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General elections were held in the Isle of Man on 22 September 2016. [1] Independents won 21 of the 24 seats in the House of Keys. A record number of women were elected (5, or 21% of the House). [2]
Following changes to the electoral system ahead of the elections, the 24 members of the House of Keys were elected from 12 constituencies, each of which returned 2 members. Previously constituencies had varied in size from one to three seats. [3] Election is by multiple non-transferable vote in each constituency, with voters having two votes (of which they may choose to use only one) for the two seats.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Liberal Vannin Party | 3,597 | 6.36 | 3 | 0 | |
| Manx Labour Party | 773 | 1.37 | 0 | –1 | |
| Independents | 52,202 | 92.28 | 21 | +1 | |
| Total | 56,572 | 100.00 | 24 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 31,635 | 99.62 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 122 | 0.38 | |||
| Total votes | 31,757 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 59,963 | 52.96 | |||
| Source: Government of the Isle of Man [4] [5] | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jason Moorhouse | 1,066 | 18.2 | |
| Independent | Graham Cregeen | 991 | 16.9 | |
| Independent | Phil Gawne | 972 | 16.6 | |
| Independent | Stephen Crowther | 950 | 16.2 | |
| Independent | Carl Parker | 890 | 15.2 | |
| Independent | Richard McAleer | 718 | 12.3 | |
| Manx Labour | Carol Quine | 267 | 4.6 | |
| Total votes | 5,854 | 179.5 | ||
| Total ballots | 3,261 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,268 | 59.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,487 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Alfred Louis Cannan | 1,839 | 31.2 | |
| Independent | Timothy Simon Baker | 1,572 | 26.7 | |
| Independent | Carlos Phillips | 1,358 | 23.1 | |
| Independent | Louise Elizabeth Whitelegg | 638 | 10.8 | |
| Independent | Alan Kermode | 440 | 7.5 | |
| Liberal Vannin | Patrick Stephen Ayres | 39 | 0.7 | |
| Total votes | 5,886 | 184.8 | ||
| Total ballots | 3,185 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,192 | 65.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,884 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Christopher Charles Thomas | 1,571 | 37.3 | |
| Independent | Catherine Anne Corlett | 1,031 | 24.5 | |
| Independent | Kurt Buchholz | 632 | 15.0 | |
| Independent | John Richard George Falk | 540 | 12.8 | |
| Independent | Sarah Dawn Andrea Hackman | 342 | 8.1 | |
| Independent | Michelle Kim Inglis | 95 | 2.3 | |
| Total votes | 4,211 | 177.8 | ||
| Total ballots | 2,369 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,377 | 48.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,890 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Claire Louise Bettison | 561 | 18.1 | |
| Independent | Christopher Roy Robertshaw | 487 | 15.7 | |
| Independent | Jonathan Joughin | 480 | 15.5 | |
| Independent | Quintin Bennett Gill | 415 | 13.4 | |
| Independent | Amanda Jane Walker | 373 | 12.0 | |
| Independent | Catherine Rose Turner | 324 | 10.4 | |
| Independent | John Caley McBride | 303 | 9.8 | |
| Manx Labour | Richard Frederick Halsall | 163 | 5.2 | |
| Total votes | 3,106 | 182.4 | ||
| Total ballots | 1,703 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,705 | 40.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,251 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David John Ashford | 1,219 | 32.1 | |
| Independent | George Ralph Peake | 1,177 | 31.0 | |
| Independent | John Ramsey Houghton | 775 | 20.4 | |
| Manx Labour | Lynn Sirdefield | 343 | 9.0 | |
| Independent | Karen Angela | 287 | 7.6 | |
| Total votes | 3,801 | 175.2 | ||
| Total ballots | 2,169 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,172 | 49.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,386 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Vannin | Kathleen Joan Beecroft | 1,134 | 36.0 | |
| Independent | William Mackay Malarkey | 952 | 30.2 | |
| Independent | Keith Daryl Fitton | 767 | 24.4 | |
| Independent | David Anthony Fowler | 296 | 9.4 | |
| Total votes | 3,149 | 174.9 | ||
| Total ballots | 1,800 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,808 | 40.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,496 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Martyn John Perkins | 1,767 | 36.4 | |
| Independent | Daphne Hilary Penelope Caine | 1,270 | 26.1 | |
| Independent | Andrew Joseph Smith | 1,247 | 25.7 | |
| Independent | Andrew Barton | 346 | 7.1 | |
| Independent | Nigel Anthony Dobson | 231 | 4.8 | |
| Total votes | 4,861 | 193.7 | ||
| Total ballots | 2,510 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 13 | |||
| Turnout | 2,523 | 49.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,069 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Raymond Karl Harmer | 2,195 | 41.9 | |
| Independent | Geoffrey Boot | 1,805 | 34.5 | |
| Independent | Leslie Hanson | 1,238 | 23.6 | |
| Total votes | 5,237 | 160.6 | ||
| Total ballots | 3,261 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 24 | |||
| Turnout | 3,285 | 55.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,886 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Cato Shimmins | 1,357 | 33.5 | |
| Independent | Robert Howard Quayle | 1,205 | 29.8 | |
| Independent | Paul Herbert Craine | 1,090 | 26.9 | |
| Independent | William Edward Bowers | 394 | 9.7 | |
| Total votes | 4,046 | 176.2 | ||
| Total ballots | 2,296 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 11 | |||
| Turnout | 2,307 | 51.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,445 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Rob Edward Callister | 1,272 | 28.9 | |
| Liberal Vannin | Julie Marie Edge | 953 | 21.7 | |
| Independent | Timothy Roy Craig | 841 | 19.1 | |
| Independent | David John Quirk | 822 | 18.7 | |
| Independent | Anthony Allen | 510 | 11.6 | |
| Total votes | 4,398 | 180.5 | ||
| Total ballots | 2,436 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 11 | |||
| Turnout | 2,447 | 49.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,997 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Alexander John Allinson | 2,946 | 47.1 | |
| Liberal Vannin | Lawrie Lee Hooper | 1,471 | 23.5 | |
| Independent | Leonard Ian Singer | 886 | 14.2 | |
| Independent | Nicholas Lyndon Crowe | 716 | 11.4 | |
| Independent | John David McDonough | 236 | 3.8 | |
| Total votes | 6,255 | 179.5 | ||
| Total ballots | 3,485 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 15 | |||
| Turnout | 3,500 | 61.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,726 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Juan Paul Watterson | 2,087 | 36.2 | |
| Independent | Laurence David Skelly | 1,212 | 21.0 | |
| Independent | Mark Ian Kemp | 1,104 | 19.1 | |
| Independent | James William Hampton | 1,033 | 17.9 | |
| Independent | Leo Simon Cussons | 331 | 5.7 | |
| Total votes | 5,767 | 182.5 | ||
| Total ballots | 3,160 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 13 | |||
| Turnout | 3,173 | 58.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,446 | |||
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