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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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Lee Carpenter

Deputy for St Helier Central · Reform Jersey

Member of the Public Accounts Committee · Member of the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel · Member of the Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel

Lee Carpenter

Lee Carpenter was elected as a Deputy for St Helier Central in 2026, representing Reform Jersey. Since entering the States Assembly that year he has served as a member of the Public Accounts Committee, the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel, and the Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel.

Carpenter campaigned on the affordability pressures facing islanders, arguing that stagnating wages, soaring rents and the rising cost of living have made Jersey unviable for too many residents, particularly younger people and families. Among his most significant specific pledges, he committed to pursuing the removal of GST from essential items, advocating for measures to help renters save for housing deposits, working to tackle unaffordable childcare costs, and pushing for steps to help Jersey graduates return to and settle on the island.

Outside politics, Carpenter has worked as a Research Analyst in Jersey's finance industry, holding professional qualifications in Green and Sustainable Finance and Climate Risk.

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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

Housing & Planning

1 promise · 0 kept

No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.

  • No recorded voteaspirational

    Candidate will advocate for measures to help renters save for housing deposits.

    “We need to recognise that for many, years of paying sky-high rents has left saving for a deposit incredibly challenging, ironically often paying more than what their mortgage re-payments would otherwise be.”

    HousingCost Of Living
    No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedmedium confidence

    Deputy Lee Carpenter was confirmed elected to the 2026-2030 Assembly for St Helier Central on 10 June 2026, with the new Assembly first sitting on 19 June 2026. Searches of statesassembly.je, the Jersey Evening Post, Bailiwick Express and other authoritative Jersey sources found no proposition, ministerial statement, scrutiny review, or reported advocacy by Carpenter specifically directed at measures to help renters save for housing deposits in the roughly 15 weeks since he took his seat. He was placed on the Public Accounts Committee in a backbench scrutiny role, with no indication of housing-deposit-focused activity to date. The very short timeframe since the Assembly convened means this reflects an absence of recorded action rather than a judgement of failure.

Economy, Tax & Cost of Living

2 promises · 0 kept

No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.

  • No recorded votedirectional

    Candidate will pursue the removal of GST from essential items.

    “look to remove GST from essential items”

    Tax And GstCost Of Living
    No recorded vote - delivery verdictIn progresshigh confidence

    Deputy Lee Carpenter was sworn in on 19 June 2026 as part of the 2026–2030 Assembly. Within weeks of taking his seat, he submitted a formal written question (WQ.142/2026) to the Treasury Minister on 14 July 2026 asking for the estimated annual cost to public finances of removing GST from food and essential grocery items and its impact across income groups — directly reflecting his manifesto commitment. Treasury Minister Senator Alan Maclean responded that the cost would be approximately £14 million per year, and noted complications in defining 'essential grocery items'. As of October 2026, no proposition has been lodged and GST on food has not been removed, but the written question represents active parliamentary pursuit of the promise just weeks into the new term.

  • No recorded votedirectional

    Candidate will work to tackle unaffordable childcare costs in Jersey.

    “We must urgently tackle unaffordable childcare”

    Cost Of LivingChildren And Families
    No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedmedium confidence

    Lee Carpenter was confirmed as a first-time Deputy for St Helier Central on 10 June 2026 after a recount, with the new 2026-2030 Assembly first sitting on 19 June 2026. As of 4 October 2026 — fewer than four months into the term — no evidence was found of Carpenter personally lodging a proposition, oral question, or other parliamentary action specifically targeting childcare affordability. Childcare policy progress in Jersey (the universal 2–3-year-old Childcare Funding Scheme from January 2026 and its September 2026 extension to include accredited nannies) predates his election and was driven by the previous Education Minister and his Reform Jersey colleague Catherine Curtis, not by Carpenter himself.

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

    • 08 Sept 2026·P.63/2026 — Reinstate the States Grant to the Social Security Fund (P.63-2026) — Contre6-41

      Reinstating the States Grant to the Social Security Fund would support the fund that underpins income-related benefits including childcare assistance, partially bearing on the commitment to tackle unaffordable childcare costs.

      Shown as context only: the link to this promise is too weak to grade.

Governance & Public Services

1 promise · 0 kept

No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.

  • No recorded votedirectional

    Candidate will push for measures to help Jersey graduates return to and settle on the island.

    “We need to give young people hope that they can raise families here and build secure futures. We must do far more to help those who've gone to university in the UK return to the island.”

    Population And MigrationHousing
    No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedmedium confidence

    Lee Carpenter was elected to the 2026–2030 Assembly on 12 June 2026 (sworn in 19 June 2026), giving him fewer than four months in office by the assessment date. No evidence was found of him personally lodging a proposition, oral question, or ministerial action specifically targeting measures to help Jersey graduates return to the island. Although Reform Jersey's 2026 'Turning the Tide' manifesto included a costed pledge for a deposit-saver scheme and incentives for young people returning after university, an August 2026 Jersey Evening Post report noted that the new Education Minister (Carpenter's Reform colleague Catherine Curtis) confirmed the government still does not track graduate return data, and an external advocacy group was urging the government to 'do a lot better' — indicating no concrete new policy had been implemented as of that date.

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.

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