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Chris Rebindaine

Deputy for St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter · Independent

Member of the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel · Member of the Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel · Member of the Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel

Chris Rebindaine

Chris Rebindaine was first elected to the States Assembly in June 2026 as a Deputy for St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter. Since 2026 he has served as a member of the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel, the Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel, and the Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel.

Rebindaine campaigned on a platform he described as "Healthy Jersey," organised around fiscal discipline, economic vitality, land and water stewardship, and population wellbeing. His principal pledges included reducing the effective tax burden for most islanders to below 20%, putting government through a four-year reduction in both scope and spending, and pushing to build the new Acute Hospital once public finances are stabilised. On the economy, he committed to resisting the importation of unnecessary UK regulations in favour of locally tailored business rules, and to developing a joined-up tourism strategy linking transport, hospitality, heritage and local produce. He also pledged to revitalise Jersey's agricultural sector to strengthen food resilience and support agri-tourism, to seek a pragmatic resolution to the DFDS freight and travel situation, and to promote physical activity in schools and better-aligned sports governance.

Rebindaine spent forty years in Jersey's finance industry before serving as a Senior Investigator at the Law Officers' Department, experience he cited as the foundation for the common-sense, fiscally grounded approach he brings to the Assembly.

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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 abstained5

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

Health & Social Care

2 promises · 0 kept

No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.

  • No recorded voteconditional

    Will support building the new hospital once public finances are stabilised.

    “With finances stabilised, we can build the hospital with a clear conscience and reduce the tax burden.”

    Health And CarePublic Finances
    No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedmedium confidence

    Deputy Chris Rebindaine was elected to the 2026–2030 Assembly on 7 June 2026, having campaigned on first stabilising public finances before funding the hospital and reducing taxes. As of 20 September 2026 — just over three months into the new term — no evidence has emerged of Rebindaine taking any specific action, lodging any proposition, or making any ministerial statement in pursuit of this promise. Separately, the outgoing government had already signed a construction contract with Bouygues UK for the Overdale Acute Hospital (June 2026, £710 m budget) before the new Assembly sat, and Jersey's Stabilisation Fund was assessed as effectively exhausted heading into 2026, meaning the precondition Rebindaine set (stabilised finances) has not been met. The short window since the Assembly first sat on 19 June 2026 means the absence of progress should not be read as a failure, but no evidence of active work has been found.

  • No recorded votedirectional

    Will push to build the new Acute Hospital and train the nurses and medics needed to staff it.

    “We must finally build the Acute Hospital and train nurses and medics to run it.”

    Health And Care
    No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedmedium confidence

    Deputy Chris Rebindaine was elected as a new member for St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter on 7 June 2026 and the 2026-2030 Assembly first sat on 19 June 2026 — leaving only approximately three months in office as of the assessment date. No evidence was found of any specific action taken by Deputy Rebindaine personally to advance the Acute Hospital build or healthcare workforce training since his election. The Acute Hospital project itself has advanced significantly through prior-term work — a £710m main works contract with Bouygues UK was signed in June 2026 and construction is expected to begin later in 2026 — but this progress predates Rebindaine's election and reflects decisions of the 2022-2026 Assembly and government, not any identifiable intervention by him. Given the very short window in office, the absence of evidence of personal action should not be read as failure; however, no record of a proposition, ministerial statement, or any other Assembly activity by Rebindaine on this topic has been found.

Education & Families

1 promise · 0 kept

No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.

  • No recorded votedirectional

    Will support increased physical activity in schools to promote lifelong healthy habits.

    “Physical activity in schools should instil lifelong healthy habits.”

    EducationHealth And Care
    No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedmedium confidence

    Deputy Chris Rebindaine was elected to the 2026–2030 Assembly on 7 June 2026, with the new Assembly first sitting on 19 June 2026. As of 21 September 2026 — just over three months into the term — no proposition, ministerial statement, written question, or media report surfaced by searches of statesassembly.je, Bailiwick Express, Island FM, Channel 103, or flow.je shows any action by Rebindaine specifically on physical activity in schools. The only Assembly participation recorded for him in this period was an oral question during the 30 June 2026 sitting on an unrelated economic matter (living wage). Education policy for the term is being led by the new Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning, Catherine Curtis (appointed 30 June 2026), with no publicly reported involvement by Rebindaine on the schools physical-activity agenda to date.

Economy, Tax & Cost of Living

6 promises · 3 kept

3recorded votes

3 Contre

  • Keptdirectional

    Will push for government to live within its means, improve efficiency and foster cross-department accountability.

    “Government must live within its means and reduce its grip on the economy. Services should be delivered efficiently and joined‑up. A cultural shift is essential: accountability, pride in public service and cross‑department cooperation.”

