Sam Mézec
Senator Sam Mézec (Samuel Yves Mézec, born 26 December 1990, in Jersey) is a Reform Jersey politician. He was the deputy for St. Helier District No. 2 from 2014 to 2018 and currently holds a Senatorial seat in the States of Jersey. He is the Party Leader of Reform Jersey.
Senator Sam Mézec | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2018 | |
| Majority | 11007 |
| Deputy | |
| In office 6 March 2014 – 1 June 2018 | |
| Constituency | St. Helier District No. 2 |
| Majority | 605 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1990 Jersey |
| Political party | Reform Jersey |
Political career
He was the deputy for St. Helier's No. 2 District after winning that seat in a by-election on 5 March 2014. He held the seat in the general election held later that year on 15 October.
He co-founded and is the chairman of the Reform Jersey political party, which is the only active political party in Jersey.[1] He stood in the senatorial by-election held on 7 September 2016 but came second to Sarah Ferguson.
He successfully gained a senatorial seat in the 2018 general election.
Election results
| Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Helier 2 | Rod Bryans | Independent | 685 | 26.3 | Elected |
| Sam Mézec | Reform Jersey | 605 | 23.2 | Elected | |
| Geoff Southern | Reform Jersey | 566 | 21.7 | Elected | |
| Bernie Manning | Independent | 468 | 18.0 | ||
| Martin Greene | Independent | 279 | 10.7 | ||
| Source: Judicial Greffe | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform Jersey | Sam Mézec | 277 | 52.5 | +52.5% | |
| Independent | Ian Philpott | 99 | 18.8 | +18.8% | |
| Independent | Bernard Manning | 87 | 16.5 | +0.5% | |
| Independent | Paul Huelin | 65 | 12.3 | +12.3% | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 528 | ||||
| Reform Jersey gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
References
- "Reform Jersey leader quits Twitter". BBC. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- "Sam Mézec elected new Deputy in St Helier No 2 District « Jersey Evening Post". Jerseyeveningpost.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-06.