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WQ.88/2018
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PRIVILEGES AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE
BY SENATOR S.Y. MÉZEC
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 26th JUNE 2018
Question
Given that official election turnout figures provided by the States are based on the turnout of registered voters, will the Chairman provide turnout figures for the most recent elections, for each result, based on the turnout of eligible voters?
Answer
The latest population figures were released on Friday 22nd June and the figures in relation to the election turnout are detailed in the table below which breaks down eligible voters and actual voters by parish.
The figures for population and eligible voters are based upon the 2017 Population Estimate, which was produced by the Statistics Unit using information from the 2011 Jersey Census and more recent data sources. The number of registered voters is a known number taken from the electoral roll of the 2018 General Election.
It should be noted that the figures for population and eligible voters are estimates. The Statistics Unit has not received new parish-level population information since the 2011 Census. The 2017 Population Estimate assumes that the population of each parish has increased by the same proportion, which is unlikely to be true. Likewise, the number of eligible voters has simply been uprated in line with the population figures.
The estimated number of eligible voters for end 2017 is 83,620 which represents a difference of 21,497 when compared with the registered voter total as at 9th May 2018 of 62,123.
In the time available it was not possible to provide a break down for those Parishes with districts, but that information will be circulated to members as soon as practicable. With not all Deputy seats being contested it is not possible to provide a meaningful overall percentage turnout figure for the Deputies elections based on eligible voter figures.
PARISH | Estimate of eligible voters, year end 2017 | Voters in Senatorial election | Percentage of eligible voters who voted | Registered voters | % of registered Voters who voted |
GROUVILLE | 4,170 | 1748 | 41.91% | 3640 | 38% |
ST. BRELADE | 9,260 | 3527 | 38% | 7681 | 46% |
ST. CLEMENT | 7,730 | 2727 | 35.28% | 6033 | 42.25% |
ST. HELIER | 28,990 | 5946 | 20.5% | 17297 | 34% |
ST. JOHN | 2,450 | 1153 | 47% | 2301 | 50.3% |
ST. LAWRENCE | 4620 | 1726 | 37.36% | 3924 | 43.98% |
ST. MARTIN | 3200 | 1387 | 43.34% | 2782 | 49.9% |
ST. MARY | 1,450 | 799 | 55% | 1351 | 59.14% |
ST. OUEN | 3,450 | 1575 | 45.65% | 2944 | 55.8% |
ST. PETER | 4,330 | 1574 | 36.35% | 3511 | 43.8% |
ST. SAVIOUR | 11420 | 3575 | 31.3% | 8482 | 42.2% |
TRINITY | 2,550 | 1210 | 47.45% | 2177 | 55.58% |
All Parishes | 83,620 | 26947 | 32.22% | 62123 | 43.38% |
PARISH | Estimate of eligible voters, year end 2017 | Valid votes in Deputy election | Percentage of eligible voters who voted |
ST. BRELADE | 9,260 | Need number of eligible voters for District 2 |
|
ST. CLEMENT | 7,730 | 2,653 | 34.3% |
ST. HELIER | 28,990 | Need number of eligible voters for Districts |
|
ST. JOHN | 2,450 | 1,146 | 46.8% |
ST. LAWRENCE | 4,620 | 1,478 | 32% |
ST. MARY | 1,450 | 804 | 55.4% |
ST. OUEN | 3,450 | 1,556 | 45.1% |
ST. PETER | 4,330 | 1,544 | 35.7% |
ST. SAVIOUR | 11,420 | Need number of eligible voters for Districts |
|
TRINITY | 2,550 | 1,176 | 46.1% |