Politics of Guernsey
Country name:
Data code:
GK
Dependency status:
British crown dependency
Government type:
NA
Capital:
Saint Peter Port[?]
Administrative divisions:
none (British crown dependency)
Independence:
none (British crown dependency)
National holiday:
Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Constitution:
unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Legal system:
English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
Legislative branch:
unicameral Assembly of the States (59 voting members - 12 councilors serving six-year terms, half elected every three years; 33 deputies elected from multi- or single-member districts every four years; 10 representatives from parish authorities; 2 representatives from Aldenay[?]; the bailiff and deputy bailiff; and 2 non-voting members - the Attorney General and the Solicitor General both appointed by the monarch
Judicial branch:
Royal Court
Political parties and leaders:
none; all independents
International organization participation:
none
Diplomatic representation in the US:
none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation from the US:
none (British crown dependency)
Flag description:
white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross
conventional long form:
Bailiwick of Guernsey
conventional short form:
Guernsey
chief of state:
Queen Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952)
head of government:
Lieutenant Governor Sir John Coward[?] (since NA 1994) and Bailiff De Vic G. Carey[?] (since NA) - see List of Bailiffs of Guernsey.
cabinet:
Advisory and Finance Committee appointed by the Assembly of the States
elections:
none; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; bailiff appointed by the monarch
elections:
last held 20 April 1994 (next to be held NA 2000)
election results:
percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents