Philip Bond Le Sueur

Connétable for Trinity · Independent

Did not return for the 2026–2030 Assembly · role shown is from 2022–2026 Assembly

Philip Le Sueur served as Connétable for Trinity in the 2022–2026 Assembly, having previously held the same seat for two earlier terms. During the 2022–2026 term he served as Chair of the Planning Committee and as a Commissioner for Jersey Overseas Aid.

Standing for re-election to that third term, Le Sueur campaigned on strengthening the Connétable's role as the principal link between Trinity Parish and the States Assembly. His specific pledges included developing more retirement homes close to the centre of the parish, improving walking and cycling connectivity and road safety throughout Trinity, continuing to introduce affordable green initiatives to support carbon reduction, and promoting greater openness and transparency in government. He also committed to retaining the Planning Committee chairmanship and the Jersey Overseas Aid commissionership without taking on any further responsibilities, reflecting his view that service to the parish should remain the Connétable's primary function.

Sources

Election manifesto · vote.je
X (Twitter) · twitter.com
Facebook · facebook.com
Election 2026: The current politicians standing down · BBC
Plans for £55m Strive hotel at Jersey airport turned down · BBC

90%

States participation

892

Votes expected

Voted or abstained on 90% of the 892 votes they were expected to cast during 2022–2026 Assembly.

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Attendance

Turnout in the States Assembly — 2022–2026 Assembly

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90%

of the 892 votes they were expected to cast in 2022–2026 Assembly

Voted or abstained805
Not present for vote86
En défaut1

Manifesto

Promises, and how they voted — 2022–2026 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
Will pursue development of more retirement homes near the centre of Trinity Parish.
“I would like to see the development of more retirement homes close to the centre of the Parish.”
HousingParish And Local Government
No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedhigh confidence
Despite the promise made at the June 2022 election, no retirement homes near the centre of Trinity Parish were delivered or formally approved during the 2022–2026 term. In December 2025, Connétable Le Sueur himself cited capacity constraints in the parish's foul drainage network as the primary obstacle preventing additional retirement-home development, an implicit admission that the commitment remained unfulfilled. Le Sueur retired from the Assembly at the June 2026 election after twelve years as Connétable without the promise having been substantively advanced.

Infrastructure & Environment

2 promises · 2 kept

8recorded votes

5 Pour · 2 Contre · 1 away

Keptdirectional
Will work to improve walking and cycling connectivity and road safety throughout Trinity Parish.
“Improving walking and cycling connectivity throughout the parish and making our roads safer for all users.”
Infrastructure And TransportParish And Local Government
3 recorded votes test this promise
1 Pour · 1 Contre · 1 away
- 16 Dec 2022✓P.97/2022(Amd)(6) — Proposed Government Plan 2023-2026 (P.97/2022): sixth amendment Walking and Cycling routes — Pour, voted to deliver44-0
  Voting Pour delivers this
  This motion directly allocated Government Plan funding for walking and cycling routes, which directly advances the promise to improve walking and cycling connectivity.
- 19 Jul 2023–P.50/2023 — Supplementary Planning Guidance – Parking Strategy. — Absent, did not take a side19-24
  Voting Pour delivers this
  The Supplementary Planning Guidance on Parking Strategy bears on road safety and connectivity, which are central to this promise.
- 22 Oct 2025·P.54/2025 — Supplementary Planning guidance: parking (P.54-2025) paragraph (a) — Contre, voted against, not counted as a breach26-11
  Voting Pour delivers this
  The motion on Supplementary Planning guidance on parking directly relates to road safety and connectivity commitments in the promise.
  Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise is a general directional commitment to walking, cycling, and road safety in Trinity Parish, while the motion concerns supplementary planning guidance on parking island-wide, meaning voting against it could reflect objections to the specific mechanism, scope, or detail rather than opposition to the underlying connectivity and safety goals.
Related votes (shown for context; too partial or indirect to count towards the score)
- 13 May 2025·P.23/2025 (re-issue) — Road Traffic - Offences and Penalties (P.23-2025) as amended — Pour47-0
  Road Traffic Offences and Penalties legislation touches road safety, which is one element of the promise on road safety throughout Trinity Parish.
- 14 Dec 2023·P.72/2023 Amd.(9) — Proposed Government Plan 2024-2027 (P.72/2023): ninth amendment. Subsidised Annual Bus Pass — Contre17-29
  A subsidised annual bus pass promotes sustainable transport alternatives and reduced car dependency, which is broadly relevant to improving connectivity across parishes including Trinity.
  Considered and set aside: this motion does not bear on the promise. The promise concerns walking, cycling connectivity, and road safety within Trinity Parish specifically, while the motion concerned funding a subsidised annual bus pass — a different mode of transport and a different mechanism with no direct connection to the promised subject matter.
Keptdirectional
Will continue introducing affordable green initiatives to support carbon reduction in the Parish.
“Continue with the introduction of affordable green initiatives in the drive towards carbon reduction.”
Environment And ClimateParish And Local Government
5 recorded votes test this promise
4 Pour · 1 Contre
- 01 Mar 2023✓P.117/2022 — Establishment of a Climate Council - as amended — Pour, voted to deliver45-0
  Voting Pour delivers this
  Establishing a Climate Council as amended directly advances green/carbon reduction initiatives, which aligns with the promise to support carbon reduction.
- 01 Mar 2023✓P.117/2022(Amd) — Establishment of a Climate Council.: (P.117/2022): amendment - Part (a) — Contre, voted to deliver19-27
  Voting Contre delivers this
  This amendment to the Climate Council proposition, if voted Pour, would have altered the Council's establishment; voting Contre preserves the main climate council motion advancing carbon reduction goals.
- 22 Apr 2025✓P.11/2025 — Evidence-based Energy Strategy (P.11-2025) as amended — Pour, voted to deliver43-0
  Voting Pour delivers this
  The Evidence-based Energy Strategy directly bears on green initiatives and carbon reduction, which is the core of this promise.
- 17 Apr 2024✓P.82/2023 — Offshore Wind — Pour, voted to deliver40-1
  Voting Pour delivers this
  Supporting offshore wind development is a green initiative that advances carbon reduction, consistent with this promise.
- 09 Dec 2025✓P.70/2025 Amd.(32). — Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2026-2029 (P.70/2025): thirty-second amendment. Environment Departmental Funding, Part 2 only — Pour, voted to deliver44-1
  Voting Pour delivers this
  Restoring £656,000 to the Environment department's budget directly supports environmental programmes, including green and carbon-reduction initiatives that the promise commits to advancing.
Related votes (shown for context; too partial or indirect to count towards the score)
- 16 Dec 2022·P.97/2022(Amd)(6) — Proposed Government Plan 2023-2026 (P.97/2022): sixth amendment Walking and Cycling routes — Pour44-0
  Walking and cycling routes funding also contributes to carbon reduction as an affordable green initiative, partially touching this promise.

