Alan Breckon
Alan Breckon is a former States Member, first elected to the States of Jersey in 1993.
Alan Breckon is a former States member and independent candidate for Senator, emphasizing a low-cost campaign and his past roles in consumer protection, scrutiny, and public accounts. His 2026 platform centers on reducing wasteful States spending, particularly on IT and consultants, while promoting transparency, a review of ministerial government, fiscal restraint, support for charities, a tourism board, and removing GST from food. He prioritizes accountability and avoiding unkeepable promises.
Issue PositionsAI-extracted
Proposes removing GST from food to address record increases in food prices.
Remove GST from food to counter food price increases
“Removing GST from food... to help us all with record increases in food prices over the last 5 years.”
Supports forming a Tourism and Travel Board with political and industry representation.
Form Tourism and Travel Board with political lead and industry representation
“The formation of a Tourism and Travel Board, consisting of a political lead and accountability with industry representation”
Aims to cut wasteful spending on IT and consultants, increase transparency, review ministerial government, restrain spending, and give more to charities while maintaining essential services.
Seek savings on £60m IT budget for computers, consultants, digitalisation
“seek meaningful savings in States expenditure. Presently many millions of pounds are being spent on “computers, consultants and digitalisation – over £60m has been budgeted over the next 3 years on IT.”
Promote more money to charities for vulnerable people
“More money being given to charities, many of whom provide invaluable services and effective community support for vulnerable people”
Promote more openness on States spending and decision-making
“More openness and publishing of information about States spending and decision-making”
Conduct thorough review of ministerial government
“A thorough review of ministerial government. Are we really any better off after 20 years?”
Apply sensible restraint on States spending while maintaining services
“Sensible restraint on States spending, while maintaining and improving essential services”
Supports removing GST from food as an achievable measure costing about £10M.
Remove GST from food
“Removing GST from food, which is achievable, at a cost of about £10M”
Alan Breckon
Candidate for Senator
I am standing as an independent candidate who intends to run a low-cost campaign by distributing 40,000 basic flyers, locally printed, which will be delivered mostly by myself as I walk around the island in the days leading up to the election in order to meet as many people as possible. There will be no roadside advertising banners or posters.
I am MOTIVATED to stand because I believe that a considerable amount of our MONEY has, and still is, BEING WASTED. So, my main aim if elected would be to seek meaningful savings in States expenditure. Presently many millions of pounds are being spent on “computers, consultants and digitalisation – over £60m has been budgeted over the next 3 years on IT.
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2008 Senators Election
Senator · 15th October 2008 · 6 seats
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Le Marquand | Independent | 14,238 | 58.5% |
| 2 | Alan Breckonthis candidate | Independent | 10,273 | 42.2% |
| 3 | Alan Maclean | Independent | 9,094 | 37.4% |
| 4 | Paul Routier MBE | Independent | 8,775 | 36% |
| 5 | Philip Ozouf Jr | Independent | 8,712 | 35.8% |
| 6 | Sarah Ferguson | Independent | 8,546 | 35.1% |
| 7 | Geoff Southern | Jersey Democratic Alliance | 7,194 | 29.5% |
| 8 | Mike Higgins | Independent | 6,979 | 28.7% |
| 9 | Mike Vibert | Independent | 6,098 | 25% |
| 10 | Montfort Tadier | Time4Change | 5,011 | 20.6% |
| 11 | Trevor Pitman | Jersey Democratic Alliance | 4,931 | 20.3% |
| 12 | Peter Troy | Independent | 3,927 | 16.1% |
| 13 | Cliff Le Clercq | Independent | 3,597 | 14.8% |
| 14 | Daniel Wimberley | Jersey 2020 | 3,458 | 14.2% |
| 15 | Jeremy Maçon | Independent | 3,130 | 12.9% |
| 16 | Nick Le Cornu | Time4Change | 3,074 | 12.6% |
| 17 | Chris Perkins | Independent | 2,768 | 11.4% |
| 18 | Mark Forskitt | Jersey 2020 | 1,932 | 7.9% |
| 19 | Nick Palmer | Jersey 2020 | 1,538 | 6.3% |
| 20 | Adrian Walsh | Independent | 1,210 | 5% |
| 21 | Mick Pashley | Independent | 682 | 2.8% |
2005 Deputies Election
Deputy of St Saviour No 2 · 23rd November 2005 · 2 seats
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Breckonthis candidate | Independent | 508 | 64.9% |
| 2 | Kevin Lewis | Independent | 348 | 44.4% |
| 3 | Huw Shepheard | Independent | 235 | 30% |
| 4 | Stewart Le Breton | Independent | 215 | 27.5% |
| 5 | Rosemary Pestana | Jersey Democratic Alliance | 119 | 15.2% |
2002 Deputies Election
Deputy of St Saviour No 2 · 27th November 2002 · 2 seats
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Breckonthis candidate | Independent | — | — |
| 2 | Lyndon Farnham | Independent | — | — |