Deputy 'disappointed' by Home Affairs result

A newly elected Guernsey deputy says he "respects and fully supports the decision of the Assembly" after failing to win a seat on the Committee for Home Affairs.

Newly elected Deputy Rob Curgenven was pipped to the fifth seat on the committee, in one of only two contested elections on Monday.

Home Affairs President Marc Leadbeater nominated Curgenven alongside Alderney representative Alex Snowdon, Deputy Munazza Malik and Deputy John Gollop.

Curgenven said he was "disappointed that I did not get the opportunity to work as closely with Deputy Leadbeater and others as I may have liked".

In a statement, Curgenven said: "There has been much controversy over my unsuccessful bid to sit on the Committee for Home Affairs, following a nomination from President Leadbeater.

"We are very lucky to live in a democratic society where a wide range of views can be shared, even if we may disagree strongly with them at times.

"Following this decision, I have been contacted by many of my peers offering a shoulder to lean on, including Deputy De Sausmarez, for which I am hugely grateful.

"I hope that throughout this term I am able to, working with my peers, continue to best support the people of our island."

After a series of speeches from proposers and nominees, Snowdon was elected to the committee with 34 votes, Malik also with 34, Gollop with 26 and Simon Vermeulen, who was proposed by Deputy Jayne Ozanne, secured 21 votes.

Curgenven received 19 votes and was not elected to Home Affairs.

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