Governance & Public Services

2 promises · 2 kept

8recorded votes

6 Pour · 2 Contre

Keptdirectional
Will promote greater openness and transparency in government.
“Promote increased openness and transparency throughout government (my door remains open as always for anyone with questions)”
Governance And Constitution
6 recorded votes test this promise
4 Pour · 2 Contre
- 24 Nov 2022✓P.107/2022 — States Employment Board – Annual Reporting — Pour, voted to deliver38-0
  Voting Pour delivers this
  The States Employment Board Annual Reporting motion directly advances transparency in government operations, consistent with this promise.
- 17 Jan 2024✓P.93/2023 — Amendment to Standing Orders – States Decision Tracker. — Pour, voted to deliver42-0
  Voting Pour delivers this
  The States Decision Tracker amendment directly advances openness and transparency in government decision-making, which is the core commitment of this promise.
- 13 Dec 2022✓P.109/2022 — Our Hospital Project: Reporting — Pour, voted to deliver15-32
  Voting Pour delivers this
  The Our Hospital Project Reporting motion sought greater transparency on a major public project, which aligns with the promise of openness and transparency in government.
- 18 Jul 2023✓P.47/2023 — Whistleblowing – introduction of legislation. - as amended — Pour, voted to deliver42-0
  Voting Pour delivers this
  Whistleblowing legislation introduction promotes greater openness in government by protecting those who expose wrongdoing, advancing this promise.
- 17 Oct 2023·P.69/2023 — Reporting of headcount and vacancies - Paragraph (a) as Amended — Contre, voted against, not counted as a breach32-12
  Voting Pour delivers this
  Reporting of headcount and vacancies in government departments advances transparency in public sector management, consistent with this promise.
  Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. While the promise is to promote openness and transparency, voting against one specific reporting mechanism for headcount and vacancies requires an inference that this particular measure was the right or necessary way to honour a general directional commitment, and the member could have had other reasons (e.g. preferring a different reporting format or mechanism) for opposing it.
- 17 Oct 2023·P.73/2023 — Audit of Government Department Vacancies — Contre, voted against, not counted as a breach1-44
  Voting Pour delivers this
  An audit of Government Department vacancies would increase transparency in government, directly bearing on this promise.
  Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise to promote openness and transparency is a general directional commitment, and voting against one specific audit motion does not plainly contradict it, as the member could support transparency through other means or have objected to the particular mechanism, scope, or timing of this audit.
Related votes (shown for context; too partial or indirect to count towards the score)
- 11 Dec 2025·P.70/2025 Amd.(18). — Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2026-2029 (P.70/2025): eighteenth amendment. Statistics Jersey, Administrative Support Funding — Contre18-25
  Funding administrative support for Statistics Jersey supports the independent data and statistical infrastructure that underpins government transparency and accountability.
  Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise concerns general openness and transparency in government, while the motion dealt with a specific funding decision about administrative support for Statistics Jersey, meaning voting against it could reflect concerns about the funding mechanism or level rather than opposition to transparency itself.
Keptaspirational
Will seek to continue as Chair of the Planning Committee and Jersey Overseas Aid Commissioner without taking on additional roles.
“if I was fortunate enough to be re-elected, I would hope to continue in both of those roles [Chair of the Planning Committee and Commissioner for Jersey Overseas Aid]. I would not seek additional responsibilities as I firmly believe the primary role of the Connétable is service to the Parish.”
Governance And ConstitutionParish And Local Government
2 recorded votes test this promise
2 Pour
- 14 Jun 2023✓P.26/2023 — Jersey Overseas Aid: Re-appointment of Commissioner. — Pour, voted to deliver36-0
  Voting Pour delivers this
  This vote directly re-appointed a Jersey Overseas Aid Commissioner, bearing directly on the promise to continue as Jersey Overseas Aid Commissioner.
- 12 Dec 2024✓P.81/2024 — Jersey Overseas Aid Commission: Appointment of non-States Commissioner — Pour, voted to deliver44-0
  Voting Pour delivers this
  The appointment of a non-States Commissioner to the Jersey Overseas Aid Commission relates to the ongoing functioning of the body the member promised to serve on.

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