AN INDEPENDENT RECORD OF EVERY PROMISE MADE IN THE STATES OF JERSEY
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Max Brennan Andrews was first elected to the States Assembly as Deputy for St Helier North in 2022 and was re-elected to the same seat in 2026. During his first term he served on the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel from 2022 to 2025, the Public Accounts Committee from 2022 to 2024, and the Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel from 2024 to 2026. He is currently a back-bench member of the Assembly.
For his second term, Brennan Andrews campaigned on economic growth, fiscal restraint, housing affordability and education. His principal pledges include pursuing reforms to Jersey's zero-ten tax regime while maintaining tax neutrality, cutting regulatory red tape to ease doing business, and continuing work to introduce legislation regulating estate agents with mandatory exams on Jersey law. On public finances, he committed to streamlining the civil service, proposing a long-term funding plan for the Strategic Reserve, and abolishing the upper earnings cap on Social Security contributions. On housing, he pledged to reintroduce mortgage relief and produce a long-term plan to raise homeownership rates. He also proposed expanding the Skills Development Fund for tertiary upskilling and supported building a new campus to replace Highlands College, alongside advocating a net-zero migration rate with targeted external recruitment where domestic labour is unavailable.
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Attendance
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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.
3 promises · 0 kept
No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.
Candidate will continue working to introduce legislation regulating estate agents, including mandatory exams on Jersey law.
“I will continue work to introduce a law to regulate estate agents which will include a requirement for estate agents to undertake exams covering Jersey law.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
Candidate will support reintroducing mortgage relief for homeowners in Jersey.
“I support the reintroduction of mortgage relief for homeowners.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
Candidate will propose a long-term plan aimed at increasing the rate of homeownership in Jersey.
“I will propose a long-term plan to increase the homeownership rate.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
1 promise · 0 kept
No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.
Candidate will advocate for abolishing the upper earnings cap on Social Security contributions.
“I advocate the abolition of the upper earnings Social Security cap.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
Related votes (shown for context; too partial or indirect to count towards the score)
Reinstating the States Grant to the Social Security Fund concerns Social Security financing, which is in the same domain as abolishing the upper earnings cap, but addresses a different funding mechanism rather than the cap itself.
2 promises · 0 kept
No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.
Candidate will support developing a new campus to replace Highlands College.
“I support the development of a new campus to replace Highlands College.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
Candidate will use the Skills Development Fund to upskill and reskill islanders in tertiary education.
“We need to use the Skills Development Fund to upskill and reskill islanders in tertiary education.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
4 promises · 0 kept
No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.
Candidate will prioritise policies aimed at increasing economic productivity and growing the economy.
“I will prioritise policies to increase economic productivity to grow the economy.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
Candidate will work to reduce regulatory red tape to make it easier to do business in Jersey.
“We must reduce red tape to ease the process of doing business.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
Candidate will propose a long-term funding plan for Jersey's Strategic Reserve.
“I will propose a long-term funding plan for the Strategic Reserve.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
Candidate will pursue reforms to Jersey's zero-ten tax regime while maintaining tax neutrality and competitiveness.
“I will prioritise reforms to the zero-ten tax regime whilst preserving Jersey's tax neutrality and competitiveness.”
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.
Candidate will advocate for streamlining the civil service to reduce its size.
“I advocate streamlining the civil service because the recruitment of 2,000 additional full-time equivalents between 2018 and 2025 is unsustainable.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
Candidate will advocate for a net-zero migration rate while allowing external recruitment where domestic labour is unavailable.
“I advocate a net-zero migration rate. We need to recruit labour externally where labour cannot be sourced domestically in areas such as frontline services.”
No recorded vote bears on this promise yet, and no delivery verdict has been generated.
Manifesto · Closed term
Deputy for St Helier North · 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.
86%
Kept rate
96%
States participation
10
Promises tracked
96%
of the 892 votes they were expected to cast in 2022–2026 Assembly
3 promises · 2 kept
20recorded votes
11 Pour · 7 Contre · 2 away
Candidate will seek to reduce Andium Homes rental charges.
