A Parish Assembly in Jersey is the decision-making body of local government, comprising ratepayers (including mandataires) and electors of the parish.
Parish Assembly may refer to:
Voting for the Municipal Assemblies and Parish Assemblies is usually higher (11.7% and 12.0%, respectively, in 2005).
The Parish Assembly is the general assembly of the community presided over by the spiritual pastor.
The Parish Assembly elects or appoints the members of the Parish Council and the representatives or delegates to the Diocesan Assembly.
Other posts in parish municipalities vary in length from one to three years and elections take place at a Parish Assembly on a majority basis.
The Parish Assembly:
Decisions regarding the operation of the Church are made by an Ecclesiastical Assembly which is composed of the same persons as the Parish Assembly.
The Parish Assembly is the decision-making body of local government in each parish; it consists of all entitled voters of the parish.
The proposal for a luxury hotel development spurred parishioners of Saint Martin to call a Parish Assembly by means of a requête.
