Parties and Elections in Europe

UNITED KINGDOM (CROWN DEPENDENCIES)

Legislative elections: Regional Parliaments, 4-year terms (Guernsey, Isle of Man), 3/6-year term (Jersey), Bloc voting (Jersey, Guernsey), FPTP (Isle of Man)

Crown Dependency Parliament \| Date \| Seats \| Turnout							Chief Minister Government
	Isle of Man House of Keys \| 2006 \| 24 \| 61,2%	2	1	-	-	21	James Anthony Brown IND
	Guernsey States \| 2008 \| 47 \| 40,6%	-	-	-	-	47	Lyndon Trott IND
	Jersey Assembly \| 2008 \| 53 \| 44,1%	-	-	0	0	53	Terry Le Sueur IND
		(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)

(a) Liberal Vannin (LV); (b) Manx Labour Party (MLP); (c) Jersey Democratic Alliance (JDA); (d) Jersey Conservative Party (JCP); (e) Independent candidates (IND). Political parties did not play an important role; the vast majority of seats at every election was won by independent candidates. Sources: BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk); own completions. © 2008 Wolfram Nordsieck.