Elections in Alderney
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Elections in Alderney are held for the positions both of President
and Member of the States of Alderney
. The President of the States of Alderney
is directly elected every four years. Half of the ten States Members are elected every two years for a four year mandate, which means that every four years the composition of the parliament changes completely. The last election was held on 6 December 2008
, and the turnout of over 700 people produced a frequency of 65.6%. The whole island is a single constituency.
President of the States of Alderney
The President of the States of Alderney is the head of Alderney's legislature, the States of Alderney. The Presidency is the latest of a variety of political positions to govern the island. The current President is Stuart Trought....
and Member of the States of Alderney
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...
. The President of the States of Alderney
President of the States of Alderney
The President of the States of Alderney is the head of Alderney's legislature, the States of Alderney. The Presidency is the latest of a variety of political positions to govern the island. The current President is Stuart Trought....
is directly elected every four years. Half of the ten States Members are elected every two years for a four year mandate, which means that every four years the composition of the parliament changes completely. The last election was held on 6 December 2008
Alderney election, 2008
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...
, and the turnout of over 700 people produced a frequency of 65.6%. The whole island is a single constituency.