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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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Gerald Voisin

Deputy for St Helier North · Independent

Minister for Sustainable Economic Development

Gerald Voisin

Gerald Voisin was first elected to the States Assembly in 1999 as Deputy of St. Lawrence, a seat he held until retiring in 2005. He returned to the Assembly in 2026, elected as Deputy for St. Helier North, and currently serves as Minister for Sustainable Economic Development.

Voisin's 2026 campaign centred on affordability, financial discipline, and economic growth. His specific pledges included acting to reduce inflationary pressures through faster planning decisions, smarter land use, greater competition in key sectors, and cutting regulatory costs; pressing for rigorous spending reviews across all government departments to restore value for money; ensuring that any borrowing is used only for long-term investment rather than day-to-day expenditure, with a medium-term aim of reducing borrowing overall; and supporting local businesses by cutting bureaucracy, reducing barriers to growth, and investing in skills and education.

Voisin describes a career of thirty years running a family business in King Street, giving him a background in commercial management and competitive business operations. He also draws on his earlier period in the States Assembly, during which he was involved in developing Jersey's first economic growth plan.

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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

4 promises · 2 kept

2recorded votes

2 Contre

  • No recorded votedirectional

    Will act to reduce inflationary pressures through faster planning, smarter land use, competition support, and cutting regulatory costs.

    “I will act to reduce inflationary pressures. This includes addressing the high cost of housing through faster planning decisions and smarter land use, supporting competition in key sectors, and reducing unnecessary regulatory costs and States policies that drive up prices.”

    Cost Of LivingPlanning And DevelopmentEconomy And Business
    No recorded vote - delivery verdictIn progressmedium confidence

    Voisin topped the poll in St Helier North on 7 June 2026 and was appointed Minister for Sustainable Economic Development on 30 June 2026, giving him direct executive responsibility over the economic-competitiveness and regulatory-costs dimensions of his promise. By 20 September 2026, Chief Minister Farnham confirmed to a scrutiny panel that an economic action group had 'just been established', chaired by Voisin, specifically to focus on the local economy; no concrete legislative or regulatory outputs attributable to him had yet been reported. Planning decisions and land use (a key sub-promise) fall primarily under a separately appointed Minister for Planning and Regulation, limiting Voisin's direct levers there; the new Budget 2027-2030, where his priorities would be embedded, had not been published as of the assessment date. Given the Assembly only sat from 19 June 2026, the absence of delivered outcomes reflects the very short window rather than inaction.

  • Keptdirectional

    Will press for rigorous spending reviews across all government departments to restore financial discipline.

    “I will fight to restore control by pressing for rigorous spending reviews across all departments, prioritising value for money and measurable outcomes.”

    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 adds a committed government expenditure obligation, working against rigorous spending discipline and financial restraint that the promise commits to.

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

    • 29 Sept 2026·P.65/2026 (re-issue) — Amendment to Standing Orders - change from Government Plan to Budget (P.65-2026) (Re-issue) — Pour44-0

      Changing from Government Plan to Budget process could reflect a shift toward more rigorous, transparent financial oversight and spending discipline, touching the promise to press for financial discipline.

  • Keptconditional

    Will ensure borrowing is used only for long-term investment and will aim to reduce borrowing in the medium term.

    “Every pound of taxpayers' money must be justified and if borrowing is necessary, it will be used responsibly and only for long-term investment, not day-to-day expenses. The aim is to reduce borrowing in the medium term.”

    Public Finances

    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 recurring States Grant increases day-to-day government spending commitments, which bears on the promise to use borrowing responsibly and avoid funding current expenditure through borrowing.

  • No recorded votedirectional

    Will support local businesses by cutting bureaucracy, reducing barriers, and investing in skills and education.

    “We need to back local businesses and rekindle our entrepreneurial spirit by reducing barriers, cutting bureaucracy and rebalancing the scales of risk and reward. Investing in skills and education to prepare our workforce for the future, enabling key sectors while encouraging diversification.”

    Economy And BusinessEducation
    No recorded vote - delivery verdictIn progressmedium confidence

    Voisin was elected Deputy for St Helier North on 7 June 2026 and was appointed Minister for Sustainable Economic Development by the States Assembly on 30 June 2026 (States Assembly Hansard; ITV Channel News, 30 June 2026), directly placing him in the ministerial role most aligned with his promise to cut bureaucracy and back local businesses. By September 2026 — fewer than three months into office — Chief Minister Farnham confirmed to a Scrutiny panel that an economic action group had been established under Voisin's chairmanship, specifically focused on the local economy (Jersey Evening Post, 20 September 2026). Voisin also co-signed a joint ministerial response on Lifelong Learning (SR 3/2026) alongside the Education Minister, acknowledging planned investment in skills and a new Highlands campus, but no standalone policy initiative or proposition on reducing barriers or skills investment had been publicly delivered by the assessment date.

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Recent recorded votes

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