| Candidate Total | 10273 votes |
|---|---|
| St Helier | 2413 |
| St Saviour | 1589 |
| St Brelade | 1352 |
| St Clement | 1126 |
| St Lawrence | 673 |
| Grouville | 673 |
| St Peter | 669 |
| St Martin | 479 |
| St Ouen | 433 |
| St John | 351 |
| Trinity | 322 |
| St Mary | 193 |
Name: Alan Breckon
Age: 55
Place of birth: Stillington, Co Durham
Address: 3 Alma Gardens, Route de St Aubin, St Lawrence
Education: Stillington and Sedgefield School, Billingham Technical College
Employment: Formerly Jersey Gas 1974-1995 and now Member of the States (15 years)
Hobbies: Watching most sports, current affairs, cooking
Election platform:
After 15 successful years of being a Deputy I now seek an Island wide mandate for the position of Senator and take on the challenges that we all face. I will continue to put people first, work hard, use common sense and will not make fancy promises that are impossible to keep.
I believe that the States can be more careful and accountable with OUR money without threatening essential funding and services. I think that increasing the population is an easy short term solution to economic growth with long term, negative consequences. I am a candidate who knows and has always kept aware about prices and levels of services through my work as Chairman of the Consumer Council.
I believe that knowledge is power, denying reasonable access to information is cheating. A modern Freedom of Information Law will provide transparency and greater accountability of Government. I am not yet convinced about the public benefit of Ministerial Government, I would support a fully transparent review of the Ministerial system. I support the introduction of an elderly care social insurance based scheme, paid by all, which provides defined care to those who need it. I still say No to GST.
Proposers: Christopher Harris, Dolores Davey, André Ferrari, Taran Hase, Christopher Bellée, Tracey Vallois, Michelle Millard, Lorraine Daly, Kenneth Pallot and Sheila Charles.
Nomination speech:
Christopher Harris introduced Deputy Alan Breckon as a man of experience in the States, who had built a reputation on helping Islanders with their problems. He said that the Deputy had served residents in St Saviour No 2 since 1993 and was someone who cared about social issues and social justice, and had led campaigns against GST. Deputy Breckon, he said, was well known for his work as chairman of the Jersey Consumer Council and as the chairman of the Health, Social Security and Housing Scrutiny panel. Mr Harris described the Deputy as sensible and determined, and a man who did not pick quarrels but was known to speak his mind. He said that the candidate made himself available to people, always put people first and would make a first-rate minister. Everyone in the Island, said Mr Harris, would benefit from Deputy Breckon’s commitment to fair play and social justice.
Contact details:
E-mail: alanbreckon@jerseymail.co.uk
Tel: 618532
