Elections in Guernsey Elections in Guernsey Elections in Guernsey gives information on election and election results in Guernsey with additional information of Sark and Alderney elections. Guernsey elects a legislature at the national level. The Guernsey States of Deliberation consists of 38 elected members (known as Deputies) and two representatives of Alderney, with the Bailiff (or his Deputy) acting as Presiding Officer with neither a casting nor original vote. In addition the Law Officers of the Crown are members of the States of Deliberation but they may not vote and by convention only address the assembly when answering questions or offering legal advice
Bailiwick of Guernsey From 1612 Alderney had a Judge appointed, with similar judicial powers to a Bailiff; but on 1 January 1949 the island adopted a new constitution, giving up some independence, moving closer to Guernsey and confirming that it is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Sark has a population of around 600 who live in . Its parliament (together with the inhabited island of Brecqhou) is the Chief Pleas of Sark, with 28 elected members. In 1565, Helier de Carteret, Seigneur of St. Ouen in Jersey, was granted the fief of Sark by Queen Elizabeth I. He received letters patent granting