Channel Islands
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Upcoming elections
General election
2029 Guernsey general election
Date expectedelection2025.gg News report
The term of office for a People鈥檚 Deputy lasts four years. Therefore, the term of office for those elected in June 2025 will last until 30th June 2029.
parliament.gg News report
The 2025 General Election took place on 18th June 2025 and the next General Election is due to take place in June 2029.
How Channel Islands is governed
- System of government
- Two self-governing Crown Dependencies of the British Crown, each operating a parliamentary representative democracy under a constitutional monarchy: the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey
gov.je Official source
The Island has its own democratically elected parliament, the States Assembly.
hansard.parliament.uk Official source
The Channel Islands are not part of the United Kingdom. They are self-governing dependencies of the Crown
- Head of state
- King
gov.je Official source
The Island has its own democratically elected parliament, the States Assembly.
hansard.parliament.uk Official source
The Channel Islands are not part of the United Kingdom. They are self-governing dependencies of the Crown
- Head of government
- Chief Minister in Jersey; President of the Policy and Resources Committee in Guernsey
gov.je Official source
The Island has its own democratically elected parliament, the States Assembly.
hansard.parliament.uk Official source
The Channel Islands are not part of the United Kingdom. They are self-governing dependencies of the Crown
- Voting age
- 16
gov.je Official source
The Island has its own democratically elected parliament, the States Assembly.
hansard.parliament.uk Official source
The Channel Islands are not part of the United Kingdom. They are self-governing dependencies of the Crown
- Compulsory voting
- No
gov.je Official source
The Island has its own democratically elected parliament, the States Assembly.
hansard.parliament.uk Official source
The Channel Islands are not part of the United Kingdom. They are self-governing dependencies of the Crown
- Electoral authority
- Jersey Electoral Authority, with parish electoral administrators; Guernsey Election Office under the Office of the Committee for Home Affairs and the Registrar-General of Electors
gov.je Official source
The Island has its own democratically elected parliament, the States Assembly.
hansard.parliament.uk Official source
The Channel Islands are not part of the United Kingdom. They are self-governing dependencies of the Crown
Legislature
gov.je Official source
The Island has its own democratically elected parliament, the States Assembly.
hansard.parliament.uk Official source
The Channel Islands are not part of the United Kingdom. They are self-governing dependencies of the Crown
gov.je Official source
The Island has its own democratically elected parliament, the States Assembly.
hansard.parliament.uk Official source
The Channel Islands are not part of the United Kingdom. They are self-governing dependencies of the Crown
- States Assembly of Jersey 49 seats 路 4-year term 路 Mixed plurality system: 9 Senators elected island-wide, 12 Conn茅tables elected in single-parish constituencies, and 28 Deputies elected in 9 multi-member consti
- States of Deliberation of Guernsey 38 seats 路 4-year term 路 Island-wide multi-member plurality voting; each elector may vote for up to 38 candidates. Two additional Alderney representatives sit in the States but are not
The Channel Islands are not one self-governing country or a single electoral jurisdiction: they comprise the separate Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The King is head of state, while executive leaders are chosen by the respective elected assemblies; the UK is responsible for defence and international relations.
gov.je Official source
The Island has its own democratically elected parliament, the States Assembly.
hansard.parliament.uk Official source
The Channel Islands are not part of the United Kingdom. They are self-governing dependencies of the Crown
Channel Islands in numbers
From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.
Sources
Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).
- gov.jeOfficial source
- gov.ukOfficial source
- hansard.parliament.ukOfficial source
- election2025.ggNews report
- election2025.ggNews report
- parliament.ggNews report