Jersey senator election hustings dates confirmed

Hustings will be held in each of Jersey's 12 parishes for the public to question the 13 candidates for senator.

There are four seats available for the role, which comes with an island-wide mandate.

All meetings will start at 19:30 BST with another countryside hustings held at the Royal Jersey Showground in Trinity.

Jersey goes to the polls on Wednesday, 19 October to vote for senators, constables and deputies.

It is the first time people have been able to vote for all three political offices on the same day.

There are 82 candidates up for one of the 34 seats available and 11 politicians, mostly constables, have been returned unopposed.

There are also six senators who are not up for election as they are halfway through their six-year term of office.

There are 61,987 people registered to vote in the election.

HUSTINGS DATES
Date Location
Tuesday, 20 September
St Clement Parish Hall

Wednesday, 21 September
St Peter Youth and Community Centre

Thursday, 22 September
Grouville Parish Hall

Monday, 26 September
St Martin Public Hall

Wednesday, 28 September
St Ouen Parish Hall

Tuesday, 4 October
St John Parish Hall

Thursday, 6 October
Trinity Parish Hall

Friday, 7 October
St Mary Parish Hall

Monday, 10 October
Countryside Hustings, RJA&HS Trinity

Tuesday, 11 October
St Lawrence Parish Hall

Thursday, 13 October
St Saviour Parish Hall

Friday, 14 October
St Brelade Communicare

Monday, 17 October
St Helier Town Hall

(from BBC)