AN INDEPENDENT RECORD OF EVERY PROMISE MADE IN THE STATES OF JERSEY
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Assistant Chief Minister · Minister for Justice and Home Affairs · Executive Member of the Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie (Jersey Branch) Executive Committee
Helen Mary Miles was first elected to the States Assembly in 2022 as Deputy for St Brelade, serving as Minister for Home Affairs and then Minister for Justice and Home Affairs until 2024, before chairing the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel from 2024 to 2026. In 2026 she was elected island-wide as a Senator and currently holds office as Assistant Chief Minister and Minister for Justice and Home Affairs.
Campaigning for the 2026–2030 Assembly, Miles focused on cost-of-living pressures, fiscal responsibility, housing, and community safety. Her pledges included reconsidering the flat-rate freight import charge to ease rising prices, uprating the Community Costs, Cold Weather and Christmas Bonuses annually with inflation while expanding Pension Plus, and supporting first-time buyers alongside improvements to the rental market. She also committed to reinstating the full Social Security Fund grant, replenishing the Stabilisation Fund, prioritising front-line health and education services, and delivering the recommendations of the Violence Against Women and Girls Taskforce.
Miles spent more than thirty years in Jersey's public service, working across the States Police, Probation, and Customs and Immigration, and as a Director of Policy. She was a founding member of Autism Jersey and has worked as an academic lecturer.
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Attendance
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.
4 votes in 2026–2030 Assembly so far — fewer than the 10 needed before this scorecard will publish a participation rate. The record to date:
Manifesto
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. Promises no recorded vote has borne on yet are marked as untested rather than scored.
1 promise · 0 kept
No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.
Will support measures to help first-time buyers, family home purchasers and improve the rental market.
“I will support first-time buyers, those looking to buy a family home, and an improved rental market.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
2 promises · 0 kept
No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.
Will support annual inflation-linked increases to Community Costs, Cold Weather and Christmas Bonuses and expand Pension Plus.
“We should increase the Community Costs Bonus, Cold Weather Bonus, and Christmas Bonus annually with inflation and support more pensioners through Pension Plus.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
Will prioritise improving the delivery of front-line health and education services.
“We must prioritise improvements to the delivery of front-line services, notably health and education.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
3 promises · 0 kept
1recorded vote
1 Contre
Will push to reconsider the flat-rate freight import charge to help reduce rising prices.
“We must reconsider the flat-rate charge for freight imports which has led to rising prices.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
Will work to keep parking charges as low as possible.
“We must also keep parking charges as low as possible.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
Will support reinstating the full Social Security Fund grant and replenishing the Stabilisation Fund.
“I support reinstating the full grant to the Social Security Fund, replenishing the Stabilisation Fund, and returning to a culture of long-term prudence.”
1 recorded vote tests this promise
1 ContreVoting Pour delivers this
The motion directly proposes reinstating the States Grant to the Social Security Fund, which is the precise commitment made in Promise [4].
Considered and set aside: this vote has not been adjudicated as a clear breach.
2 promises · 0 kept
No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.
Will push to improve transport and connectivity links with the Channel Islands, UK and Europe.
“We must improve our connectivity with the Channel Islands, the UK, and Europe.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
Will work to protect Jersey's environment and coastline.
“We must also protect our unique environment and coastline, to keep Jersey special.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
3 promises · 0 kept
No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.
Will pursue a flexible work permit system and policies to retain local talent and improve opportunities for young people.
“We need to retain and develop local talent, improve opportunities for young people, and make Jersey more affordable. We also need a flexible work permit system to attract people with skills.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
Will champion voluntary service and increase charity support through better use of the Dormant Bank Accounts Fund.
“I will continue to champion honorary and voluntary service. We should increase support for charities by making better use of the Dormant Bank Accounts Fund.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
Will deliver VAWG Taskforce recommendations, protect emergency services funding and promote community cohesion.
