Removing the earnings cap on Social Security contributions is a Reform Jersey-aligned redistributive measure consistent with building a more equal society.

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