| Candidate Total | 7194 votes |
|---|---|
| St Helier | 2093 |
| St Brelade | 1019 |
| St Saviour | 999 |
| St Clement | 752 |
| St Peter | 455 |
| Grouville | 403 |
| St Lawrence | 400 |
| St Martin | 298 |
| St Ouen | 288 |
| St John | 197 |
| Trinity | 155 |
| St Mary | 135 |
Name: Geoff Southern
Age: 58
Place of birth: Manchester
Address: La Rochelle, Bellozanne Road, St Helier
Family: Married
Education: BSc Hons Metallurgy and French Language (Surrey U); Cert Education; Dip Careers Counselling; Cert Drug and Alcohol Counselling
Previous employment: Secondary teacher; homeless support worker
Occupation: States Deputy (St Helier No 2 District)
Interests: Tennis, golf, literature, theatre
Election platform:
The government of Jersey needs a change of direction. I believe I can use my experience and knowledge to bring this about.
I have been highly active as Deputy for seven years, holding ministers to account in question time and bringing over 70 propositions to the States. I have tried to represent the interests of all sectors of society, and I have worked especially hard for the least well off. I currently lead the Economic Affairs Scrutiny Panel completing hard-hitting reports on Jersey Post, the fulfilment industry, Jersey Finance and most importantly on the sale of Jersey Telecom. I believe that our evidence persuaded the minister to drop the sale, protecting the livelihoods of families of 400 JT workers.
I have a good understanding of population and migration issues, sncome support and taxation through further scrutiny investigations. As a founder member of Jersey’s only political party, the JDA, I support policies for constitutional, electoral and tax reform. This includes the elimination of GST within three years. We must also guard against unsustainable population growth. With an Island-wide mandate as Senator, I believe I can better deliver much-needed reform along with intelligent government which responds to the needs of all Islanders.
Proposers: The Rev Anthony Keogh, Shona Pitman, Judy Martin, Trevor Pitman, Laura Wakeham, Nicholas Corbel, Maurice Merhet, John Bates, Denise Carrol and Maria Colino.
Nomination speech:
Proposer the Rev Tony Keogh said that he was in the business of prophesising and that he believed that the States Chamber would be losing experienced politicians at the end of the elections. But he said that while he felt that Jersey would benefit from new vision from new States Members, he thought that the Island also needed continuity in the form of Deputy Geoff Southern. He said that the main quality that the Deputy brought was ‘stickability’, because he got up whenever knocked down and he carried on. Mr Keogh said that Deputy Southern had been knocked down many times and that he always kept on persevering as a champion of the underdog. He said that there was no ‘yah-boo’ politics with Deputy Southern and that he was always researched and well prepared. He added that there were few politicians with a better understanding of tax, both politically and socially.
Contact details:
E-mail: g.southern@gov.je
Tel: 728231
Website: www.jdajersey.co.uk
