Douglas North

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Douglas North is a House of Keys constituency in Douglas, Isle of Man. It elects 2 MHKs.

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MHKs & Elections

This information is incomplete.

YearElectionTurnoutCandidates
1903

General Election

Unopposed

1908

General Election

?

1919

General Election

?

1921

By-Election

?

1924

General Election

?

1929

General Election

?

1933

By Election

?

1934

General Election

?

1978By Election54.5%
  • ?
  • ?
1986

General Election

64.8%

1991

General Election

66.4%

  • Bernie May (802 votes, elected)
  • David Corlett (370 votes, elected)
  • Alan Crowe (289 votes)
  • D Martin (210 votes)
  • IA Faragher (160 votes)
  • R Chatel (113 votes)
  • JJ Bell (106 votes)
  • MA Hooper (81 votes)
  • MJ Shimmin (57 votes)
  • GP Joughin (47 votes)
  • MJ Nuttall (21 votes)
1995

By Election

40.3%

  • Alan Crowe (595 votes, elected)
  • Mitchell (371 votes)
  • R Chatel (361 votes)
  • Want (237 votes)
1996

General Election

56.2%

  • John Houghton (1493 votes, elected)
  • Alan Crowe (1241 votes, elected)
  • Bernie May (827 votes)
  • Brian Crookall (612 votes)
1998

By Election

?

?

Following the unopposed elevation to the Council of Edward Crowe.
2001

General Election

Unopposed

2006

General Election

54.4%

  • Bill Henderson (1627 votes, elected)
  • John Houghton (1615 votes, elected)
  • Mike Coleman (688 votes)
  • Mark Atherton (290 votes)
2011

General Election

50.4%

  • John Houghton (1376 votes, elected)
  • Bill Henderson (1227 votes, elected)
  • Theodorus Fleurbaay (869 votes)
  • Anthony Hill (722 votes)

Election results since 2016

In 2014, Tynwald approved recommendations from the Boundary Review Commission which saw the reform of the Island's electoral boundaries.

General election 2021: Douglas North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent David John Ashford 1,567 44.8
Independent John Charles Wannenburgh 753 21.6
Independent George Ralph Peake 68219.5
Independent Kevin Oliphant-Smith49214.1
Total votes3,494
Total ballots1,982
Rejected ballots9
Turnout 1,99142.2
Registered electors 4,713
General election 2016: Douglas North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent David John Ashford 1,21932.1
Independent George Ralph Peake 1,17731.0
Independent John Ramsey Houghton77520.4
Manx Labour Lynn Sirdefield3439.0
Independent Karen Angela2877.6
Total votes3,801
Total ballots2,169
Rejected ballots3
Turnout 2,17249.5
Registered electors 4,386

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References

  1. "Notice of Results for the General Election to the House of Keys 2021 (Douglas North)" (PDF). Gov.im. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. "Isle of Man Election Results 2016" (PDF). Gov.im. Retrieved 9 March 2024.

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