“Bring a collaborative rather than divisive attitude to the States, working with Members of all political leanings to develop policies that are genuinely for the good of the island.” — Kirsten Francis Morel, 2022-2026 election manifesto

This promise concerned an attitudinal commitment — working collaboratively across political leanings — that cannot be objectively measured from publicly available records. During the 2022–2026 term, Morel served as Minister for Economic Development and Deputy Chief Minister in the cross-grouping Moore coalition government (July 2022–February 2024), and was retained as Minister for Sustainable Economic Development under the subsequent Farnham government, suggesting a degree of cross-aisle engagement. However, his tenure also coincided with the historically divisive January 2024 vote of no confidence against Chief Minister Moore, and no independent reporting from the JEP, Bailiwick Express, or ITV Channel specifically assessed his conduct as notably collaborative or divisive relative to his manifesto commitment.

“will work to open a ballot box in the south of the Parish (at Bel Royal School or St Matthew's Church).” — Kirsten Francis Morel, 2022-2026 election manifesto

The promise, first made in Morel's 2018 St Lawrence manifesto and carried into the 2022–2026 term, called for a second ballot box in the south of the parish at Bel Royal School or St Matthew's Church. Both the JEP's June 2022 polling-station listing and vote.je's official 2026 polling-station page for St Lawrence record only the Parish Hall as the single polling location for the parish at both the 2022 and 2026 general elections; no southern-parish ballot point was added. No independent reporting or official States record was found indicating any action taken by Morel to advance this commitment during the 2022–2026 term.

“Encourage the setting up of a Parish Island Plan working group to ensure we can all play a role in designing the future of St Lawrence.” — Kirsten Francis Morel, 2022-2026 election manifesto

Extensive searches of the St Lawrence Parish website (stlawrence.je), the States Assembly record, the Jersey Evening Post, Bailiwick Express, and Morel's own campaign website returned no evidence that a Parish Island Plan working group for St Lawrence was ever established or encouraged during the 2022–2026 term. Morel's own 2026 re-election website (kirstenmorel.com) cited his planning-related work via the Planning Committee and Island Plan debate, but made no mention of a parish-level working group having been set up. Morel served as Minister for Economic Development and Deputy Chief Minister for much of the 2022–2026 Assembly term, which may have limited his capacity for this parish-focused commitment.

“Support Parish-wide speed limit reviews and will work with all stakeholders to find solutions that improve safety and encourage pedestrians and cyclists in and around St Lawrence Village, Carrefour Selous, Bel Royal and Sandybrook.” — Kirsten Francis Morel, 2022-2026 election manifesto

During the 2022–2026 Assembly term, a parish-wide speed limit review for St Lawrence was carried out by Jersey's Infrastructure Department and the parish's Roads Committee, with a public consultation launched (active by late 2023) covering around 50 roads proposed for reduction. Speed limit reductions were enacted on multiple St Lawrence roads by February 2025 as part of the island-wide review, including roads in and connecting to the parish. However, no evidence was found of Kirsten Francis Morel personally driving these changes — they were led by the Infrastructure Minister and the Constable of St Lawrence — and the specific locations named in the promise (St Lawrence Village, Carrefour Selous, Bel Royal, Sandybrook) are not individually confirmed as having received new limits during this term.

“Do all I can to protect the natural beauty and environment of our Parish. I'm committed to finding effective ways to tackle the problems of litter in our lanes and on our beaches.” — Kirsten Francis Morel, 2022-2026 election manifesto

The litter/parish-environment promise appeared in both Morel's 2018 and 2022 manifestos. During the 2022-2026 Assembly term he served as Minister for Economic Development and then Minister for Sustainable Economic Development, with no record found of a specific litter initiative, beach-clean scheme, or parish-environment programme attributable to him. His own 2022 campaign site cited his Planning Committee membership and Island Plan work from the 2018-2022 term as evidence of protecting parish environments, and his 2026 re-election materials referenced supporting 60 new farmers as protecting parish landscapes, but contained no mention of lane or beach litter action. No independent Jersey sources (JEP, Bailiwick Express, gov.je, statesassembly.je) surfaced any dedicated litter programme led by or credited to Morel during the 2022-2026 term.

