Jersey Democratic Alliance - Electoral Performance

Electoral Performance

In 2005, Geoff Southern and Denise Carroll stood as JDA candidates in elections for six vacant Senator seats in the States of Jersey. Both were unsuccessful, polling 10th and 13th of the fifteen candidates. In the subsequent elections for Deputies, the JDA followed the Centre Party in announcing that JDA members seeking election would do so as independents.

• In St Helier No.1 constituency, serving Deputy Judy Martin retained her seat
• In St Helier No.2, serving Deputy Geoff Southern was re-elected and newcomer Shona Pitman topped the poll
• In St Helier No.3 and 4, Denise Carroll was finished 5th and so failed to gain one of the four seats
• In St Brelade No.2, Steve Pallett was not elected.

In January 2008, JDA candidate Alvin Aaron was unsuccessful in his attempt to unseat Simon Crowcroft, the incumbent Connétable of St Helier.

In 2008, Geoff Southern and Trevor Pitman stood as JDA candidates for the six vacant Senator seats. They failed to be elected, Southern finishing in 7th place and Pitman finishing 11th out of 21 candidates. In the subsequent elections for Deputies, the JDA achieved its greatest electoral success, with four of its five candidates elected. Geoff Southern, Shona Pitman and Debbie de Sousa took all three seats in the St Helier No. 2 constituency and Trevor Pitman gained one of the three seats in the St Helier No. 1 constituency. JDA candidate Christine Papworth was unsuccessful in St Saviour No.1.

In June 2010, Southern stood in a by-election for a vacant senatorial seat, finishing fifth out of nine candidates.