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The States of Guernsey is the parliament
Parliament

A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom....
 of the Island of Guernsey
Guernsey

The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Isles Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.As well as the island of Guernsey itself, it also includes Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, Burhou, Lihou and other islets....
. Some laws and ordinances approved by the States of Guernsey apply to Alderney and Sark (the other component parts of the Bailiwick
Bailiwick

A bailiwick is the area of jurisdiction of a bailiff. The term was also applied to a territory in which the sheriff's functions were exercised by a privately appointed bailiff under a royal imperial writ....
 of Guernsey) as 'Bailiwick-wide legislation' with the consent of the governments of those Islands.

When constituted as a legislature
Legislature

Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create and change laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law....
, it is officially called the States of Deliberation. When constituted as an electoral college
Electoral college

An electoral college is a set of Votings who are selected to elect a candidate to a particular office. Often these represent different organizations or entity, with each organization or entity represented by a particular number of electors or with votes weighted in a particular way....
, it is officially called the States of Election.

The States of Deliberation consists of 45 People's Deputies, elected from multi- or single-member districts every four years.






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The States of Guernsey is the parliament
Parliament

A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom....
 of the Island of Guernsey
Guernsey

The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Isles Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.As well as the island of Guernsey itself, it also includes Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, Burhou, Lihou and other islets....
. Some laws and ordinances approved by the States of Guernsey apply to Alderney and Sark (the other component parts of the Bailiwick
Bailiwick

A bailiwick is the area of jurisdiction of a bailiff. The term was also applied to a territory in which the sheriff's functions were exercised by a privately appointed bailiff under a royal imperial writ....
 of Guernsey) as 'Bailiwick-wide legislation' with the consent of the governments of those Islands.

When constituted as a legislature
Legislature

Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create and change laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law....
, it is officially called the States of Deliberation. When constituted as an electoral college
Electoral college

An electoral college is a set of Votings who are selected to elect a candidate to a particular office. Often these represent different organizations or entity, with each organization or entity represented by a particular number of electors or with votes weighted in a particular way....
, it is officially called the States of Election.

The States of Deliberation consists of 45 People's Deputies, elected from multi- or single-member districts every four years. There are also two non-voting members being the Law Officers of the Crown - the Procureur(Attorney General
Attorney General

In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions....
) and the Comptroller (Solicitor General) both appointed by the monarch. The Bailiff
Bailiff (Channel Islands)

The Bailiff is the first civil officer in each of the Channel Islands bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, serving as president of the legislature and the Royal Court....
 presides over the States. Two Deputies are appointed by the States of Alderney to represent Alderney's interest in matters delegated by Alderney to Guernsey under the 1948 Agreement. The Alderney Representatives are full members of the States of Deliberation but are unpaid, and are chosen from the 10 members of the States of Alderney after an Alderney-wide plebiscite.

Legislation passed by the States is known as 'Laws' (Loi) and take effect in the Island by Order-in-Council. Minor and secondary legislation does not require the assent of the Queen-in-Council and are known as 'Ordinances' (Ordonnances).

The legislature derives its name from the estates
Estates of the realm

The Estates of the realm were the broad divisions of society, usually distinguishing nobility, clergy, and commoners recognized in the Middle Ages and later in some parts of Europe....
 (French: états) of the Crown
The Crown

Throughout the Commonwealth realms, the Crown is an abstract metonymy concept which represents the legal authority for the existence of any government....
, the Church and the people from whom the assembly was originally summoned. The Jurat
Jurat

Jurat is the name given to that part of an affidavit containing the actual oath or affirmation.In addition, the word can refer to the sworn holders of certain offices....
s, representing the Crown, and the representatives of the Church of England
Church of England

The Church of England is the State religion Christianity Ecclesia in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the oldest among the communion's thirty-eight independent national and regional churches....
 were replaced in the constitutional reforms following the Second World War, when the office of Conseiller was introduced.

Until the General Election of 2000, there were 33 Deputies elected with three year mandates, and 12 Conseillers representing the Bailiwick, serving terms of six years, with half being elected every three. The Conseillers were not originally directly elected by the people (although latterly directly elected by Bailiwick-wide vote), and the office has now been abolished. The 10 Douzaine representatives (representing parish authorities) were removed from the States in the 2004 constitutional reform.

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See also

  • States of Jersey
    States of Jersey

    The States of Jersey is the parliament of Jersey. Until December 2005 it also directly exercised executive powers, which have now been removed to the new Chief Minister of Jersey and his cabinet, elected by the States....
  • The States
    The States

    The States or the Estates signifies, in different countries and dominions, the assembly of the representatives of the estates of the realm, called together for purposes of legislation or deliberation....
  • List of Laws of Guernsey
    List of Laws of Guernsey

    This is an incomplete list of Laws, Ordinances and Order-in-Council of the States of Guernsey....


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