Dr Melissa McCullough, the joint Standards Commissioner for Jersey and Guernsey, has resigned after deputy Gavin St Pier easily won a vote into his conduct.
Dr Melissa McCullough's report, and that of another independent standards commissioner, were behind the vote to suspend deputy Gavin St Pier.
It follows a complaint by a local doctor about deputy St Pier's conversation with a Guardian journalist around safeguarding issues.
During debate, that lasted more than a day, deputy Charles Parkinson, and others, warned that voting against the Commissioner for Standards recommendation of a 25 day suspension would have consequences:
"There has been some discussion about how they (the States Assembly and Constitution Committee and the Standards Commissioner) might react.
"In my view they would have no alternative but to resign.
"And it's further my opinion that it would be very difficult for the States to approve anyone to replace them."
Hours after deputy St Pier won the vote, 22-11, with him being one of five not to vote, Dr Melissa McCullough resigned.
Her position was untenable because a Commissioner, appointed by the States to oversee the parliamentary code, was ignored by a majority of deputies.
The States Assembly and Constitution Committee develops and oversees States' procedure and rules.
The ball is firmly in their court as to how they handle the political fall out from the St Pier vote.
But, to complicate matters, the Commissioner for Standards position also oversees Jersey's Assembly.
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