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Senator · Independent
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Deputy for St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter · Independent
Candidate will work to tackle sharp rises in the cost of living.
No recorded vote yet“tackling sharp rises in the cost of living” — Lyndon John Farnham, 2022-2026 election manifesto
Farnham spent the first ~18 months of the 2022–2026 term as a backbencher, but on becoming Chief Minister in January 2024 he embedded cost-of-living as a formal government priority: the Common Strategic Policy 2024–2026, approved by the States Assembly in May 2024, committed to transitioning to a living wage, reducing GP costs, and keeping government fees as low as possible. His government delivered a phased living-wage pathway (minimum wage raised to £13/hour from April 2025, backed by a £20 million employer-support package, with a full living-wage target set for April 2026), and the Budget 2025–2028 explicitly prioritised cost-of-living support. However, independent evidence shows that underlying inflation remained above normal levels throughout the term, real average earnings in Jersey fell 3.3% in real terms between 2020 and 2024, and a January 2026 Policy Centre survey found cost of living was still the island's top concern for 38% of islanders unprompted — indicating the structural problem was not resolved by the end of the 2022–2026 Assembly.
Candidate will work to resolve the housing affordability crisis.
No recorded vote yet“resolving the housing affordability crisis” — Lyndon John Farnham, 2022-2026 election manifesto
During the 2022–2026 Assembly term, Farnham (as Chief Minister from January 2024) oversaw a range of housing measures: the 'First Step' assisted home ownership scheme launched February 2024 using £10m in government funding, a new rental property licensing regime (effective August 2024), an amended Residential Tenancy Law approved by the Assembly in September 2025, and Andium Homes delivering a record 363 affordable properties in 2025. The Statistics Jersey housing affordability index improved in 2024 and 2025 as prices fell and earnings rose, but Jersey's Housing Minister acknowledged in mid-2026 that affordability for first-time buyers 'remained a challenge', and a July 2026 Statistics Jersey report projected a net shortfall of 310 dwelling units for 2026–2028, with average house prices still exceeding those in London. The underlying crisis was not resolved by end of term.
Candidate will support new training and education opportunities for people of all ages.
No recorded vote yet“building on skills and education – provide new opportunities in training and education for people of all ages so that they have the flexibility to retrain or improve their skills and progress in their chosen career” — Lyndon John Farnham, 2022-2026 election manifesto
As Chief Minister from January 2024, Farnham's Council of Ministers formally committed to 'Increase the provision of lifelong learning and skills development' in the Common Strategic Policy 2024–2026 (approved May 2024), and the Future Economy Programme (launched October 2023) included a £20m Better Business Support Package with funding for skills training and apprenticeships. Some concrete steps followed, including creation of a dedicated Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning role (February 2024) and a Green Skills Academy at Highlands College. However, a February 2026 Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel report — cited by the Jersey Evening Post — found Jersey was 'not yet delivering' on lifelong vocational learning, noting fragmented infrastructure, an outdated Highlands College campus, and limited adult retraining opportunities, with the panel calling for statutory entitlement frameworks still to be enacted by September 2027.
Candidate will work to get the new hospital built to deliver the best possible health facilities.
No recorded vote yet“our hospital – getting it built to deliver the best possible health facilities for future generations of islanders” — Lyndon John Farnham, 2022-2026 election manifesto
During the 2022-2026 Assembly term, Farnham — who had previously overseen the now-cancelled 'Our Hospital' scheme — became Chief Minister in January 2024 and actively drove the redesigned New Healthcare Facilities Programme forward. Under his government, planning permission for the £710m Overdale Acute Hospital was unanimously granted in February 2025 (ITV Channel News), development preparatory works commenced on site, and Bouygues UK was selected as preferred bidder in November 2025. The main works contract with Bouygues UK was formally signed on 5 June 2026, just two days before the Jersey general election (Jersey Evening Post, Bailiwick Express), with construction expected to begin later in 2026 and the hospital due to open in 2030 — meaning the hospital itself will not be built within the 2022-2026 term, but the project has been advanced from concept to signed contract. The original promise was specifically to 'get it built,' and while all conditions precedent to construction are now in place, the building work has not yet started.
Candidate will work to protect the natural environment through conservation and sustainable resource management.