“I believe Andium Homes rental policy needs to be reduced in consideration of outstanding debt obligations and future borrowing requirements in building new homes.”
5 recorded votes test this promise
1 Pour · 2 Contre · 2 awayVoting Contre delivers this
This motion proposed to move to the next item on Andium Homes rent increases, thus blocking a debate on reducing Andium rents; voting contre would have kept the matter alive in line with the promise.
Voting Pour delivers this
This motion directly concerned measures affecting Andium Homes rent increases, which directly bears on the promise to reduce Andium Homes rental charges.
Voting Pour delivers this
This motion amended a Social Rents Plan to reduce rental stress for tenants, directly bearing on the promise to reduce Andium Homes rental charges.
Voting Pour delivers this
This motion adopted a Social Rental Plan to reduce rental stress for tenants as amended, directly advancing the promise to reduce Andium Homes rental charges.
Voting Pour delivers this
This motion concerned abolition of interest relief for landlords (amendment to Government Plan), which is related to housing costs and rental market reform bearing on reducing tenant costs including Andium renters.
Considered and set aside: this motion does not bear on the promise. The promise concerns reducing Andium Homes (social housing) rental charges, while the motion concerns abolishing interest relief for private landlords — these are distinct policy areas with no direct connection to Andium Homes rent levels.
Candidate will seek to introduce a 3% stamp duty surcharge on second or additional property purchases.
“I will seek to negotiate a 3 percent stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of a second or additional property to constrain demand.”
9 recorded votes test this promise
5 Pour · 4 ContreVoting Pour delivers this
Part 1 of the amendment to impose stamp duty on second homes and buy-to-let properties directly advances the promised 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional property purchases.
Voting Pour delivers this
Part 2 of the amendment to impose stamp duty on second homes and buy-to-let properties directly advances the promised 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional property purchases.
Voting Pour delivers this
Part 3 of the amendment to impose stamp duty on second homes and buy-to-let properties directly advances the promised 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional property purchases.
Voting Contre delivers this
This motion sought to remove the stamp duty surcharge on second homes, which would directly undo the surcharge the candidate promised to introduce; voting contre preserves the surcharge.
Voting Pour delivers this
This motion proposed to increase stamp duty for properties that are not principal residences to 5%, directly advancing the promise to introduce a stamp duty surcharge on additional property purchases.
Voting Pour delivers this
This motion concerned removal of interest tax relief for buy-to-let mortgages, which is a closely related measure to discouraging additional property purchases as promised via stamp duty surcharge.
Voting Pour delivers this
This motion directly proposed a stamp duty surcharge on buy-to-let investments, second homes and holiday homes in the Government Plan, which is precisely what the promise commits to.
Voting Contre delivers this
This motion would remove the 3% stamp duty surcharge on second and additional properties that the candidate specifically promised to introduce, so voting Contre (against removal) directly advances the promise.
Voting Contre delivers this
This motion amended away the removal of the stamp duty surcharge on second homes, meaning voting Pour on the amendment to preserve the surcharge advances the promise, but the motion as framed is the amendment to remove the surcharge - voting Contre advances the promise.
Candidate will seek to introduce a first-time buyer shared equity scheme funded by ring-fenced stamp duty on properties over £2.5m.
“I will seek to introduce a Homebuyer scheme for first-time buyers by ring-fencing stamp duty from purchased property with a market value over 2.5 million, to provide shared equity loans between 5 to 20 percent of a purchase price, which will be concomitant with a deferral payment upon the sale of such properties.”
6 recorded votes test this promise
5 Pour · 1 ContreVoting Pour delivers this
This motion concerned a ring-fenced stamp duty amendment in the Government Plan, directly relating to the promise to introduce a first-time buyer scheme funded by ring-fenced stamp duty.
Voting Pour delivers this
This motion (Part 1) sought to amend stamp duty on buy-to-let investments, second homes and holiday homes in the Government Plan, bearing on the promise's first-time buyer stamp duty scheme.
