Draft Civil Status (Abolition of Legitimacy etc.) (Jersey) Law 202- (P.44-2025) Principles

Outcome:	Adopted
Vote date:	9 July 2025
Reference:	P.44/2025
Proposition:	Draft Civil Status (Abolition of Legitimacy Etc.) (Jersey) Law 202-
Lodged by:	Minister for Justice and Home Affairs

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Pour (For)
Contre (Against)
Abstained
Declared an interest
Absent

How Members voted

Steve Ahier

Deputy
St. Helier North
Independent

Carina Alves

Deputy
St. Helier Central
Reform Jersey

Max Andrews

Deputy
St. Helier North
Independent

Excused attendance

Sir Philip Bailhache

Deputy
St. Clement

Rose Binet

Deputy
Grouville and St. Martin
Independent

Tom Binet

Deputy
Island-wide
Independent

Tom Coles

Deputy
St. Helier South
Reform Jersey

Simon Crowcroft

Connétable
St. Helier
Independent

Catherine Curtis

Deputy
St. Helier Central
Reform Jersey

Alex Curtis

Deputy
St. Clement
Independent

Louise Doublet

Deputy
St. Saviour
Independent

Lyndon Farnham

Deputy
Island-wide
Independent

Lyndsay Feltham

Deputy
St. Helier Central
Reform Jersey

Malcolm Ferey

Deputy
St. Saviour
Independent

Inna Gardiner

Deputy
St. Helier
Independent

Ian Gorst

Deputy
Island-wide
Independent

Richard Honeycombe

Connétable
St. Ouen
Independent

Andy Howell

Deputy
Trinity
Independent

Not present for vote

Mike Jackson

Connétable
St. Brelade
Independent

Andy Jehan

Connétable
St. John
Independent

Hilary Jeune

Deputy
St. John, St. Lawrence and Trinity
Independent

David Johnson

Connétable
St. Mary
Independent

Parental responsibilities

Raluca Kovacs

Deputy
St. Saviour
Reform Jersey

Mark Labey

Connétable
Grouville
Independent

Carolyn Labey

Deputy
Grouville and St. Martin
Independent

Mary Le Hegarat

Deputy
Island-wide
Independent

Philip Le Sueur

Connétable
Trinity
Independent

Kevin Lewis

Connétable
St. Saviour
Independent

Steve Luce

Deputy
Grouville and St. Martin
Independent

Deidre Mezbourian

Connétable
St. Lawrence
Independent

Sam Mézec

Deputy
St. Helier South
Reform Jersey

Helen Miles

Deputy
Island-wide
Independent

Elaine Millar

Deputy
Island-wide
Independent

Kristina Moore

Deputy
St. Mary, St. Ouen and St. Peter
Independent

Kirsten Morel

Deputy
St. John, St. Lawrence and Trinity
Independent

Philip Ozouf

Deputy
St. Saviour
Independent

Beatriz Porée

Deputy
St. Helier South
Reform Jersey

Jonathan Renouf

Deputy
St. Brelade
Independent

Moz Scott

Deputy
St. Brelade
Independent

Karen Shenton-Stone

Connétable
St. Martin
Independent

Geoffrey Southern

Deputy
St. Helier Central
Reform Jersey

Lucy Stephenson

Deputy
St. Mary, St. Ouen and St. Peter
Independent

Montfort Tadier

Deputy
St. Brelade
Reform Jersey

Excused attendance

Marcus Troy

Connétable
St. Clement
Independent

Richard Vibert

Connétable
St. Peter
Independent

Robert Ward

Deputy
St. Helier Central
Reform Jersey

Barbara Ward

Deputy
St. Clement
Independent

David Warr

Deputy
St. Helier South
Independent

Karen Wilson

Deputy
St. Clement
Independent

Steve Ahier

Deputy
St. Helier North
Independent

Carina Alves

Deputy
St. Helier Central
Reform Jersey

Max Andrews

Deputy
St. Helier North
Independent

Rose Binet

Deputy
Grouville and St. Martin
Independent

Tom Binet

Deputy
Island-wide
Independent

Tom Coles

Deputy
St. Helier South
Reform Jersey

Simon Crowcroft

Connétable
St. Helier
Independent

Catherine Curtis

Deputy
St. Helier Central
Reform Jersey

Alex Curtis

Deputy
St. Clement
Independent

Louise Doublet

Deputy
St. Saviour
Independent

Lyndon Farnham

Deputy
Island-wide
Independent

Lyndsay Feltham

Deputy
St. Helier Central
Reform Jersey

Malcolm Ferey

Deputy
St. Saviour
Independent

Inna Gardiner

Deputy
St. Helier
Independent

Ian Gorst

Deputy
Island-wide
Independent

Richard Honeycombe

Connétable
St. Ouen
Independent

Andy Howell

Deputy
Trinity
Independent

Andy Jehan

Connétable
St. John
Independent

Hilary Jeune

Deputy
St. John, St. Lawrence and Trinity
Independent

David Johnson

Connétable
St. Mary
Independent

Mark Labey

Connétable
Grouville
Independent

Carolyn Labey

Deputy
Grouville and St. Martin
Independent

Mary Le Hegarat

Deputy
Island-wide
Independent

Philip Le Sueur

Connétable
Trinity
Independent

Kevin Lewis

Connétable
St. Saviour
Independent

Steve Luce

Deputy
Grouville and St. Martin
Independent

Deidre Mezbourian

Connétable
St. Lawrence
Independent

Sam Mézec

Deputy
St. Helier South
Reform Jersey

Helen Miles

Deputy
Island-wide
Independent

Elaine Millar

Deputy
Island-wide
Independent

Kristina Moore

Deputy
St. Mary, St. Ouen and St. Peter
Independent

Kirsten Morel

Deputy
St. John, St. Lawrence and Trinity
Independent

Philip Ozouf

Deputy
St. Saviour
Independent

Beatriz Porée

Deputy
St. Helier South
Reform Jersey

Jonathan Renouf

Deputy
St. Brelade
Independent

Moz Scott

Deputy
St. Brelade
Independent

Karen Shenton-Stone

Connétable
St. Martin
Independent

Geoffrey Southern

Deputy
St. Helier Central
Reform Jersey

Lucy Stephenson

Deputy
St. Mary, St. Ouen and St. Peter
Independent

Montfort Tadier

Deputy
St. Brelade
Reform Jersey

Richard Vibert

Connétable
St. Peter
Independent

Robert Ward

Deputy
St. Helier Central
Reform Jersey

Barbara Ward

Deputy
St. Clement
Independent

David Warr

Deputy
St. Helier South
Independent

Karen Wilson

Deputy
St. Clement
Independent

No votes cast

No abstentions

No interests declared

Excused attendance

Sir Philip Bailhache

Deputy
St. Clement

Not present for vote

Mike Jackson

Connétable
St. Brelade
Independent

Parental responsibilities

Raluca Kovacs

Deputy
St. Saviour
Reform Jersey

Excused attendance

Marcus Troy

Connétable
St. Clement
Independent

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