| Candidate Total | 2768 votes |
|---|---|
| St Helier | 571 |
| St Brelade | 399 |
| St Saviour | 374 |
| St Clement | 282 |
| Grouville | 196 |
| St Ouen | 183 |
| St Peter | 180 |
| St Lawrence | 175 |
| St Martin | 125 |
| Trinity | 115 |
| St John | 91 |
| St Mary | 77 |
Name: Chris Perkins
Age: 44
Place of birth: Jersey
Address: 53 Garden Lane, St Helier
Family: Married to Jill. We have three teenage children and two dogs
Education: St Peter’s School, Les Quennevais, Hautlieu, University of Ulster, University of Bristol, Otley College
Occupation: Assistant manager, Trust and Fiduciary Services
Hobbies/interests: Reptiles and amphibians, the natural world, geography, learning something new every day, my family, sport, amateur dramatics
Election platform:
Ministerial government has been a major disappointment. I can be part of that ‘fresh-blood’ of new States Members, who will listen to the people and remain true to their manifestos.
• The current policy to grow the economy and combat our ageing society through continuous population growth is wrong. There are alternatives.
• The reforms recommended by the Clothier report that remain un-adopted should be addressed urgently.
• There should be a Public Inquiry into the incinerator project.
• GST on food should be removed. We should look at the possibility of increasing GST on luxury goods.
A capital gains tax on the sale of properties that are not the family home should be investigated.
There should be a range of environmental taxes and incentives
• One Minister should have responsibility for planning and environment.
• The former Pontins site at Plémont should be bought by the island.
• There must be no development within St Ouen’s Bay.
• There must be places for our young people to congregate and a future for them in the island.
• Fort Regent is a superb facility. The pool could be rebuilt to Olympic standard.
Proposers: Mike Stentiford, John Mills, André Ferrari, Nigel Quérée, Sally Anne Gallichan, Imogen Nicholls, Audrey Le Bas, Peter Surcouf, Michael Wavell and Christopher Lakeman.
Nomination speech:
Chris Perkins has a unique combination of talents because of his experience working in education, finance and the natural environment, according to proposer Mike Stentiford. He said that he was Jersey-born and married with three children. He said that Mr Perkins held qualifications including a BSC Hons in science and an MSC in Biology, and that in 1990 he was made a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He said that, through his work in the finance industry, Mr Perkins had managerial experience at several Island banks, including a certificate in offshore finance. Mr Stentiford also described his candidate’s green credentials, including his work on the green lizard and agile frog. He said that Mr Perkins had become disenchanted at both the standard of living in Jersey and the standard of government and had decided to stand for election. He said that his honesty, integrity and passion for Jersey were unquestionable.
Contact details:
E-mail: chris.perkins@jerseymail.co.uk
Website: www.chrisperkins.tk