Voting Pour delivers this
This motion (Part 2) continued the stamp duty amendment on second/buy-to-let homes in the Government Plan, relevant to the promise's ring-fenced stamp duty scheme.
Voting Pour delivers this
This motion (Part 3) was the further part of the stamp duty amendment on second homes and buy-to-let investments in the Government Plan, bearing on the promise to introduce ring-fenced stamp duty.
Voting Pour delivers this
This motion proposed a stamp duty amendment on buy-to-let investments and second/holiday homes in the Government Plan, which partially overlaps with the promise's stamp duty ring-fencing mechanism.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The member promised a first-time buyer shared equity scheme funded by ring-fenced stamp duty on properties over £2.5m, but this motion concerned stamp duty on buy-to-let investments, second homes, and holiday homes — a different category of property and a different policy mechanism — so voting against it does not plainly contradict the specific promise made.
Voting Pour delivers this
This motion would invest revenue from the higher stamp duty rate on second homes into first-time buyer funds, directly advancing the candidate's promise to create a first-time buyer scheme funded by ring-fenced stamp duty proceeds.
1 promise · 1 kept
1recorded vote
1 Pour
Candidate will support entitling old age pension recipients to the Home Carer's Allowance.
“Retirees who receive their old age pension should be entitled to the Home Carer's Allowance for the care retirees are responsible for.”
1 recorded vote tests this promise
1 PourVoting Pour delivers this
This motion directly concerned assessing the affordability of qualifying state pensioners receiving Home Carer's Allowance, which directly bears on the promise to support entitling old age pension recipients to the Home Carer's Allowance.
2 promises · 1 kept
2recorded votes
1 Pour · 1 Contre
Candidate will support establishing a new university campus in Jersey in the long term.
“In the long term Jersey needs a new University campus to support graduates integration into Jersey's labour market to reduce the extent of external recruitment.”
No evidence was found that Deputy Max Andrews took any specific action during the 2022–2026 Assembly term to advance a new university campus in Jersey, such as lodging a proposition, making a ministerial statement, or leading a scrutiny review on the matter. His States Assembly record shows activity on economic scrutiny and property matters, but nothing directly tied to this promise. While the broader Jersey policy environment did see the Government's 'Investing in Jersey' plan propose a new Further and Higher Education campus (primarily for Highlands College, to be developed 2028–2032), this was a government-level initiative with no attributable link to Andrews's advocacy.
Candidate will support increasing free pre-school hours from 30 to 40 hours per week.
“I believe free pre-school hours should be increased from 30 to 40 hours so parents can seek full-time work.”
2 recorded votes test this promise
1 Pour · 1 ContreVoting Pour delivers this
This motion was an amendment concerning an AHP (affordable housing/childcare) scheme in the Government Plan that likely bears on pre-school provision, which is directly relevant to the promise to increase free pre-school hours.
Voting Pour delivers this
This motion adds funding to the free childcare scheme for 2-3 year olds and raises provider rates, which materially bears on expanding free pre-school provision in line with the candidate's promise to increase free pre-school hours.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise was to increase free pre-school hours from 30 to 40, whereas this motion concerned raising the hourly rate paid to providers of childcare for 2–3 year olds, which is a different mechanism (provider funding rate) in a related but distinct area of childcare policy.
1 promise · 1 kept
6recorded votes
4 Pour · 2 Contre
Candidate will support introducing a living wage across all industries in Jersey.
“I support the introduction of a living wage across all industries.”
6 recorded votes test this promise
4 Pour · 2 ContreVoting Pour delivers this
This motion directly concerned aligning the minimum wage with the living wage, which is precisely what the promise to support a living wage across all industries commits to.
Voting Pour delivers this
This motion adopted an amendment to minimum wage regulations, advancing the living wage commitment by raising the minimum wage floor.
Voting Pour delivers this
This motion concerned the trainee minimum wage, relevant to supporting a living wage across all industries including trainees.
Voting Pour delivers this
This amendment to the trainee minimum wage proposition relates to extending living wage principles across all working categories.
