Mary Le Hegarat
Mary Le Hegarat is the current Deputy of District 4 and was first elected to the States of Jersey in 2018. Elected as Deputy of District 4 with 54% of the ballot.
Mary Rose Le Hegarat is an independent candidate for Deputy St. Helier North with extensive public service experience in police, treasury, agriculture, and accountancy. Her platform focuses on maintaining a low-tax economy, promoting housing affordability, controlling immigration, and ensuring transparency in government spending. She emphasizes supporting key sectors like finance while diversifying the economy and protecting green spaces.
Issue PositionsAI-extracted
Addresses affordability and household pressures prevalent in urban St Helier constituencies.
"Deputy of District 4; Elected as Deputy of St Helier No 3 & 4"
Supports maintaining and diversifying Jersey's economy while opposing high borrowing.
Maintain Jersey’s low-tax economy
“Maintain Jersey’s low-tax economy.”
Promote diversification across retail, farming and tourism
“Promote diversification across sectors such as retail, farming and tourism.”
Do not support high borrowing
“I do not support high borrowing and burden created for future generations.”
Supports assessing skills gaps, upskilling locals, and incentivizing student returns.
Advocate for full assessment of islands’ skills gap
“Advocate for a full assessment of the islands’ skills gap.”
Ensure facilities and green spaces for St Helier schools
“Ensure facilities and green spaces are provided for St Helier schools.”
Incentivise students to return following further education
“Incentivise students to return to the island following further education.”
Supports protecting green spaces, cycle paths, and solar panels in new properties.
Support creation of cycle paths
“I support the creation of cycle paths”
Support utilising solar panels in all new properties
“I support utilising solar panels in all new properties”
Supports implementing care model and review recommendations for mental health and maternity.
Implement HSS Mental Health reviews recommendations
“Implement recommendations from HSS Mental Health reviews.”
Implement Maternity review recommendations
“Implement recommendations from Maternity review.”
Supports affordable housing, utilizing brownfield sites and empty properties.
Support affordable housing for key workers and share-ownership
“I support affordable housing for all, including key workers and share-ownership.”
Utilise brownfields sites for developments
“Utilisation of brownfields sites when cresting developments”
Fully utilise empty properties as homes
“Fully utilising empty properties and investigation of obstacles preventing their creation as suitable homes.”
Supports controlling immigration through work permits.
Control immigration by way of work permits
“Controlling immigration by way of work permits.”
Supports genuine transparency and firm control of public expenditure.
Ensure genuine transparency across States Departments
“It is essential to have genuine transparency across States Departments and Government”
Supports maintaining Jersey's low-tax economy.
Maintain Jersey’s low-tax economy
“Maintain Jersey’s low-tax economy.”
Supports creation of cycle paths.
Support creation of cycle paths
“I support the creation of cycle paths”
Mary Rose Le Hegarat
Candidate for Deputy St. Helier North
As an independent candidate for St Helier North my focus remains to serve the Parish and Island in a positive and constructive manner, concentrating on delivering results for residents. I believe in equality of treatment and opportunity, and importance of diverse perspectives for strong Government.
My commitments and priorities:
The Economy
- I support financial services. The finance industry provides the mainstay of Jersey’s employment and economic success, and it is important that this position is maintained, and enhanced by embracing new technologies. - Promote diversification across sectors such as retail, farming and tourism. It is essential to ensure that dependence is spread, providing wider employment opportunities and revenue income. - Maintain Jersey’s low-tax economy. - I do not support high borrowing and burden created for future generations.
Data sources (3)
2022 Deputies Election
Deputy of District 4 · 22nd June 2022 · 3 seats
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inna Gardiner | Independent | 1,665 | 70.9% |
| 2 | Mary Le Hegaratthis candidate | Independent | 1,268 | 54% |
| 3 | Max Andrews | Independent | 1,136 | 48.4% |
| 4 | Stephen Ahier | Independent | 999 | 42.5% |
| 5 | Phil Romeril | Jersey Alliance | 737 | 31.4% |
| 6 | Trevor Pointon | Reform Jersey | 656 | 27.9% |
| 7 | Ted Vibert | Jersey Alliance | 444 | 18.9% |
2018 Deputies Election
Deputy of St Helier No 3 & 4 · 16th May 2018 · 4 seats
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Rondel | Independent | 1,404 | 49.2% |
| 2 | Mike Higgins | Independent | 1,190 | 41.7% |
| 3 | Mary Le Hegaratthis candidate | Independent | 1,173 | 41.1% |
| 4 | Stephen Ahier | Independent | 1,020 | 35.7% |
| 5 | Inna Gardiner | Independent | 903 | 31.6% |
| 6 | Jacqui Carrel | Independent | 861 | 30.1% |
| 7 | Anne Southern | Reform Jersey | 790 | 27.7% |
| 8 | Mary Ayling-Philip | Reform Jersey | 706 | 24.7% |
| 9 | Julian Rogers | Reform Jersey | 631 | 22.1% |
| 10 | Guy de Faye | Independent | 477 | 16.7% |