1934 Manx general election

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General elections were held in the Isle of Man between 23 and 29 November 1934. Independent candidates won a majority of seats in the House of Keys. [1]

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Electoral system

The 24 members of the House of Keys were elected from 11 constituencies, [2] which had between one and three seats.

ConstituencyElectorateSeatsDate of election
Ayre 2,262327 November
Castletown 1N/A
Douglas North 8,481326 November
Douglas South 6,572226 November
Garff 2,462229 November
Glenfaba 2,501327 November
Michael 1,310228 November
Middle 4,468323 November
Peel 1N/A
Ramsey 3,119123 November
Rushen 4,529323 November
Source: Sherratt

Campaign

A total of 39 candidates contested the elections; 30 independents, seven from the Manx Labour Party and two from Independent Labour. [1]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Manx Labour Party 12,07223.885–2
Independent Labour 5301.0500
Independents37,96075.0819+2
Total50,562100.00240
Registered voters/turnout35,704
Source: Sherratt

By constituency

ConstituencyCandidatePartyVotes%Notes
Ayre D.J. TeareIndependent91721.0Re-elected
E.B.C. FarrantIndependent90520.7Elected
A.J. CottierIndependent90020.6Re-elected
G. TeareIndependent84519.4
J.W. BrewIndependent60413.8
J. CorlettIndependent1964.5
Castletown Joseph Davidson Qualtrough IndependentRe-elected unopposed
Douglas North S. NorrisIndependent3,74329.3Re-elected
A.E. KittoIndependent3,66728.7Elected
R.Q. HamptonIndependent2,73921.4Elected
J. Kelly Manx Labour Party 2,62620.6Unseated
Douglas South A.J. Teare Manx Labour Party 2,99140.3Re-elected
W.C. Craine Manx Labour Party 2,51834.0Re-elected
T.H. CowinIndependent1,90725.7
Garff W.K. Cowin Manx Labour Party 93133.3Re-elected
T. CallowIndependent82329.5Re-elected
E. OliverIndependent61422.0
R.H. McGuffie Independent Labour 42615.2
Glenfaba T.A. QuayleIndependent1,36731.5Re-elected
R. KneenIndependent1,06924.6Re-elected
J. ClintonIndependent1,05024.1Unseated
J. CallisterIndependent85919.8
Michael J.F. CrellinIndependent57647.8Re-elected
T.H. KneenIndependent52643.6Re-elected
C. Gill Independent Labour 1048.6
Middle C. GillIndependent2,27430.7Re-elected
George Frederick Clucas Independent1,92626.0Re-elected
J.H.L. CowinIndependent1,79124.2Re-elected
T.G Bridson Manx Labour Party 1,41619.1
Peel Marion Shimmin Manx Labour Party Re-elected unopposed
Ramsey W.H. AlcockIndependent1,68870.3Re-elected
F. RomeIndependent71329.7
Rushen R. Kneen Manx Labour Party 1,59020.2Re-elected
W.A. KellyIndependent1,42118.1Elected
A. QualtroughIndependent1,29116.4Elected
A. MooreIndependent1,24915.9
J.A. QualtroughIndependent91611.7
J.S. KermodeIndependent7449.5Unseated
J.J. McArdIndependent6408.2
Source: Sherratt

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References

  1. 1 2 Tom Sherratt (1979) Isle of Man parliamentary election results 1919 – 1979, p38
  2. Sherratt, p39