Voting Pour delivers this
This motion concerned amending the minimum wage law (including benefits in kind), directly advancing the promise to support a living wage across all industries.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise is to support a living wage, but the motion concerns an amendment to minimum wage law whose specific provisions and relationship to a "living wage" standard are not established in the given material, meaning voting against it could reflect concerns about the mechanism rather than opposition to the living wage principle itself.
Voting Pour delivers this
Third reading of the minimum wage and benefits in kind amendment law, directly advancing the living wage promise.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The motion concerns minimum wage and benefits-in-kind law amendments, which is related to but not identical to a "living wage" — a living wage is typically a higher, needs-based standard distinct from a minimum wage, so voting against this specific minimum wage amendment does not plainly contradict a promise to support a living wage.
Related votes (shown for context; too partial or indirect to count towards the score)
Removing the upper earnings limit on Social Security contributions makes the contributions system more progressive and increases employer costs at high wage levels, which is adjacent to but not the same as introducing a living wage floor.
Moving to a 25% income tax rate with marginal-rate reliefs touches redistribution and worker income policy, which is broadly related to the living wage commitment but does not directly set a wage floor.
A new personal tax allowance would increase take-home pay for lower earners, which is tangentially related to improving living standards for workers in line with the living wage promise.
Considered and set aside: this motion does not bear on the promise. The motion concerned introducing a new personal tax allowance, which is a different mechanism from a living wage, and voting against it does not bear on the promise to support a living wage across all industries.
3 promises · 1 kept
3recorded votes
1 Pour · 2 Contre
Candidate will support constitutional reform to improve ministerial accountability.
“The Government requires constitutional reform to ensure Ministers are accountable to the public and the States Assembly.”
3 recorded votes test this promise
1 Pour · 2 ContreVoting Pour delivers this
This motion concerned the Deputy Chief Minister Amendment Law, a constitutional change to the executive structure that bears on ministerial accountability.
Voting Pour delivers this
This motion directly concerned reform of the composition of the States Assembly, which is a constitutional reform measure relevant to the promise to improve ministerial accountability.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise concerns ministerial accountability through constitutional reform, while the motion addressed composition of the States Assembly — a related but distinct aspect of constitutional reform that does not directly map onto the specific commitment made.
Voting Pour delivers this
A vote of no confidence in the Chief Minister is a direct mechanism of ministerial accountability, consistent with supporting constitutional reform for that purpose.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. A general promise to support constitutional reform for ministerial accountability does not straightforwardly require voting for any particular vote of no confidence, as opposing one such motion is consistent with believing different mechanisms or reforms are the right way to achieve accountability.
Candidate will hold regular constituency surgeries for constituents to raise concerns.
“I will hold regular surgeries so constituents can discuss their concerns with me.”
A Facebook post by Deputy Andrews (url slug: 'this-week-i-held-a-constituency-surgery-with-constable-gardiner-at-the-town-hall') confirms at least one constituency surgery was held jointly with Constable Gardiner at the Town Hall during the 2022–2026 term, and Andrews stated in July 2026 that he had been 'actively trying to help people in my district'. However, no independent Jersey news source (JEP, Bailiwick Express, ITV Channel) documented a regular, scheduled programme of surgeries across the full four-year term, leaving the 'regular' component of the promise unverified beyond self-reporting.
Candidate will support introducing a points-based immigration system with work permits for labour shortage sectors.
“I support the introduction of a Points-based immigration system. We need to ensure work permits are granted to support businesses where labour shortages exist.”
No evidence was found that Deputy Max Andrews lodged any proposition, amendment, or formal scrutiny work relating to a points-based immigration system during the 2022–2026 Assembly term. His recorded Assembly activity focused on government spending, Cabinet Office budgets, estate agent redress, and political education — not immigration reform. Jersey's immigration framework continued to operate under the 1995 Work Permit Rules throughout the term, with the Government's Common Population Policy updates (2023, 2024, 2025) focusing on data improvement, flexibility of controls, and migrant safeguarding rather than introducing a points-based system; a dedicated Jersey PBS was explicitly not in place as of the end of the term.
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