“We must deliver on the recommendations of the Violence Against Women and Girls Taskforce, protect funding for the emergency services, and promote greater community cohesion.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
Manifesto · Closed term
Deputy for St Brelade · 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.
70%
Kept rate
99%
States participation
13
Promises tracked
98%
of the 878 votes they were expected to cast in 2022–2026 Assembly
Set aside from the rate · 14
These 14 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.
2 promises · 1 kept
30recorded votes
15 Pour · 15 Contre
Oppose further greenfield or coastline development in St Brelade.
“There should be no further green field or coastline development in St Brelade. I don't support our Parish becoming a second town.”
9 recorded votes test this promise
8 Pour · 1 ContreVoting Pour delivers this
Part c of the Grève de Lecq site acquisition advances the promise to oppose coastline development in St Brelade.
Voting Pour delivers this
Part d of the Grève de Lecq site acquisition advances the promise to protect the St Brelade coastline from development.
Voting Pour delivers this
The vote to negotiate purchase of the Seaside Café site at Grève de Lecq (as amended) directly opposes coastline development in St Brelade.
Voting Pour delivers this
The amendment relating to negotiation of purchase for the Grève de Lecq seaside café site directly bears on protecting the St Brelade coastline.
Voting Pour delivers this
This amendment to the Grève de Lecq café site acquisition proposition advances protecting St Brelade's coastline from development.
Voting Pour delivers this
The West of Island Planning Framework amendment to the 2025-2028 Budget bears on planning policy for western parishes including St Brelade, relevant to opposing greenfield development there.
Voting Pour delivers this
The Les Quennevais Parade and Precinct proposition concerns development in St Brelade, relevant to the promise to oppose further greenfield or coastline development in the parish.
Voting Pour delivers this
Acquiring the Seaside Café site at Grève de Lecq and transferring it to the National Trust directly prevents coastline development in St Brelade, advancing the promise to oppose greenfield/coastline development.
Voting Pour delivers this
Part b of the Grève de Lecq site acquisition directly secures coastline from development, advancing the promise.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise opposes greenfield/coastline *development*, whereas this motion concerns public acquisition and transfer to the National Trust of an existing café site — a preservation or land-protection measure — so voting against it does not straightforwardly equate to supporting development, and a member could reasonably oppose this specific acquisition mechanism while still opposing coastline development.
Push for affordable housing supply, deposit assistance, shared equity, and a ban on foreign buy-to-lets.
“To meet the housing crisis, we must ensure a supply of affordable homes in appropriate locations, assistance with paying deposits and shared equity schemes. We should prioritise first-time buyers above those purchasing investment properties, ban foreign buy-to-lets, discourage properties being bought as holiday homes and ensure properties aren't left empty.”
21 recorded votes test this promise
7 Pour · 14 ContreVoting Pour delivers this
The amendment on stamp duty for buy-to-let investments and second homes directly advances the promise to ban or restrict foreign buy-to-lets through increased taxation.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. While the promise includes discouraging buy-to-lets and holiday homes, the specific mechanism here is a Stamp Duty amendment, and a member could reasonably vote against this particular fiscal measure while still pursuing the broader housing goals through other means.
Voting Pour delivers this
Part 1 of the stamp duty on buy-to-let investments and second homes amendment directly advances the promise regarding foreign buy-to-let restrictions.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. While the promise includes discouraging buy-to-lets and holiday homes, the motion concerned a specific stamp duty mechanism to achieve that, and a member could reasonably oppose this particular fiscal instrument while still genuinely pursuing the broader housing goals through other means.
Voting Pour delivers this
Part 2 of the stamp duty on buy-to-let investments and second homes amendment directly advances the promise regarding foreign buy-to-let restrictions.
Voting Pour delivers this
Ringfenced stamp duty advances the promise to support affordable housing through dedicated housing funding.
Considered and set aside: this vote has not been adjudicated as a clear breach.
