Guernsey Election 2025: Top five in the polls on next States term
De Saumerez received 10,721 votes and said she was pleased many candidates had focused on housing in their manifestos."I'm really hoping that there will something where we can keep the momentum going and really build on the progress that we have managed to achieve in the last couple of years," she said.
When asked Burford said she was confident the issue of States finances would be sorted before the next election."A really strong theme in the election is about working together and it was a lot of deputies promised to do and I think we have a really good sprit going forward," she said.Charles Parkinson, who came third, said he would be going for the top job of Policy and Resources president."My ambition was to finish in the top five and I'm there so obviously the public have confidence in me and I'll try not to disappoint them."
Mr Montague, the only non-current States member who came in the top 10, said he would be throwing his hat in the ring for the Committee for Education, Sport and Culture."[It's] absolutely the right place for me, it's the right fit," he said.Mr Montague also suggested he would want to sit on the Committee for Health and Social Care."A lot of my concerns are to do with particularly physical and mental health of young people," he said."Particularly physical health in terms of preventative medicine to make sure that we can after ourselves in future. But also mental health, I've seen some real problems with youngsters in education."
Deputy Steve Falla, who came fourth, said he was "very grateful" the public put their trust in him."There is a lot of work to do but I'm really up for it and I'm really ready for it," he said."I'm very pro business. I will be putting myself forward for the president of Economic Development and it will down to the assembly if they favour me with that job."
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