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The Sark general election, 2010, held on 8 December 2010, was the second election held in the Channel Island of Sark under the 2008 Constitution. The election was for 14 of the 28 elected seats at the 2008 election, for a four-year term.
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Twenty-one candidates stood in the poll.
Background
On 16 January and 21 February 2008, the Chief Pleas approved a law which introduces a 30-member chamber, with 28 elected members and two unelected members. On 9 April 2008 the Privy Council approved the Sark law reforms. The first election held in Sark under the 2008 Constitution took place on 10 December 2008, and the new chamber convened for the first time on 21 January 2009.
Election
The first election held in Sark under the 2008 Constitution took place on 10 December 2008. In total, 28 Conseillers were to be elected from 57 candidates, with the latter figure representing about 12% of the electorate in the island. Each voter received 28 votes to select their preferred candidates for each of the available seats. A recount was ordered as several of the candidates for the last seat were separated by only a few votes.
The election reflected the "Sark chasm" throughout the island between those who support the traditional system and those who support further reforms.
The second election did not attract similar world-wide media coverage as the first, described as 'business as usual' by local media.