Voting Pour delivers this
Mortgage repayment assistance directly advances the promise to support deposit assistance and affordable housing measures for islanders.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise specifically named deposit assistance and shared equity schemes, not mortgage repayment assistance, so voting against mortgage repayment assistance is not a plain contradiction of the named mechanisms, even though both relate to housing affordability.
Voting Pour delivers this
Abolition of interest relief for landlords (buy-to-let mortgages) directly advances the promise to restrict foreign buy-to-lets and make the market fairer for owner-occupiers.
Voting Pour delivers this
Abolition of interest relief for landlords (as amended) directly advances the promise to restrict buy-to-let advantages.
Voting Pour delivers this
The Affordable Housing Programme (AHP) scheme amendment in the Government Plan directly advances the promise to support affordable housing supply.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise supports affordable housing and shared equity schemes broadly, but voting against one specific amendment to the AHP scheme in the 2024-2027 Government Plan could reflect concerns about the particular mechanism, funding level, or implementation detail rather than opposition to the principle of affordable housing supply itself.
Voting Pour delivers this
Investing stamp duty uplift into first-time buyer funds directly advances the promise to support deposit assistance and affordable housing.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. While the amendment relates to first-time buyer support, which the promise addresses, voting against one specific funding mechanism (redirecting stamp duty revenue) does not clearly contradict a general manifesto commitment to affordable housing and deposit assistance, as the member could have opposed this particular route while pursuing the same goal through other means.
Voting Contre delivers this
Removing the stamp duty surcharge on second homes would make buy-to-let and second home investment cheaper, working against the promise to restrict foreign buy-to-lets.
Voting Pour delivers this
Increasing stamp duty for properties that are not principal residences advances the promise to restrict buy-to-let investment through higher taxation.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise calls for discouraging investment/foreign buy-to-let purchases and prioritising first-time buyers, but voting against this specific stamp duty mechanism does not plainly contradict that goal, since the member could reasonably prefer a different instrument (such as an outright ban or a different rate) to achieve the same aim.
Voting Pour delivers this
The Social Rents Plan to Reduce Rental Stress for Tenants advances the promise to support affordable housing and reduce housing cost pressures.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise focuses on affordable housing supply, deposit assistance, shared equity, and foreign buy-to-let bans, while this motion concerns an amendment to a Social Rents Plan—a related but distinct mechanism (social rent levels) where a member could reasonably oppose a specific amendment while still pursuing the broader affordable housing goals promised.
Voting Pour delivers this
The Social Rental Plan to Reduce Rental Stress for Tenants (as amended) advances the promise to support affordable housing supply and reduce rental costs.
Voting Pour delivers this
Increasing the assets and savings threshold for the Affordable Housing Gateway advances the promise to support affordable housing access and deposit assistance.
Voting Contre delivers this
Reinstating mortgage interest tax relief for landlords would benefit buy-to-let investors, working against the promise to restrict buy-to-let advantages.
Voting Pour delivers this
The amendment to the mortgage interest tax relief amendment bears on the extent to which landlord relief is reinstated, relevant to the promise to restrict buy-to-let advantages.
Voting Pour delivers this
Removal of interest tax relief for buy-to-let mortgages directly advances the promise to restrict foreign buy-to-lets and ban their tax advantages.
Voting Pour delivers this
Affordable housing provision at the Waterfront advances the promise to push for affordable housing supply.
Voting Pour delivers this
This amendment to the twenty-eighth amendment (which sought to remove stamp duty surcharge on second homes) would have modified that removal; voting pour supports maintaining restrictions on second home purchases, advancing the promise.
Considered and set aside: this vote has not been adjudicated as a clear breach.
Voting Pour delivers this
Part 3 of the stamp duty on buy-to-let investments and second homes amendment directly advances the promise regarding foreign buy-to-let restrictions.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. While the member's manifesto included discouraging investment properties and holiday homes, the motion specifically concerned adjusting Stamp Duty rates as the mechanism, and a member could vote against this particular fiscal measure while still honestly pursuing those goals through different means.
