2008 Sark general election

2008 Sark general election

10 December 2008 2010 →
28 (of the 30) seats in the Chief Pleas
Leader Pro-Reform Law 2008 Candidates Anti-Reform Law 2008 Candidates Seats won 23 5 Popular vote 6,323 2,779   Leader Seigneur Seneschal Seats won 1 1 Popular vote Hereditary Appointed
The location of the Bailiwick of Guernsey which includes Sark

General elections were held in Sark on 10 December 2008, the first elections on the island.

Fifty-seven candidates^[1] (12% of the eligible electors) stood for 28 seats in the Chief Pleas. The elected members in the new Chief Pleas were titled Conseillers and replaced the mixed system of elected People's Deputies and ex officio Tenants in the outgoing Chief Pleas. The President of the Chief Pleas continued to be the Seneschal, whose term was extended from three years to life. The Conseillers elected in 2008 served either four or two-year terms. 14 Conseillers elected for two-year terms served until the 2010 election, held in December 2010; while the remainder served four years terms, thus achieving a rolling election cycle. The selection of which Conseillers elected in 2008 were to serve a two-year term or a four-year term was determined by random ballot.^[2]

A recount took place on 11 December due to the closeness of the votes for the 28th seat.^[3]