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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 Jeune04 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
Member of the Privileges and Procedures Committee · Assistant Minister for Sustainable Economic Development · Assistant Minister for Infrastructure · Assistant Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning
Serena Kersten was first elected to the States Assembly in June 2026 as a Senator, representing the island-wide constituency. Since 2026 she has served concurrently as Assistant Minister for Sustainable Economic Development, Assistant Minister for Infrastructure, and Assistant Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning, alongside membership of the Privileges and Procedures Committee.
Her 2026 campaign centred on improving Jersey's performance through stronger accountability, better teamwork across government, and making the island more affordable for ordinary families. Among her principal pledges, she committed to reducing the cost of living by increasing competition and enabling cheaper providers — in groceries, transport and financial services — to operate in Jersey. She also promised to tackle government waste and improve decision follow-through, to support working families through affordable childcare and family-friendly policies, to invest in preventative health and sport to ease long-term demand on health services, and to restore PE teachers in primary schools while modernising parish hubs into community wellbeing spaces.
Kersten draws on a background of sixteen years in elite sport, an environment she describes as defined by accountability, teamwork and the pursuit of measurable results. She has cited that professional experience as the foundation for her approach to public service, arguing that the discipline and collective focus required in high-performance sport are precisely what Jersey's government needs to deliver on its commitments.
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Coverage
Media mentions
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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.
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:
Voted or abstained4
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
Health & Social Care
1 promise · 0 kept
No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.
No recorded votedirectional
Will invest in preventative health, wellbeing and sport to reduce long-term pressure on health services.
“We must invest in preventative health, wellbeing, and sport so people can live healthier lives, reducing long-term pressure on our services.”
Health And Care
No recorded vote - delivery verdictIn progressmedium confidence
Senator Kersten was elected on 7 June 2026 and by early July 2026 had been appointed Assistant Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning and Assistant Minister for Infrastructure, with Chief Minister Farnham confirming she would hold the sport remit across those portfolios — roles directly aligned with her manifesto commitment to invest in preventative health, wellbeing and sport. No independent reporting of concrete policy outputs (new funding streams, formal strategies or propositions) had emerged by 7 September 2026, but the 2026-2030 Assembly had been sitting for fewer than twelve weeks, making this an expected stage of early-term work rather than evidence of inaction.
Will support affordable childcare and family-friendly policies for working families.
“We must better support working families, with affordable childcare and policies that reflect modern life, so people can build careers and raise families without unnecessary strain.”
Children And FamiliesCost Of Living
1 recorded vote tests this promise
1 Contre
08 Sept 2026·P.63/2026 — Reinstate the States Grant to the Social Security Fund (P.63-2026) — Contre, voted against, not counted as a breach6-41▾
Voting Pour delivers this
Reinstating the States Grant to the Social Security Fund directly supports the funding base for family-related social security benefits, bearing on the commitment to affordable and family-friendly policies for working families.
Considered and set aside: this vote has not been adjudicated as a clear breach.
No recorded votespecific
Will push to restore PE teachers in primary schools and modernise parish hubs for health and wellbeing.
“We need PE teachers back in our primary schools and to transform parish hubs into modern spaces for health, wellbeing, and connection.”
EducationHealth And CareParish And Local Government
No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedmedium confidence
Senator Kersten was sworn in on 12 June 2026 and appointed Assistant Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning and Assistant Minister for Infrastructure (with a sport remit) on approximately 3 July 2026 — fewer than three months before the assessment date. No announcement, proposition, ministerial statement, or formal policy review has been reported by any authoritative Jersey source (statesassembly.je, gov.je, JEP, Island FM, Channel 103, Soleil Radio) relating specifically to restoring PE teachers in primary schools or modernising parish hubs for health and wellbeing. Her public interventions to date have focused on swimming pool infrastructure and leveraging Commonwealth Games momentum rather than these two specific commitments. Given the very short window in office, this should be read as absence of evidence rather than evidence of inaction, but no measurable progress on either element of this promise can be confirmed.
No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.
No recorded votedirectional
Will work to reduce cost of living by increasing competition and enabling cheaper providers to operate in Jersey.
“We must bring down the cost of everyday life by making it easier for cheaper providers to operate here, increasing competition and giving Islanders real choice.”
Cost Of LivingEconomy And Business
No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedmedium confidence
Senator Kersten Guthrie was elected on 7 June 2026 and the 2026-2030 Assembly first sat on 19 June 2026, leaving only approximately 11 weeks to the assessment date. She was appointed in early July 2026 as Assistant Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning and Assistant Minister for Infrastructure (with a sport remit), portfolios with no direct connection to competition or retail regulation policy. No independent reporting from Bailiwick Express, Jersey Evening Post, ITV Channel, or Island FM surfaced any proposition lodged, ministerial statement made, review commissioned, or concrete step taken by her specifically toward enabling cheaper providers or increasing market competition — the core of this promise. The broader government acknowledged cost-of-living pressures in July 2026 but limited itself to general Budget-process considerations, without attributing any competition-specific action to Kersten Guthrie.
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 could help sustain social security contributions and reduce cost pressures on working families, partially bearing on the cost-of-living promise.
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
Will pursue reduction of government waste and improvement of efficiency and decision follow-through.
“We must fix how government works, reducing waste, improving efficiency, and ensuring that decisions are followed through properly.”
Public Sector ReformPublic Finances
No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedmedium confidence
Senator Kersten was sworn in on 12 June 2026 and the new Assembly first sat on 19 June 2026, leaving fewer than twelve weeks before the assessment date of 7 September 2026. In that period she was appointed Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Assistant Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning with delegated responsibility for sport — portfolios that do not directly address the promised government waste-reduction and efficiency agenda. No propositions, ministerial statements, scrutiny work, or published reviews specifically tied to reducing government waste or improving decision follow-through have been attributed to Senator Kersten by any authoritative Jersey source (JEP, ITV Channel, Bailiwick Express, Island FM, gov.je). The short window since the Assembly's formation means this is a reflection of limited elapsed time rather than a definitive failure to act.
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▾
If the States Grant was removed as part of reducing government expenditure, voting to reinstate it works against reducing government waste and improving efficiency, making Contre the direction that advances promise 1.
14 Jul 2026·P.62/2026 — Take no action on the draft States of Jersey (Ministerial Offices) Amendment Order 202- (P.62-2026) — Contre14-31▾
The motion to take no action on the Ministerial Offices Amendment Order could delay or block structural government reforms; voting Contre (allowing the order to proceed) could bear on improving government decision follow-through and efficiency.
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