Chris Rebindaine, a candidate for Deputy of St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter with 40 years in Jersey's finance industry and experience as a Senior Investigator at the Law Officers’ Department, seeks to represent the silent majority. His platform aims to re-energise Jersey through a 'Healthy Jersey' built on four pillars: Healthy Finances, Healthy Economy, Healthy Land and Water, and Healthy Population. He emphasizes fiscal discipline, reducing the tax burden below 20%, efficient public services, building the acute hospital, revitalizing agriculture, and resolving transport issues.
Issue PositionsAI-extracted
Highlights struggles due to high taxes preventing affordability beyond basics.
"Until government reduces the tax burden for most islanders to below 20%, many will continue to struggle."
Promotes proportionate regulation, reduced red tape, and joined-up tourism development.
"Regulation must be proportionate to a 9×5 island. We should “Think Local. Act Local.” and avoid importing unnecessary UK rules."
Supports physical activity in schools to instill lifelong healthy habits.
Instil physical activity in schools for lifelong healthy habits
“Physical activity in schools should instil lifelong healthy habits”
Calls for revitalizing agriculture for food resilience and continuing PFAS debate.
"Agriculture needs revitalising to strengthen sustainable food resilience and underpin an agri-tourism offering. On PFAS, we must continue the informed debate"
Commits to building the Acute Hospital and training medical staff.
Build the Acute Hospital and train nurses and medics
“We must finally build the Acute Hospital and train nurses and medics to run it”
Advocates for efficient, joined-up service delivery and a cultural shift towards accountability.
"Services should be delivered efficiently and joined‑up. A cultural shift is essential: accountability, pride in public service and cross‑department cooperation."
Supports reducing the overall tax burden to below 20% through government spending reductions.
Reduce tax burden for most islanders to below 20%
“Until government reduces the tax burden for most islanders to below 20%”
Take four year slimming course of government scope and spending
“government to take a four year slimming course of both scope and spending”
Seeks pragmatic resolution of the DFDS situation to restore freight and travel links.
Resolve DFDS situation pragmatically to restore freight and travel links
“The DFDS situation must be resolved pragmatically to restore reliable freight and travel links”
Chris Rebindaine
Candidate for Deputy St. Mary, St. Ouen and St. Peter
I am standing in the election to be one of the Deputies of St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter. After 40 years in the island’s finance industry and then serving as a Senior Investigator at the Law Officers’ Department, I can bring experience and common sense into government. My reason for standing is a desire to represent those who are for the most part the silent majority.
I live with my partner Maggie and our muddy golden retriever, Loki. My two children, love Jersey’s natural beauty but say the island no longer feels as vibrant as it once did. Global events such as COVID-19 and the Ukraine war are beyond our control, but prudent government is not. Ever since the taxation shift to 0/10 and the promise that “20 means 20,” (which is really 21.5% plus GST) there has been a dramatic increase in government expenditure, without any noticeable increase in either productive output or quality.