'I didn't want to vote but I did last minute'
BBCA Guernsey man who was not going to vote in the general election said he changed his mind because he felt he had to use his vote "wisely".
Lee Corbet used just six of his 38 votes, saying there was "no point in voting for somebody you don't want to do the job".
Mr Corbet, who had registered despite not wanting to vote, said "if you don't register you don't have the chance to vote."
More than 27,000 people were registered to vote in the island's general election.
This general election is the second island-wide vote since the electoral system was changed prior to 2020.
Mr Corbet said it was "hard work" to get through the manifestos.
"The manifesto's were a nightmare, but I used a summary page and I just did some podcasts on the [candidates] I had left," he said.
"Voting for 38 people is not possible, the old parish system where you used to be in contact with your deputy and you knew who was representing you, it was much more relevant."
Arwen Langlois, 16, made her way to Les Maingys Activity Centre to cast her first ever votes in the midst of preparation for her prom.
"It was a lot easier than I thought and wasn't as stressful as I thought. Everyone had built it up to be this stressful thing but it was nice and calm," she said.
"Voting is important because then you can express your opinion and views and you can make a difference to the island, which is really important, especially for a younger person.
"I used seven of my votes, I decided to [vote for] the ones that would help the younger generation, women's rights, no discrimination in our island."
Unlike Mr Corbet and Ms Langlois, 32-year-old Oliver Baxendale used all 38 of his votes, one of the few people the BBC spoke to who had.
"It was an interesting experience, there is quite a range of candidates and it was difficult to find a selection that I really wanted," he said.
"I tried to make some educated decisions as best as I could.
"There was a lot of focus on housing, that's a common issue that is coming up right now so that was one of the things that I was bearing in mind when I was making my decision."
Forty-year-old Annaika Le Lievre said she used about 20 of her votes when she went to the polling station at the Castel Douzaine Room.
"There was certain criteria that I went through and quite a lot of them didn't fill that," she said.
"I wanted some representation especially of women, there is a lack of woman representation at the moment so it was nice there was quite a few this year going forward.
"Also a few younger candidates as well, it's nice to get change the demographic up."
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