Alderney election, 2008
Encyclopedia
General elections to the States of Alderney
were held in Alderney
on 6 December 2008. All 5 elected members
were independents
. The results were complicated by the first ever tie in Alderney
's electoral history, between John Beaman
and Don Oakden, both with 294 votes. After the drawing of a name from the ballot box
by the returning officer, Beaman was elected in fifth place.
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top width=400|Candidates
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes
|-
|align=left|Peter Allen
(Elected)
|align="right" |520
|-
|align=left| Boyd Kelly (Elected)
|align="right" |409
|-
|align=left|Geoffrey Sargent (Elected)
|align="right" |376
|-
|align=left|Bill Walden (Elected)
|align="right" |312
|-
|align=left|John Beaman
(Elected)
|align="right" |294
|-
|align=left|Don Oakden
|align="right" |294
|-
|align=left|Barry Pengilley
|align="right" |220
|-
|align=left|Lin Maurice
|align="right" |201
|-
|align=left|Lois FitzGerald
|align="right" |199
|-
|align=left|Martin Hunt
|align="right" |98
|-
|}
States of Alderney
The States of Alderney is the parliament/council and the legislature of Alderney, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The origin of the States is unknown, but has operated from the mediaeval period...
were held in Alderney
Alderney
Alderney is the most northerly of the Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. It is long and wide. The area is , making it the third-largest island of the Channel Islands, and the second largest in the Bailiwick...
on 6 December 2008. All 5 elected members
States of Alderney Member
The ten States of Alderney Members make up the legislature of the island of Alderney. Half of the ten States Members are elected every two years for a four year mandate...
were independents
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
. The results were complicated by the first ever tie in Alderney
Alderney
Alderney is the most northerly of the Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. It is long and wide. The area is , making it the third-largest island of the Channel Islands, and the second largest in the Bailiwick...
's electoral history, between John Beaman
John Beaman
John Richard Beaman is one of the ten current States of Alderney Members and became the Chairman of the influential Policy and Finance Committee in January 2011. Prior to this, he was the Island’s Representative for Tourism...
and Don Oakden, both with 294 votes. After the drawing of a name from the ballot box
Ballot box
A ballot box is a temporarily sealed container, usually square box though sometimes a tamper resistant bag, with a narrow slot in the top sufficient to accept a ballot paper in an election but which prevents anyone from accessing the votes cast until the close of the voting period...
by the returning officer, Beaman was elected in fifth place.
Results
|-!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top width=400|Candidates
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes
|-
|align=left|Peter Allen
Peter Allen (politician)
Peter Allen is one of the ten current States of Alderney Members. He gained the highest total number of votes in the Ordinary Election on 6 December 2008, with a total of 520....
(Elected)
|align="right" |520
|-
|align=left| Boyd Kelly (Elected)
|align="right" |409
|-
|align=left|Geoffrey Sargent (Elected)
|align="right" |376
|-
|align=left|Bill Walden (Elected)
|align="right" |312
|-
|align=left|John Beaman
John Beaman
John Richard Beaman is one of the ten current States of Alderney Members and became the Chairman of the influential Policy and Finance Committee in January 2011. Prior to this, he was the Island’s Representative for Tourism...
(Elected)
|align="right" |294
|-
|align=left|Don Oakden
|align="right" |294
|-
|align=left|Barry Pengilley
|align="right" |220
|-
|align=left|Lin Maurice
|align="right" |201
|-
|align=left|Lois FitzGerald
|align="right" |199
|-
|align=left|Martin Hunt
|align="right" |98
|-
|}