Nominated 23 March 2026. Nominations close Wednesday 25 March at 4.30pm — this list may be updated.
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Nominations closed on 25 March with 11 candidates confirmed. BallotBot will be updated as manifestos are published at byelection2026.gg.
If you voted in the June 2025 General Election, you are already on the roll — no action needed. New registrations and updates are open until Saturday 25 April.
Electoral roll registration — closes Saturday 25 April
Candidate nominations — 9am to 4.30pm at the Royal Court
Postal vote deadline — you must reapply even if you had one before
Polling day — vote at any station regardless of your parish
Want to vote by post? Apply by Friday 10 April. Postal vote applications do not carry over from the 2025 General Election — everyone must reapply.
Already have a completed postal vote? You can drop it off at any polling station until 8pm on Wednesday 29 April (polling day).
This by-election fills the vacant seat left by former Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq. No printed manifesto booklet will be produced — all candidate manifestos will be published at byelection2026.gg. Nominations closed on 25 March 2026 with 11 candidates confirmed.
Guernsey's voting age is 16. To be eligible you must be ordinarily resident in Guernsey. There are no nationality restrictions. Registration takes only a couple of minutes.
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