# Ted Vibert

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**Ted Vibert** was a politician in the [States of Jersey](/source/States_of_Jersey) from 1999 to 2005.

## Biography

Ted Vibert was born on 10 June 1938, at Grosnez, [St Ouen](/source/Saint_Ouen,_Jersey), [Jersey](/source/Jersey).

He went to the States Intermediate school, then was one of the first intake to [Hautlieu School](/source/Hautlieu_School). He gained the Howard Davis Scholarship to [University of Southampton](/source/University_of_Southampton).

He played football professionally for three years for [Leyton Orient](/source/Leyton_Orient_F.C.) in [London](/source/London). He then went to [Australia](/source/Australia) in 1969, and ran several commercial ventures there.

He returned to Jersey in July 1999, and stood for Deputy of [St Helier](/source/Saint_Helier) [No 1 District](/source/Vingtaine_de_la_Ville), gained a seat there (3rd place with 411 votes), but stood down at the 2002 elections, citing ill health. In 2003, he stood in the Senatorial by-election created by the sudden resignation of former Senator [Ann Bailhache](/source/Ann_Bailhache). He stood on a populist platform, saying that "It is obvious that there are two factions in the States those with a social conscience and those with none at all. I want to help redress the balance against those with a ‘gung-ho’ mentality who want to see more population, more building and more business activity.". He was elected a Senator, with 3,983 votes, after he narrowly beat former Deputy [Alastair Layzell](/source/Alastair_Layzell) (3,712 votes).[1]

He was active as a driving force in the formation and leadership of the [Jersey Democratic Alliance](/source/Jersey_Democratic_Alliance), but ill health forced him to retire from the States in the [2005 Elections](/source/2005_Jersey_general_election). In 2011, he resigned from the party.[2]

He stood unsuccessfully as an independent in the St Helier District No. 3 constituency in the [2011 elections](/source/2011_Jersey_general_election), coming seventh out of eight candidates for the four vacant seats.[3]

## References

1. BBC (2003). ["BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Vibert wins by-election"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2804251.stm). *[BBC News](/source/BBC_News)*. [London](/source/London,_England): [BBC](/source/British_Broadcasting_Corporation). Retrieved 20 October 2011.

1. Anon (2011). ["Ted Vibert quits JDA"](https://archive.today/20120913041729/http://www.thisisjersey.com/latest/2011/05/12/ted-vibert-quits-jda/). *thisisjersey.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.thisisjersey.com/latest/2011/05/12/ted-vibert-quits-jda/) on September 13, 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

1. Anon (2011). ["Deputies’ election results"](https://archive.today/20130204092050/http://www.thisisjersey.com/election-2011/2011/10/20/deputy-election-results/). *thisisjersey.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.thisisjersey.com/election-2011/2011/10/20/deputy-election-results/) on February 4, 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

- [Jersey Evening Post](/source/Jersey_Evening_Post)
- Election Manifesto

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