    Public FinancesPublic 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 to deliver6-41

      Voting Contre delivers this

      Reinstating the States Grant to the Social Security Fund increases government expenditure, working against the commitment to live within means and improve fiscal discipline; voting Contre preserves spending restraint.

  • Keptspecific

    Will pursue a four-year reduction in the scope and spending of government.

    “government to take a four year slimming course of both scope and spending.”

    Public FinancesPublic 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 to deliver6-41

      Voting Contre delivers this

      Voting to reinstate the States Grant to the Social Security Fund directly increases the scope and spending of government, in direct tension with the specific promise to pursue a four-year reduction in government spending.

  • No recorded votedirectional

    Will oppose importing unnecessary UK regulations and advocate for proportionate, locally-tailored business regulation.

    “Regulation must be proportionate to a 9×5 island. We should 'Think Local. Act Local.' and avoid importing unnecessary UK rules. Businesses need space to thrive, not more red tape.”

    Economy And BusinessGovernance And Constitution
    No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedmedium confidence

    Deputy Rebindaine was elected on 7 June 2026 and the new Assembly first sat on 19 June 2026, giving him barely three months in office as of 20 September 2026. No proposition, written question, scrutiny report, or media coverage was found in which he has specifically advanced a 'Think Local. Act Local.' agenda or formally opposed the importation of UK regulations. The only Assembly Hansard activity traced to him (30 June 2026) concerned a question on the minimum wage, not business regulation proportionality. He was assigned to the Corporate Services Panel and the Economic and International Affairs Panel — forums relevant to this promise — but no evidence of activity on this specific commitment has surfaced. Given the very short parliamentary window, this is recorded as outstanding rather than a criticism of failure.

  • No recorded votedirectional

    Will pursue a joined-up tourism strategy aligning transport, hospitality, heritage and local produce.

    “Tourism needs joined‑up thinking — transport, hospitality, heritage, natural attractions and local produce must be aligned to rebuild a compelling visitor proposition.”

    TourismInfrastructure And Transport
    No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedmedium confidence

    Deputy Rebindaine was elected on 7 June 2026 and the new Assembly sat from 19 June 2026, giving him only approximately three months in office by the assessment date. Post-election reporting (Bailiwick Express, July 2026) places him on the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel — focused on Treasury and Chief Minister matters — with no tourism or Economic Development portfolio role identified. No proposition, ministerial statement, written question or independent news report links him to any concrete action on a joined-up tourism strategy, gastro-tourism initiative, or cross-sector alignment of transport, hospitality, heritage or local produce since taking office.

  • No recorded votedirectional

    Will work to revitalise agriculture to improve food resilience and support agri-tourism.

    “Agriculture needs revitalising to strengthen sustainable food resilience and underpin an agri-tourism offering.”

    Agriculture And FishingTourism
    No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedmedium confidence

    Deputy Chris Rebindaine was elected as a new member for St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter on 7 June 2026, with the 2026–2030 Assembly first sitting on 19 June 2026. In the approximately three months since election, no evidence has been found of any proposition lodged, ministerial statement made, scrutiny panel work undertaken, or other formal action by Rebindaine specifically directed at revitalising agriculture or developing an agri-tourism offering; his only recorded Assembly activity to date was a question during the ministerial election hustings on 30 June 2026 touching broadly on labour market access for sectors including agriculture. The promise remains at the manifesto stage only, though the very short window since election means this reflects an early-term status rather than a failure to act.

  • Keptspecific

    Will work to reduce the tax burden for most islanders to below 20%.

    “Until government reduces the tax burden for most islanders to below 20%, many will continue to struggle.”

    Tax And GstCost Of Living

    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 to deliver6-41

      Voting Contre delivers this

      Reinstating a States grant increases the public spending that must be funded through taxation, making it harder to reduce the tax burden below 20% for most islanders.

Infrastructure & Environment

2 promises · 0 kept

No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.

Governance & Public Services

1 promise · 0 kept

No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.

  • No recorded votedirectional

    Will work to align sports governance so that facilities are accessible to the wider population.

    “Sports governance must be aligned so facilities serve the many.”

    Parish And Local GovernmentPublic Sector Reform
    No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedmedium confidence

    Deputy Rebindaine, a political newcomer, was elected on 7 June 2026 and the new Assembly first sat on 19 June 2026, leaving only approximately three months in office by the assessment date of 21 September 2026. No proposition, ministerial statement, scrutiny panel referral, or any other formal step attributable to Rebindaine on aligning sports governance or broadening public access to sports facilities was found in States Assembly records, Hansard, or Jersey media. Pre-election reporting (Jersey Evening Post, April 2026) focused his public commitments on government efficiency and fiscal reform, with no specific sports governance initiative mentioned. The short parliamentary window makes this 'outstanding' by circumstance rather than by evidence of inaction.

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