No recorded vote yet“to further protect and value our natural environment through conservation, protection and sustainable resource management and energy provision” — Lyndon John Farnham, 2022-2026 election manifesto
During the 2022–2026 term Farnham sat in opposition until January 2024, then as Chief Minister accepted implementation of the Carbon Neutral Roadmap as a 13th priority of his Common Strategic Policy (May 2024), and continued CNR-related work including an EV charger scheme, a Marine Spatial Plan, and a low-carbon heating incentive. However, Jersey's independent Climate Council reported in March 2026 that 'on the current trajectory, the 2030 targets laid out in the Roadmap and associated policies are unachievable,' the CNR Progress Report of July 2025 rated 13 of 32 actions as amber and noted emissions reductions were 'at risk of not meeting the interim target for 2030,' and a promised energy strategy (due Q4 2023) was never published during the term. Additionally, the Farnham government's environment minister scrapped the planned petrol/diesel vehicle phase-out from 2030 following public consultation in early 2026, and Farnham himself publicly questioned the practicability of the 2030 deadline.
Candidate will pursue smaller government and prudent financial management to keep Jersey fiscally strong.
No recorded vote yet“to implement careful management of the public sector, smaller government and prudent management of our finances so that Jersey remains fiscally strong” — Lyndon John Farnham, 2022-2026 election manifesto
Farnham spent the first 18 months of the 2022–2026 term in opposition before becoming Chief Minister in January 2024. Once in office, he introduced a civil service recruitment freeze in August 2024, which he said prevented 515 additional hires and avoided £31m in payroll costs, and his government exceeded its £20.3m savings target by £4.5m in 2025, with a 37% reduction in consultant spending. However, the 'smaller government' element of the promise was not substantively achieved: the overall cost of government again topped £1bn in 2025, staff costs rose 5% year-on-year to £695m, and the States Assembly's Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel found evidence of structural fiscal imbalance, concluding that 'Government is not spending within its means.'
Candidate will ask the new States Assembly to introduce an island-wide mandate for all States members (except Connétables) by 2026.
No recorded vote yet“to ask the new States Assembly to introduce an island-wide mandate for all States members, with the exception of Connétables, by 2026” — Lyndon John Farnham, 2022-2026 election manifesto
Farnham promised to ask the Assembly to introduce an island-wide mandate for all States members (except Connétables) by 2026. He did act on this commitment: P.76/2023 records an amendment lodged by Farnham, and he publicly supported the reinstatement of Senators throughout the 2022–26 term. In March 2025, the Assembly voted 25–20 to reintroduce 9 island-wide Senators for the 2026 election, with the enabling legislation approved on 11 September 2025 and the 2026 election held with that structure in place. However, the outcome fell short of the full promise: only 9 Senators carry an island-wide mandate, while the remaining 28 Deputies continue to be elected from nine constituencies — not on an island-wide basis — meaning the commitment was only partially fulfilled.
Candidate will pursue economic rebuilding measured by wellbeing and the Better Life Index, not GDP alone.
No recorded vote yet“rebuilding our economy – making improvements in productivity and ensuring economic success is not measured in terms of GDP alone, but also in relation to our quality of life and wellbeing, as represented in the Better Life Index, so that we can achieve greater equity in household income distribution and improve the lives of islanders” — Lyndon John Farnham, 2022-2026 election manifesto
During the 2022-2026 Assembly term, Farnham's government made concrete progress on the measurement and productivity strands of the promise: the Future Economy Programme was formally launched in October 2023 and its 2024 delivery update (R.49/2025) reported 23 of 33 short-term actions completed; Statistics Jersey continued to publish the OECD Better Life Index (most recently in March 2026, scoring Jersey 6.4/10 and ranking it 28th of 41 nations); and the Island Outcome Indicators framework was refreshed and relaunched in January 2024, with the Common Strategic Policy 2024-2026 (approved by the States Assembly in May 2024) explicitly committing government measurement to these indicators rather than GDP alone. However, the specific pledge of greater equity in household income distribution was addressed only indirectly via the living wage transition and Better Business Support Package, with no dedicated income-inequality strategy or evidence of a measurable reduction in inequality tracked against a stated target; the Jersey Audit Office (February 2025) also noted that accountability mechanisms for sustainable wellbeing outcomes remained underdeveloped.
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