“Putting the parish back at the heart of island life.” — Kirsten Francis Morel, 2022-2026 election manifesto

The 'putting the parish back at the heart of island life' pledge (which also appeared on Morel's 2018 manifesto) saw no identifiable policy output attributable to Morel during the 2022–2026 Assembly term. Morel was consumed by senior ministerial roles — Minister for Economic Development and Deputy Chief Minister under Kristina Moore (July 2022–February 2024), then Minister for Sustainable Economic Development — with no recorded propositions, ministerial statements or government-plan commitments specifically aimed at restoring parish primacy. The one substantive review of the parishes-government relationship, the Government and Parishes Review Panel launched in March 2025, was chaired by Deputy Helen Miles, not Morel. Morel's 2026 re-election campaign reiterated a focus on rural and parish matters, suggesting the 2022–2026 promise remained largely unacted upon.

“Reducing the cost of living and housing.” — Kirsten Francis Morel, 2022-2026 election manifesto

During the 2022–2026 Assembly term, Deputy Morel served as Minister for Sustainable Economic Development and championed several cost-of-living measures: a £56 million cost-of-living mini-budget, a move towards a living wage, and a 20-year DFDS ferry contract with inflation-capped freight prices (confirmed March 2025, Jersey Evening Post). On housing, Statistics Jersey recorded the largest annual house-price fall on record in 2024 (8%) and affordability improved significantly in 2024–25, though Policy Centre Jersey (July 2025) attributed this largely to market forces and noted persistent planning and supply-side barriers; Morel's own attempt to bring a discount supermarket to Jersey was 'held up over zoning of site' as of July 2025. Independent scrutiny (March 2026, Bailiwick Express) found the DFDS freight-pricing structure had driven shelf prices higher than expected, and the affordable-housing strategy gap Morel himself identified in his 2022 manifesto remained unresolved at the term's end.

“Providing quality educational opportunities for all, from early years to lifelong learning.” — Kirsten Francis Morel, 2022-2026 election manifesto

Throughout the 2022-2026 term, Deputy Morel served as Minister for Economic Development, not as Education Minister, and no evidence was found that he advanced his specific manifesto pledges — notably 'lifelong learning accounts' or a stronger entrepreneurial focus in schools — via propositions, ministerial action or cross-ministerial agreements. A February 2026 Scrutiny Panel report found Jersey was 'not yet delivering' on lifelong vocational learning, exposing 'substantial barriers' including an outdated Highlands College campus and fragmented provision; the Panel subsequently criticised Morel's joint ministerial response (April 2026) as dismissive, rejecting key recommendations. Early-years expansion under the CSP 2024-2026 was pursued by Education Minister Robert Ward, not Morel.

“Creating a sustainable, diversified economy.” — Kirsten Francis Morel, 2022-2026 election manifesto

Morel served as Minister for Economic Development (from July 2022) and was rebranded Minister for Sustainable Economic Development from November 2023, directly reflecting his manifesto promise. He authored and published the Strategy for Sustainable Economic Development and its Delivery Framework 2023-26 under the Future Economy Programme, which targeted diversification into sectors including biotech, medicinal cannabis, rural industries, and tourism. By May 2025, his ministerial statement to the States Assembly reported 70% of short-term FEP actions completed and 44 of 45 medium-term actions begun; however, Jersey's government chief executive acknowledged in April 2026 that despite efforts over decades, the island remained more dependent on finance than ever, and the new 2026-2030 Assembly subsequently dropped the 'Sustainable' title from the ministerial role, signalling the programme remains unfinished and its diversification goals only partially met.

“Building stronger trade links with Brittany, Normandy and Paris.” — Kirsten Francis Morel, 2022-2026 election manifesto

Throughout the 2022–2026 Assembly term, Deputy Morel, as Minister for Economic Development, took concrete steps toward stronger French trade links: he made a ministerial fact-finding trip to Rennes and Saint-Malo in 2022, participated in the October 2022 Normandy Summit, launched Jersey's first-ever Export Strategy in July 2023 (which named deepening economic links with France as a departmental priority), signed a 'green corridor' MoU with Saint-Malo's port, co-funded the Manche Iles Express ferry link, and attended the September 2025 Normandy Summit where a renewed three-year Memorandum of Understanding covering economic development, trade and transport with Normandy was signed. However, some concrete connectivity gains proved fragile (the Blue Islands Rennes air route, launched 2022, was dropped again after summer 2023), Paris was not independently documented as a focus of substantive trade activity, and no formal bilateral trade agreement or measurable increase in trade volumes with Brittany or Normandy was reported by independent sources.