Voting Contre delivers this
Removing the 3% stamp duty surcharge on buy-to-let, second and holiday homes would undermine the promise to ban or restrict foreign buy-to-lets through stamp duty measures.
2 promises · 2 kept
9recorded votes
6 Pour · 3 Contre
Support a two-site hospital at Overdale and Gloucester Street and push for rigorous budget oversight.
“My preference is for a two-site hospital at Overdale and Gloucester Street. Rigorous oversight is needed to keep the hospital project within budget.”
5 recorded votes test this promise
4 Pour · 1 ContreVoting Pour delivers this
This motion directly called for reporting on the Our Hospital Project, bearing directly on the promise to push for rigorous budget oversight of the hospital programme.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise calls for rigorous budget oversight of the hospital project, but a vote on a specific reporting arrangement is a procedural/mechanism question, and the member could reasonably oppose this particular reporting structure while still genuinely supporting rigorous oversight through a different mechanism.
Voting Pour delivers this
This amendment specifically concerned hospital funding in the Government Plan, directly relevant to the promise to support the two-site hospital and push for rigorous budget oversight.
Voting Contre delivers this
Paragraph (b) of the New Healthcare Facilities Programme proposition, if adopted, would advance the new hospital programme; voting against it would work against delivering the two-site hospital promise.
Considered and set aside: this vote has not been adjudicated as a clear breach.
Voting Pour delivers this
Paragraph (a) of the New Healthcare Facilities Programme proposition directly concerns advancing the new hospital facilities, bearing on the promise to support a two-site hospital.
Voting Pour delivers this
This amendment concerned expenditure for the New Healthcare Facilities Programme in the 2025-2028 Budget, directly relevant to funding oversight of the new hospital.
Support further investment in mental health services.
“Further investment is required in our mental health services.”
4 recorded votes test this promise
2 Pour · 2 ContreVoting Pour delivers this
The amendment on multi-morbidity GP consultations would invest in primary care mental and physical health services, partially relevant to supporting further investment in mental health.
Considered and set aside: this motion does not bear on the promise. The motion concerned GP consultation funding for patients with multiple conditions (multi-morbidity), which is a primary care issue distinct from mental health services specifically promised by the member.
Voting Pour delivers this
The Draft Mental Health (Young Offenders) Law amendment regulations directly advance mental health services for young people, relevant to the promise to support further investment in mental health services.
Voting Pour delivers this
Free GP visits for children and young people supports investment in health services for young people, partially relevant to the mental health services promise.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise is about mental health investment specifically, while the motion concerned free GP visits for children and young people generally — a related but distinct policy area — and voting against one healthcare funding measure does not straightforwardly contradict a commitment to mental health investment.
Voting Contre delivers this
A freeze on public health staff appointments would work against investing in mental health services; voting for it would contradict the promise to support further mental health investment.
Considered and set aside: this vote has not been adjudicated as a clear breach.
Related votes (shown for context; too partial or indirect to count towards the score)
The HIF Transfers amendment relates to funding health services broadly, with indirect relevance to mental health investment.
Shown as context only: the link to this promise is too weak to grade.
Free GP visits for full-time students supports accessible healthcare for young people, tangentially relevant to mental health investment.
Shown as context only: the link to this promise is too weak to grade.
2 promises · 2 kept
10recorded votes
6 Pour · 1 Contre · 3 away
Support the 1001 Critical Days strategy for infant development.
“I support the 1001 Critical Days strategy to give infants the best start in life.”
4 recorded votes test this promise
3 Pour · 1 awayVoting Pour delivers this
Financial support for parents of babies needing neonatal care relates to the 1001 Critical Days strategy for infant development and early support.
Voting Pour delivers this
The Draft Children and Young People Commencement Act advances children's early years policy, relevant to the 1001 Critical Days strategy.
