> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.thequarry.media/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Ross Le Brun wins by-election, pledges to act on starter homes - URL: https://www.thequarry.media/ross-le-brun-wins-by-election-pledges-to-act-on-starter-homes/ - Published: 2026-04-30T00:57:21.000Z - Updated: 2026-05-05T16:40:04.000Z - Author: Nick Mann - Tags: News, election - Ross Le Brun won the by-election, securing 953 votes in a race with 11 candidates and just 17.32% voter turnout - Le Brun defeated runner-up Carl Meerveld by 62 votes, with results delayed due to discrepancies between declared and counted ballots - Housing is his key priority, calling for the States to resume building homes directly rather than relying solely on private developers - He advocates creating a new market of 'starter homes' to bridge the gap between high rents and expensive homeownership - Le Brun aims to join a committee, potentially Employment & Social Security where he previously served as a non-voting member Listen to this article 0:00 /0 1× After winning election to the States at the fourth time of asking, there was a simple message from Ross Le Brun: “It’s about what I do with it now”. After unsuccessful attempts in 2016, 2020 and 2025, he won a seat in a by-election characterised by a low turnout. The result was read out in the early hours of the morning after delays caused by a mismatch between the number of votes each polling station declared they had taken and the numbers manually counted in the hall at Beau Sejour. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/48/0b/480bfed6-f3f7-4a48-9efe-fae23adf5d03/content/images/2026/04/by_election_count.jpeg) There remained an anomaly of two papers. There were 27,520 registered voters and a total of 4,643 valid votes cast with six blank papers and 110 spoilt papers. Turnout was 17.32%. Le Brun said he was surprised by the result after three attempts and being able to get elected in probably a harder way with just one seat and 11 candidates. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/48/0b/480bfed6-f3f7-4a48-9efe-fae23adf5d03/content/images/2026/04/ross_le_brun_2.jpeg) “I think people can see maybe that I've worked hard at it. I'm authentic, sincere. There's just no sort of marketing about me.” Housing will be a key focus of his. “I'd like the States to stop only thinking of what we were doing already, where we're sort of relying on developers, whereas 20/30, years ago, we were still building States housing. “The government was a developer, and we need to go back to doing that, and not just building States houses, but try something different, even if it's only a small trial to see if it can work, where we create a new market of starter homes, because I think that's one big area where there's a jump from high rents to a home that’s too expensive. "There's nothing in between being built that's available to buy.” He will now look to get a seat on a committee, with an eye on the role that has opened up on Employment & Social Security after the resignation of David Dorrity. He was a non-voting member on that committee last term. “There'd be some catching up to do, but I could sit back in there. And I think it's important. “It doesn't really particularly matter which committee, I don't need to be sat on the Housing committee to work on housing. I can produce a requete. But I think it's just important that I am on a committee.” **2026 by-election results:** Ross Le Brun *953*Carl Meerveld *891*Julie-Anne Headington *634*Tamara Menteshvili *440*Sam Haskins *407*Andy Taylor *388*Nikki Symons *371*Stephen Rouxel *230* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/48/0b/480bfed6-f3f7-4a48-9efe-fae23adf5d03/content/images/2026/04/by_election_boxes.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/48/0b/480bfed6-f3f7-4a48-9efe-fae23adf5d03/content/images/2026/04/carl_meerveld.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/48/0b/480bfed6-f3f7-4a48-9efe-fae23adf5d03/content/images/2026/04/crowd.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/48/0b/480bfed6-f3f7-4a48-9efe-fae23adf5d03/content/images/2026/04/spoilt.jpeg) ## Q&A **Q: How many times did Ross Le Brun attempt to get elected before winning?** A: Ross Le Brun attempted to get elected three times, with unsuccessful campaigns in 2020 and 2025 before winning the 2026 by-election. **Q: What was the voter turnout for this by-election?** A: The turnout was 17.32%, with 4,643 valid votes cast out of 27,520 registered voters. There were also six blank papers and 110 spoilt papers. **Q: What is Le Brun's main housing policy proposal?** A: Le Brun wants the States to return to directly building housing as they did 20-30 years ago, rather than relying solely on developers. He specifically proposes creating a new market of 'starter homes' to bridge the gap between high rents and expensive homeownership.