2001 Manx general election

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2001 Manx general election
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg
  1996 22 November 2001 2006  

All 24 seats in the House of Keys
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Independents Alliance for Progressive Government Manx Labour
Seats won1932
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 3Steady2.svg
Popular vote38,5964,0594,261
Percentage82.27%8.65%9.08%
SwingIncrease2.svg 7.27 pp Decrease2.svg 5.98 pp Decrease2.svg 1.29 pp

Map of the Manx general election, 2001.svg

Chief Minister before election

Donald Gelling
Independent

Elected Chief Minister

Richard Corkill
Independent

General elections were held on the Isle of Man on 22 November 2001 to elect members to the island's lower house: the House of Keys. The election was dominated by Independents, who won 22 of the 24 seats.

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Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Manx Labour Party 4,2619.082
Independents (Alliance for Progressive Government)4,0598.653
Independents38,59682.2719
Total46,916100.0024
Total votes27,379
Registered voters/turnout47,52957.60
Source: Isle of Man Government, Manx Radio

By constituency

Constituency NamePartyVotes
Ayre; 1 seat Edgar Quine MHK Independent (APG)1038
Thurston ArrowsmithIndependent202
Castletown; 1 seat Tony Brown MHKIndependentUnopposed
Douglas East; 2 seats Phil Braidwood MHKIndependent1,168
Brenda Cannell MHKIndependent (APG)973
Colin CainIndependent474
Philip WhiteIndependent201
Douglas North; 2 seats Bill Henderson IndependentUnopposed
John Houghton MHKIndependentUnopposed
Douglas South; 2 seats David Cretney MHK Manx Labour Party 1,956
Adrian Duggan Independent763
David ButteryIndependent467
Rodney ClarkeIndependent394
Andrew JessopIndependent349
Gary CainIndependent273
Douglas West; 2 seats Alex Downie Independent1,528
John Shimmin MHKIndependent1,506
Michael PercivalIndependent628
Peter MurcottIndependent253
Garff; 1 seat Steve Rodan MHKIndependent1,176
Marianne KerruishIndependent809
Glenfaba; 1 seat David Anderson MHKIndependent697
Walter Gilbey Independent374
Alan KermodeIndependent205
Malew and Santon; 1 seat Donald Gelling MHKIndependentUnopposed
Michael; 1 seat David Cannan MHKIndependent898
Roy KennaughIndependent630
Middle; 1 seat Martyn Quayle MHKIndependent613
Allen GawneIndependent555
Graham CroweIndependent539
Paul BeckettIndependent124
Onchan; 3 seats Peter Karran MHK Manx Labour Party 2,305
Richard Corkill Independent2,242
Adrian Earnshaw MHKIndependent1,929
Geoff Cannell Independent1,624
David Quirk Independent1,551
Elizabeth KellyIndependent447
Peel; 1 seat Hazel Hannan MHKIndependent1,296
Christine MoughtinIndependent505
Ramsey; 2 seats Allan Bell MHKIndependent2,260
Leonard Singer MHKIndependent (APG)2,048
Annie Craine MHKIndependent1,794
Brian BeattieIndependent564
Joseph RooneyIndependent116
Rushen; 3 seats John Rimington MHKIndependent1,919
Quintin Gill MHKIndependent1,856
Pamela Crowe MHKIndependent1,644
Andrew RoyIndependent1,633
Phillip CrellinIndependent1,564
John GillIndependent826

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