Voting Pour delivers this
Commencing the Children (Convention Rights) Act supports children's rights framework underpinning the 1001 Critical Days strategy.
Voting Pour delivers this
Appointing the Commissioner for Children and Young People supports the children's policy framework relevant to the 1001 Critical Days strategy.
Push for greater secondary school choice, a Higher Education Strategy, and improved university funding support.
“I believe in greater choice, and opportunities for students to specialise, in our secondary schools. We need a Higher Education Strategy, assistance with university living costs and updated funding arrangements for post-graduate study.”
6 recorded votes test this promise
3 Pour · 1 Contre · 2 awayVoting Pour delivers this
Update of Higher Education Student Funding directly advances the promise to push for improved university funding support.
Voting Pour delivers this
The amendment on Update of Higher Education Student Funding directly advances the promise to improve university funding support.
Voting Pour delivers this
Fully funded education or training for 16-18 year olds paragraph (a) advances greater education provision, relevant to the promise to push for greater secondary school choice and education investment.
Voting Pour delivers this
Paragraph (c) of fully funded education for 16-18 year olds advances the promise to push for improved education and higher education strategy.
Voting Pour delivers this
Additional funding for education in the Government Plan amendment directly advances the promise to push for greater education investment.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise calls for a Higher Education Strategy and improved university funding support, but the motion is a specific budget amendment for additional education funding whose exact scope and targeting are not detailed, making it impossible to conclude without inference that voting against it directly contradicts the promise rather than reflecting a judgement about the particular funding mechanism or level proposed.
Voting Pour delivers this
The Skills Development Fund supports investment in skills and further education, relevant to the promise to push for a Higher Education Strategy.
1 promise · 0 kept
7recorded votes
1 Pour · 6 Contre
Oppose tax increases and push for reduced public debt and more prudent government spending.
“Public spending must be focused on the priorities of taxpayers, debt reduced and the culture of prudence and saving re-established. The Government already collects enough tax and must use that money more wisely.”
7 recorded votes test this promise
1 Pour · 6 ContreVoting Contre delivers this
Replacing the 20% tax rate with 25% would constitute a tax increase, working against the promise to oppose tax increases.
Voting Contre delivers this
Removing the upper earnings cap on Social Security contributions would increase tax/contributions burden, working against the promise to oppose tax increases.
Voting Pour delivers this
Transfer of departmental underspend into the Stabilisation Fund supports prudent financial management, advancing the promise to reduce public debt and ensure prudent spending.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. While the promise supports debt reduction and prudent saving, voting against transferring a departmental underspend into the Stabilisation Fund is not a plain breach—a member could reasonably oppose this specific mechanism (e.g. preferring direct debt repayment, questioning the fund's purpose, or objecting to procedural aspects) while still genuinely pursuing the broader goal of fiscal prudence.
Voting Pour delivers this
The amendment to freeze government spending at 2025 levels directly advances the promise to push for more prudent government spending.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. While Miles promised prudent spending and opposing tax increases, voting against one specific freeze amendment does not plainly contradict that general commitment, as she could reasonably have judged this particular mechanism inappropriate or preferred a different approach to fiscal discipline.
Voting Contre delivers this
Removing the upper earnings limit on Social Security contributions would increase the contributions burden, working against the promise to oppose tax increases.
Voting Contre delivers this
Removing the upper earnings limit on Long-Term Care contributions would increase the contributions burden, working against the promise to oppose tax increases.
Voting Contre delivers this
Raising the Health Insurance Fund share of Social Security contributions would increase the contribution burden, working against the promise to oppose tax increases.
Related votes (shown for context; too partial or indirect to count towards the score)
Suspension of High Value Residents tax arrangements touches on tax policy but is a specific category rather than a broad tax increase.
1 promise · 1 kept
7recorded votes
5 Pour · 2 Contre
Support transition to a greener economy while balancing cost-of-living pressures for islanders.
“I support sensible moves towards Jersey becoming a greener economy. We must consider the cost of living and financial pressures on Islanders as we move towards carbon neutrality.”
