Chairman Deputy Sam Mézec Secretary Anne Southern Ideology Social democracy | Vice-chairman Deputy Geoff Southern Treasurer David Eves | |
Founded 2012 (registered as party on 4 July 2014) | ||
Reform Jersey is a social-democratic political party in Jersey, an island Crown dependency of the British crown. It is currently the only registered political party in Jersey.
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History
Founded in 2012 as a pressure group by Nick Le Cornu, Montfort Tadier, Jasen Cronin & Sam Mézec, on 24 April 2014 it was announced that it would become a party to contest the 2014 general election scheduled for October. The organisation was legally registered as a political party at the Royal Court on 4 July 2014. Founder Le Cornu was later expelled from the party in September 2014.
For the 2014 general election on 15 October 2014, Reform Jersey put up 8 candidates. However, only their serving States Members were re-elected. Those were Deputies Sam Mézec, Montfort Tadier and Geoff Southern.
Policies
The party states its support for a 'living wage', progressive taxation, 26 weeks statutory maternity leave, construction of affordable housing and democratic reform of the States of Jersey. Reform Jersey also supports the legalisation of same-sex marriage, and organised a rally in support of equal marriage on 12 July 2014.