David Ashford | |
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Minister for the Treasury | |
In office 15 October 2021 –20 May 2022 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor | Richard Gozney |
Preceded by | Alfred Cannan |
Succeeded by | Alex Allinson |
Minister for Health and Social Care | |
In office 4 October 2018 –15 October 2021 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor | Richard Gozney |
Preceded by | Kate Costain |
Succeeded by | Lawrie Hooper |
Minister for Home Affairs | |
In office 24 February 2020 –3 March 2020 | |
Preceded by | Bill Malarkey |
Succeeded by | Graham Cregeen |
Member of the House of Keys for Douglas North | |
Assumed office 22 September 2016 | |
Councillor for Victoria Ward | |
In office 24 April 2008 –22 September 2016 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1977 Douglas |
Nationality | Manx |
Political party | Independent |
Education | St Ninian's High School |
Alma mater | Edge Hill University |
David John Ashford MBE is an independent politician in the Isle of Man. He was born in 1977 in Douglas. [1] He has served as a Member of the House of Keys (MHK) for the Douglas North constituency since 2016.
Previously he had been a Borough Councillor for Douglas. In January 2018 he was appointed as Minister for Health and Social Care succeeding Kate Beecroft. This position was widely described as a "poisoned chalice" due to the department's financial problems.
In February 2020 he was briefly appointed as interim Minister for Home Affairs after the death of Bill Malarkey.
Ashford was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to the Isle of Man during the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]
On 20 May 2022,he resigned from his role as Minister for the Treasury after an employment tribunal ruled that the Isle of Man's medical director,Dr Rosalind Ranson,had been unfairly sacked for being a whistleblower. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Ralph Peake | 604 | 43.74% | |
Independent | David Ashford | 554 | 40.12% | |
Independent | Marie Booth | 223 | 16.15% | |
Total valid votes | 1381 | |||
Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.29% | ||
Turnout | 1385 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | David Ashford | 1219 | 32.07% | |
Independent | Ralph Peake | 1177 | 30.97% | |
Independent | John Houghton | 775 | 20.39% | |
Manx Labour Party | Lynn Sirdefield | 343 | 9.02% | |
Independent | Karen Angela | 287 | 7.55% | |
Total valid votes | 3801 | |||
Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.14% | ||
Registered electors | 4,386 | |||
Turnout | 2172 | 49.52% |
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