Electoral Registers
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WQ.99/2026
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER BY DEPUTY R.S. KOVACS OF ST. SAVIOUR
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON TUESDAY 7th APRIL 2026 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 14th APRIL 2026
Question
"Will the Chief Minister state, for each Parish, how many registerable individuals were provided to the Parishes for the purposes of establishing the electoral registers upon the commencement of the Elections (Electoral Registers) Amendment (Jersey) Law 2025 and (if available to the Chief Minister) how this compares to the numbers on the electoral registers before the commencement; and will the Chief Minister explain the methodology and data used to ensure that all eligible individuals were included in the list of registerable persons provided to the Parishes?"
Answer
The Elections (Electoral Registers) Amendment (Jersey) Law 2025 was lodged by the Privileges and Procedures Committee in order to establish Automatic Voter Registration (AVR). The project to establish the new electoral register has been managed by the States Greffe, and ongoing support has been provided to the Parishes during implementation.
As a result of the AVR project, the total number of people registered to vote in Jersey's forthcoming election has increased from 60,671 in 2022 to 79,615.
As of 13th April 2026, the total number of registrable persons' provided through the new Electoral Register System (ERS) to the Parishes for the electoral registers was 79,615 broken down by Parish as follows:
Parish | Number of registered voters at 2022 election (available on Vote.je) | Number of eligible individuals provided to Parishes for AVR (as at 13 April) |
Grouville | 3,684 | 4,140 |
St Brelade | 8,043 | 8,174 |
St Clement | 6,179 | 7,664 |
St Helier | 16,837 | 28,820 |
St John | 2,290 | 2,343 |
St Lawrence | 3,741 | 4,101 |
St Martin | 2,719 | 2,949 |
St Mary | 1,374 | 1,375 |
St Ouen | 2,813 | 3,024 |
St Peter | 3,338 | 4,110 |
St Saviour | 7,683 | 10,574 |
Trinity | 1,970 | 2,341 |
Total | 60,671 | 79,615 |
In terms of the methodology, Registrable persons' were determined by cross-referencing a number of existing data sources, including the Employment, Social Security and Housing Department's People Directory', which provided title, name, date of birth and current residential address, plus benefits and contributions records and the Parish electoral registers.