7 recorded votes test this promise
5 Pour · 2 ContreVoting Pour delivers this
Removing GST from food would ease cost-of-living pressures for islanders, directly relevant to the promise to balance cost-of-living pressures while supporting greener economy transition.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise was about supporting a greener economy while balancing cost-of-living pressures, not a specific commitment to remove GST from food; voting against this particular GST measure could reflect a preference for alternative cost-of-living relief mechanisms rather than a rejection of the promise's general direction.
Voting Pour delivers this
Establishing a Climate Council supports transition to a greener economy, directly relevant to the directional promise.
Voting Pour delivers this
The amendment to fund walking and cycling routes supports greener transport and economy, relevant to the promise to support transition to a greener economy.
Voting Pour delivers this
Voting for offshore wind supports transition to a greener economy, directly relevant to the promise.
Voting Contre delivers this
The amendment to the Offshore Wind proposition would have altered the approach to offshore wind development; voting contre advances the main proposition supporting green energy.
Voting Pour delivers this
An evidence-based energy strategy directly supports transition to a greener economy.
Voting Pour delivers this
Widening the Community Costs Bonus threshold addresses cost-of-living pressures for islanders, relevant to the promise to balance green transition with cost-of-living concerns.
Related votes (shown for context; too partial or indirect to count towards the score)
The waste charges amendment touches on environmental costs which have cost-of-living implications, partially relevant to balancing green transition with cost pressures.
5 promises · 1 kept
23recorded votes
12 Pour · 11 Contre
Support parish youth work and reinstate island-wide community safety programmes.
“I support focused Parish youth work in partnership with the Honorary and States Police and re-instating island-wide programmes including 'Building a Safer Society' and 'Prison! Me! No Way!'.”
2 recorded votes test this promise
1 Pour · 1 ContreVoting Pour delivers this
The Youth Service Statutory Provision proposition directly concerns maintaining parish youth work services, directly advancing the promise to support parish youth work.
Voting Contre delivers this
This amendment to the Youth Services Statutory Provision proposition, if adopted, would have altered the youth service provision; voting against the amendment supports the substantive proposition to maintain youth services.
Prioritise local candidates for civil service roles, with off-island appointments only after 12 months if no suitable local candidate is found.
“Local candidates should be sought for civil service jobs – only if a suitable person can't be appointed or trained within 12 months should off-Island appointments be considered.”
No evidence was found that Deputy Miles lodged a proposition, secured a ministerial direction, or otherwise advanced a formal policy requiring local candidates to be prioritised for civil service roles with off-island appointments only considered after 12 months. Miles served as Minister for Justice and Home Affairs (July 2022–January 2024) and then chaired the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel (February 2024–June 2026), neither of which carries direct responsibility for civil service recruitment policy. The Government's Common Strategic Policy 2024–2026 (P.21/2024) included a broader commitment to 'develop local talent within the civil service,' and the States Employment Board introduced an external recruitment freeze from August 2023, extended to March 2026 — but these were cost-cutting measures, not the specific 12-month local-first sequencing rule Miles had promised, and were not attributable to her.
Support restoring Senators and retaining the Bailiff and Connétables in the States Assembly.
“I support bringing back Senators and retaining the Bailiff and the Connétables in the States.”
21 recorded votes test this promise
11 Pour · 10 ContreVoting Contre delivers this
Reform of the composition of the States Assembly bears on the promise to retain Connétables and restore Senators - the direction depends on what reform was proposed, but it is directly relevant.
Voting Contre delivers this
This amendment to the Re-instatement of Senators proposition would have modified the approach; its rejection outcome and the member's vote on reinstating Senators directly tests the promise to restore Senators.
Considered and set aside: this vote has not been adjudicated as a clear breach.
Voting Contre delivers this
Second amendment paragraph (a) to Re-instatement of Senators tests the commitment to restore Senators to the Assembly.
