Future Guernsey
LeaderGavin St Pier
FounderGavin St Pier
Heidi Soulsby
Lyndon Trott
Founded18 August 2020 (2020-08-18)[1]
IdeologySocial liberalism[2]
Political positionCentre
ColorsGreen
States of Guernsey
10 / 40

Future Guernsey, formerly Guernsey Partnership of Independents until November 2021,[3][4] is a political party in Guernsey founded in August 2020 by Gavin St Pier, Heidi Soulsby and Lyndon Trott.[5]

As the Guernsey Partnership of Independents, it did not impose a whip on its members, and effectively operated as a big tent grouping of independents.

History

When the party was founded, Gavin St Pier held the position of Chief Minister, a position he failed to retain in the October 2020 election for President of the Policy and Resources Committee.

In October 2020 Heidi Soulsby was appointed Deputy Chief Minister,[6] a position she held until resigning from the Policy & Resources Committee in October 2022.[7]

On 1 December 2021, the party was rebranded from GPI to Future Guernsey.[8][9]

Lyndon Trott was elected President of the Policy and Resources Committee of Guernsey, becoming Chief Minister on 13 December 2023, following the vote of no-confidence in Peter Ferbrache. [10] Soulsby was elected back onto Policy & Resources Committee in December 2023, as Vice President.[11]

Electoral performance

Original logo as the Guernsey Partnership of Independents

Chief Minister

Election Candidate Votes Result Note
2020 Gavin St Pier
17 / 40
Lost [12]
2023 Lyndon Trott
21 / 40
Won [13]

Policy and Resources Committee members

The Policy & Resources Committee comprises the President and four members.

Election Deputy Title Note
2020 Heidi Soulsby
Jonathan Le Tocq
Deputy Chief Minister
Minister for External Affairs
[14]
2022 Jonathan Le Tocq Minister for External Affairs [15]
2023 Lyndon Trott
Heidi Soulsby
Jonathan Le Tocq
Chief Minister
Deputy Chief Minister
Minister for External Affairs
[16]

General Election

Election Candidates Seats
Votes Percentage Note
2020 Guernsey general election 21
10 / 40
153,119 24.02% [17]

References

  1. "Register of Political Parties". 12 February 2020.
  2. "Future Guernsey political party launches". 4 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  3. "Future Guernsey political party launches". 4 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  4. "Guernsey Partnership of Independents to become Future Guernsey party". ITV. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  5. "'Partnership of Independents' forms ahead of Guernsey's election". ITV. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  6. "Soulsby makes history as first female Deputy Chief Minister". Bailiwick Express. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  7. "Deputy Heidi Soulsby resigns from the Policy & Resources Committee". 25 October 2022.
  8. "Future Guernsey political party launches". BBC News. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  9. Express, Bailiwick. "New political party is launched". Bailiwick Express. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  10. "Guernsey States elects Lyndon Trott as senior politician". BBC. 13 December 2023.
  11. "New P&R Committee elected in Guernsey". 14 December 2023.
  12. "Deputy Peter Ferbrache elected as Guernsey's new Chief Minister". 16 October 2020.
  13. "Lyndon Trott returns as Guernsey's Chief Minister 11 years after leaving government". 13 December 2023.
  14. "Soulsby makes history as first female Deputy Chief Minister". Bailiwick Express. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  15. "Deputy Heidi Soulsby resigns from the Policy & Resources Committee". 25 October 2022.
  16. "New P&R Committee elected in Guernsey". 14 December 2023.
  17. "Guernsey Election 2020: Results". BBC News. 11 October 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.