States member numbers to be reviewed

The States Assembly and Constitution Committee will report back before the 2029 general election

The committee in charge of States rules will review the number of politicians in the States of Deliberation next political term.

A successful proposal from Deputy Peter Roffey has directed the States Assembly and Constitution Committee (SACC) to look at the matter.

It means plans for a new special committee to look at the issue were scrapped, despite a successful proposal from former Chief Minister Jonathan Le Tocq.

Attempts to reduce and increase the number of States members ahead of the June 2025 general election failed.

Roffey suggested proposals to hold a referendum on the introduction of executive government in Guernsey was now needed, as he didn't believe the current consensus system was working.

The claim came after his original plans to reduce the number of States members by 10 were thrown out.

Deputies Yvonne Burford and Heidi Soulsby had suggested a review of the way deputies are elected, but those proposals were narrowly rejected.

Plans to increase the number of States members fared worse, as Deputy John Gollop's proposals to move to 45 deputies for the next political term only received three votes.