was termed "rotten borough", in which their representation is out of all
proportion to their size.
The average ratio of Deputies per head of population (based on the 2001
census) should be 3,006. St Mary has a population of 1,591, which means that
St Mary's electorate have nearly twice the representation that electoral
parity requires.
Parishes like St Brelade, St Clement and Grouville, which have seen an
increase in housing over the past decade, are rapidly losing representation.
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