“Managing population without hindering business.” — Kirsten Francis Morel, 2022-2026 election manifesto

During the 2022-2026 Assembly term, Kirsten Morel served throughout as Minister for Economic Development (and from November 2023 as Minister for Sustainable Economic Development), placing him at the centre of policy intended to balance population management with business needs. He supported the February 2022 Common Population Policy and, in October 2023, launched the Future Economy Programme — a formal framework explicitly designed to pursue economic growth without relying on population growth, including managed immigration routes for skilled workers. However, the business community (Jersey Chamber of Commerce) raised concerns that the population policy lacked tangible, near-term business impact, and net immigration actually increased to 730 in 2023 and 670 in 2024, with the island still heavily reliant on inward migration to fill labour shortages. The broad intent of the promise was pursued through ministerial action but key tensions between population control and business needs remained unresolved by the end of the term.

“Putting islanders at the heart of our digital future.” — Kirsten Francis Morel, 2022-2026 election manifesto

Morel served as Minister for Economic Development (July 2022–October 2023) and then Minister for Sustainable Economic Development (November 2023–June 2026), giving him direct executive responsibility for digital policy across the full 2022–2026 term. Under his ministership, his department published a public consultation on a proposed Digital Economy Strategy in October 2023, explicitly designed to help islanders shape Jersey's digital future, and the gov.je Digital Economy Framework was developed with an islander-focused objective of ensuring residents become 'skilled and confident users of digital technologies.' However, the islander-facing online safety legislation — a key component of protecting islanders in the digital sphere — was not lodged before the June 2026 election, with the JEP reporting in January 2026 that major changes to online safety law would not be tabled in time; work on that element was handed to an assistant minister and remained incomplete at the end of the term.

“A fairer tax system.” — Kirsten Francis Morel, 2022-2026 election manifesto

During the 2022–2026 term, Morel served in ministerial roles focused on economic development rather than Treasury, limiting his direct lever over tax policy. The government of which he was part did deliver some fairness-adjacent tax measures: a 2022 cost-of-living mini-budget that included above-inflation personal income tax allowance rises and reduced social security contributions, and the States Assembly approved mandatory independent (individual) taxation from 1 January 2026, removing a longstanding inequality between married and unmarried couples. However, Reform Jersey's Deputy Rob Ward publicly challenged the government in July 2023, stating income inequality was rising and that the government had 'talked the talk but not walked the walk' on tax fairness, and no evidence emerged of Morel lodging specific propositions on structural tax reform or GST exemptions during the term.

“my focus will be to work for parishioners, speaking for them in the States, representing their concerns and keeping them informed of the issues that affect their lives.” — Kirsten Francis Morel, 2022-2026 election manifesto

Morel served the full 2022–2026 term as Deputy for St John, St Lawrence and Trinity and was re-elected in June 2026, indicating broad constituent satisfaction. His own 2026 re-election manifesto (kirstenmorel.com) stated he had helped parishioners with medical, housing, planning and financial issues across four years, and engaged in parish assemblies and the Island Plan debate on their behalf. However, he held senior ministerial office for almost the entire term — as Minister for Economic Development and Deputy Chief Minister from July 2022, then as Minister for Sustainable Economic Development from November 2023 — which placed him firmly in an executive rather than a constituency-representative role, making the specific promise to prioritise speaking for parishioners and keeping them informed only partially fulfilled. No independent evidence of the promised monthly rotating parish surgeries or regular constituent newsletters was found in authoritative Jersey sources.

“Encouraging renewable energy and a petrol-free island.” — Kirsten Francis Morel, 2022-2026 election manifesto

During the 2022-2026 term, Jersey's Carbon Neutral Roadmap (approved April 2022) drove relevant progress: an EV purchase incentive scheme launched in Q3 2023 (funding 1,210 incentives totalling £4.3 million), a low carbon heating incentive launched May 2023, and an e-bike scheme from January 2023 — broadly aligned with Morel's aspiration. However, Morel served as Minister for Sustainable Economic Development, not as Environment Minister, so direct personal attribution is limited; the CNR was administered by a separate minister. Crucially, the central 'petrol-free' plank — a 2030 ban on importing new and used petrol/diesel vehicles — was formally shelved by the Environment Minister in April 2026 following public backlash, marking a clear policy retreat on the petrol-free goal. Morel's own public statements as late as May 2026 remained rhetorically supportive of green initiatives but fell short of substantive independent action on the renewable energy or petrol-free agenda.