Voting Contre delivers this
Second amendment paragraph (b) to Re-instatement of Senators tests the commitment to restore Senators.
Voting Contre delivers this
Second amendment paragraph (c) to Re-instatement of Senators tests the commitment to restore Senators.
Voting Pour delivers this
The main Re-instatement of Senators proposition directly tests the promise to restore Senators to the States Assembly.
Voting Contre delivers this
Second Amendment to Re-instatement of Senators (2025) directly tests the promise to restore Senators.
Voting Pour delivers this
Paragraph (a) of Re-instatement of Senators proposition directly advances the promise to restore Senators.
Voting Pour delivers this
Paragraph (c) of Re-instatement of Senators proposition directly advances the promise to restore Senators.
Voting Contre delivers this
Fifth amendment to Re-instatement of Senators (2025) bears directly on the promise to restore Senators.
Considered and set aside: this vote has not been adjudicated as a clear breach.
Voting Contre delivers this
Third amendment to Re-instatement of Senators (2025) bears directly on the promise to restore Senators.
Voting Contre delivers this
Amendment to the amendment on Re-instatement of Senators (2025) bears directly on the promise to restore Senators.
Voting Contre delivers this
The Amendment to Re-instatement of Senators (2025) bears directly on the promise to restore Senators.
Voting Pour delivers this
The main Re-instatement of Senators proposition (2025) directly delivers the promise to restore Senators to the Assembly.
Voting Contre delivers this
Fourth Amendment to Draft Elections (Senators) Amendment Law bears directly on how Senators are reinstated, testing the promise.
Considered and set aside: this vote has not been adjudicated as a clear breach.
Voting Pour delivers this
The Amendment to Draft Elections (Senators) Amendment Law advances the reinstatement of Senators.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. Without knowing the specific content of the amendment to the Draft Elections (Senators) Law, it is impossible to determine whether voting against the amendment contradicts the promise to restore Senators, since the member may have supported the principal law while opposing this particular amendment for procedural or substantive reasons unrelated to the core commitment.
Voting Pour delivers this
Second Amendment to Draft Elections (Senators) Amendment Law advances the reinstatement of Senators.
Voting Contre delivers this
Third Amendment (as amended) to Draft Elections (Senators) Amendment Law bears on reinstatement of Senators.
Considered and set aside: this vote has not been adjudicated as a clear breach.
Voting Pour delivers this
Articles of Draft Elections (Senators) Amendment Law advance the reinstatement of Senators.
Voting Pour delivers this
Third Reading of Draft Elections (Senators) Amendment Law is the final legislative step to reinstate Senators, directly delivering the promise.
Voting Contre delivers this
Third amendment to the Draft Elections (Senators) Amendment Law bears on the detail of how Senators are reinstated.
Considered and set aside: this vote has not been adjudicated as a clear breach.
Advocate for greater use of the 9-month visa and solutions to house seasonal workers.
“On population, greater use should be made of the 9-month visa. We need solutions to accommodate seasonal staff.”
As Minister for Home Affairs (July 2022 – January 2024), Deputy Miles went beyond the 9-month visa pledge by announcing in February 2023 and implementing a new 12-month renewable hospitality work permit (extendable up to three years), while explicitly retaining the 9-month route as a parallel employer option; a February 2026 government blog confirmed both routes remain active. However, the second limb of her promise — finding solutions to accommodate seasonal staff — was not substantively delivered: Jersey's April 2024 Fiscal Policy Panel housing review noted that registered accommodation for seasonal workers had declined and overcrowding risks remained, with no dedicated seasonal worker housing scheme introduced during the 2022-2026 term.
Establish a Parish Improvement Project to enhance use of St Brelade's local amenities.
“If elected, I will seek to establish a Parish Improvement Project to enhance the use of our parish amenities, including Les Quennevais parade and precinct, Communicare, the Elephant Park, Railway Walk, St Aubin and the old Les Quennevais school.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
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