1986 Manx general election

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General elections were held on the Isle of Man on the 27 November 1986 to elect all 24 members to the island's lower house: the House of Keys. Walter Gilbey was elected unopposed in Glenfaba. [1]

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Electoral system

The electoral system was changed in 1982 to single transferable vote with the Representation of the People (Preferential Voting) Act. [2]

Results

Ayre
CandidateFirst
preferences
Subsequent counts
2
Edgar Quine 83148.74910
Clare Christian76544.87795
Alastair Robertson1096.39
Total1,705100.001,705
Registered voters/turnout2,162
Castletown
CandidateFirst
preferences
Tony Brown 99567.14
Norman Gale48732.86
Total1,482100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,202
Douglas East
CandidateFirst
preferences
Subsequent counts
234567
Dominic Delaney 85941.00
Philip Kermode 25212.03288.54300.62332.96737.22392.66430.56
Derek Hayes21510.26231.2252.92264.46259.44335.78
Martin David2069.83233.54255.54275.26292.42337.94404.1
Jim Mitchell1527.26176.12197.92224.72235.44
Alan Wylie1517.21165.94175.84189.74
Raina Chatel1366.49154170.54
John Bell1245.92141.28
Total2,095100.001,390.621,353.381,287.141,524.521,066.38834.66
Registered voters/turnout3,630
Douglas North
CandidateFirst
preferences
Subsequent counts
2
Bernie May 1,08750.44
Julia Delaney 64830.07827.85
Audrey Ainsworth42019.49599.52
Total2,155100.001,427.37
Registered voters/turnout3,409
Douglas South
CandidateFirst
preferences
Adrian Duggan 87941.74
David Cretney 87841.69
Roger Watterson29614.06
Arthur Quilliam532.52
Total2,106100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,454
Douglas West
CandidateFirst
preferences
Subsequent counts
2345
James Cain 94534.74
Victor Kneale 63223.24643654689.92787.88
Charles Flynn45416.69468475.8546.36680.76
John Christian39714.60410421.88476.04
Basil Callow1304.78133136
Richard Kennett1083.97114117.12
William Parkinson541.99
Total2,720100.001,7681,804.81,712.321,468.64
Registered voters/turnout3,793
Garff
CandidateFirst
preferences
Charles Kerruish 1,11355.59
Edgar Mann 88944.41
Total2,002100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,550
Malew and Santon
CandidateFirst
preferences
Donald Gelling 69552.97
John Qualtrough24718.83
Tom Corlett18914.41
Terry Duncan18113.80
Total1,312100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,856
Michael
CandidateFirst
preferences
David Cannan 94675.62
Michael James15612.47
Derek Ellison14911.91
Total1,251100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,722
Middle
CandidateFirst
preferences
Subsequent counts
23
Brian Barton 49537.99624750
Brian Hampton39130.01426583
Paul Irving30523.41353
Albert Kelly1128.60
Total1,303100.001,4031,333
Registered voters/turnout2,108
Onchan
CandidateFirst
preferences
Subsequent counts
234
Peter Karran 1,07528.08
Richard Leventhorpe 91623.92965
Donald Maddrell 76620.01772812.31,048.3
Fred Griffin50813.27525550731
Roger Payne47712.46492530.8
Frank Crompton872.27
Total3,829100.002,7541,893.11,779.3
Registered voters/turnout5,732
Peel
CandidateFirst
preferences
Subsequent counts
234567
Hazel Hannan 66431.766717047347628571,002
Fred Crowe36117.26367407475506537639
Grant McPherson35817.12366379389431512
Malcolm Hartley24911.91257273285322
Maurice Felton1477.03154160169
Stephen Pitts1406.70140147
Eric Kelly633.0170
Jackie Wade633.0166
Robert Quayle462.20
Total2,091100.002,0912,0702,0522,0211,9061,641
Registered voters/turnout2,670
Ramsey
CandidateFirst
preferences
Subsequent counts
2345
Allan Bell 1,21241.84
Norman Butler 75526.06840.6852.4875.6889
Lionel Morrey39713.70451458.3482.4506.4
Percy Quirk2127.32237.4247.2277.8301
Robert Cowley1404.83156.8162.6
Paul Lebiedzinski1133.90154.6186.2224.6
John Skinner682.3587
Total2,897100.001,927.41,906.71,860.41,696.4
Registered voters/turnout4,492
Rushen
CandidateFirst
preferences
Subsequent counts
2345678
Miles Walker 1,08927.16
John Orme 70117.49711.78736.99774.69821.97881.16956.1191,087.59
John Corrin 48512.10493.26505.74530.75547.03584.45649.22780.04
Cecil Price43610.88443.77466.12477.47517.24544.38587.5
Noel Cringle 3989.93427.96450.1466.59483.29509.78593.72685.89
Ronald Corrin2907.23298.33311.89334.24361.52405.43
James Hall1794.46182.99186.2208.41233.62
Roderick Skinner1734.32175.66183.73193.94
Tony Gunn1413.52143.66154.73
John Gill631.5763.98
Peter Ray541.3554.84
Total4,009100.002,996.232,995.52,986.092,964.672,925.22,786.5592,553.52
Registered voters/turnout5,581

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References

  1. "Results 1986". Manx Radio.
  2. Richards, Jeff (July 1987). "Electoral change in a small community: the Isle of Man revisited". Parliamentary Affairs. 40 (3): 388–408. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a052107.