Election 2011: Election Survey Results
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As part of my election campaign I conducted a sample survey on three issues.
This first example question shows how opinions would be surveyed on each States proposition. A link to the full proposition would be provided together with a summary of what the proposition sought to achieve.
Proposition One
Senator Le Gresley requests an increase to the cold weather payment in light of the increase in GST.
Summary: The proposition sought to provide an additional cold weather allowance to people who did not qualify for income support following the increase in GST from 3% to 5%. I personally supported the proposition because I believed the increasing overall tax burden particularly affected those on lower incomes. However, my intention was to vote in accordance with the majority view expressed through the survey.
How the States Members voted. The Council of Ministers opposed the proposal because it would cost approximately £315,000. Senator Le Gresley argued that equivalent savings could be found by reducing funding to quangos. Senatorial candidates: Le Gresley – Pour; Cohen and Gorst – Contre.
Survey result: 87% of respondents would have voted Pour.
Proposition Two
The Bailiff of Jersey was paid around £360,000 per year. UK judicial salaries were compared with Jersey's senior judicial office, showing that even the combined salaries of the Lord Chief Justice and the Speaker of the House of Commons were lower than that of the Bailiff.
Question: Do you believe that the Bailiff's salary is too high?
Survey result: 93% of respondents believed the Bailiff was overpaid.
Proposition Three
Former Senator and Deputy Jerry Dorey prepared a report on the effects of drug use in Jersey for Shadow Scrutiny. The report noted that around 70% of prisoners at HMP La Moye were drug users whose offending was linked to addiction and highlighted the annual cost of imprisonment.
Question: Would you support the decriminalisation of cannabis?
Survey result: 53% of respondents supported the decriminalisation of cannabis.
Total respondents: 473.
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