Manx general election, 2016

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Manx general election, 2016

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  2011 22 September 20162021 

All 24 seats in the House of Keys

 First partySecond party
 
Party Independent Liberal Vannin
Seats won213
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote52,2023,597
Percentage92.986.36

Chief Minister before election

Allan Bell
Independent

Elected Chief Minister

Howard Quayle
Independent

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This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
the Isle of Man

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]

Isle of Man British Crown dependency

The Isle of Man, sometimes referred to simply as Mann, is a self-governing British Crown dependency in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann and is represented by a lieutenant governor. Defence is the responsibility of the United Kingdom.

House of Keys lower house (Isle of Man)

The House of Keys is the directly elected lower branch of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, the other branch being the Legislative Council.

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Electoral system

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.

Results

PartyVote%Seats+/–
Liberal Vannin Party 3,5976.3630
Manx Labour Party 7731.370–1
Independents52,20292.2821+1
Total56,572100240
Valid votes31,63599.62
Invalid/blank votes1220.38
Total31,757100
Registered voters/turnout59,96352.96
Source: Government of the Isle of Man [4] [5]

By constituency

Arbory, Castletown & Malew; 2 returns
PartyCandidateVotes
CountOf total (%)
Independent Jason Moorhouse1,06618.2
Independent Graham Cregeen 99116.9
Independent Phil Gawne97216.6
Independent Stephen Crowther95016.2
Independent Carl Parker89015.2
Independent Richard McAleer71812.3
Manx Labour Carol Quine2674.6
Total votes5,854
Total ballots3,261
Rejected ballots7
Turnout 3,26859.6
Registered electors 5,487
Ayre & Michael; 2 returns
PartyCandidateVotes
CountOf total (%)
Independent Alfred Louis Cannan 1,83931.2
Independent Timothy Simon Baker1,57226.7
Independent Carlos Phillips1,35823.1
Independent Louise Elizabeth Whitelegg63810.8
Independent Alan Kermode4407.5
Liberal Vannin Patrick Stephen Ayres390.7
Total votes5,886
Total ballots3,185
Rejected ballots7
Turnout 3,19265.4
Registered electors 4,884
Douglas Central; 2 returns
PartyCandidateVotes
CountOf total (%)
Independent Christopher Charles Thomas1,57137.3
Independent Catherine Anne Corlett1,03124.5
Independent Kurt Buchholz63215.0
Independent John Richard George Falk54012.8
Independent Sarah Dawn Andrea Hackman3428.1
Independent Michelle Kim Inglis952.3
Total votes4,211
Total ballots2,369
Rejected ballots8
Turnout 2,37748.6
Registered electors 4,890
Douglas East; 2 returns
PartyCandidateVotes
CountOf total (%)
Independent Claire Louise Bettison56118.1
Independent Christopher Roy Robertshaw 48715.7
Independent Jonathan Joughin48015.5
Independent Quintin Bennett Gill41513.4
Independent Amanda Jane Walker37312.0
Independent Catherine Rose Turner32410.4
Independent John Caley McBride3039.8
Manx Labour Richard Frederick Halsall1635.2
Total votes3,106
Total ballots1,703
Rejected ballots2
Turnout 1,70540.1
Registered electors 4,251
Douglas North; 2 returns
PartyCandidateVotes
CountOf total (%)
Independent David John Ashford1,21932.1
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
Douglas South; 2 returns
PartyCandidateVotes
CountOf total (%)
Liberal Vannin Kathleen Joan Beecroft 1,13436.0
Independent William Mackay Malarkey 95230.2
Independent Keith Daryl Fitton76724.4
Independent David Anthony Fowler2969.4
Total votes3,149
Total ballots1,800
Rejected ballots8
Turnout 1,80840.2
Registered electors 4,496
Garff; 2 returns
PartyCandidateVotes
CountOf total (%)
Independent Martyn John Perkins1,76736.4
Independent Daphne Hilary Penelope Caine1,27026.1
Independent Andrew Joseph Smith1,24725.7
Independent Andrew Barton3467.1
Independent Nigel Anthony Dobson2314.8
Total votes4,861
Total ballots2,510
Rejected ballots13
Turnout 2,52349.8
Registered electors 5,069
Glenfaba & Peel; 2 returns
PartyCandidateVotes
CountOf total (%)
Independent Raymond Karl Harmer 2,19541.9
Independent Geoffrey Boot1,80534.5
Independent Leslie Hanson1,23823.6
Total votes5,237
Total ballots3,261
Rejected ballots24
Turnout 3,28555.8
Registered electors 5,886
Middle; 2 returns
PartyCandidateVotes
CountOf total (%)
Independent William Cato Shimmins1,35733.5
Independent Robert Howard Quayle 1,20529.8
Independent Paul Herbert Craine1,09026.9
Independent William Edward Bowers3949.7
Total votes4,046
Total ballots2,296
Rejected ballots11
Turnout 2,30751.9
Registered electors 4,445
Onchan; 2 returns
PartyCandidateVotes
CountOf total (%)
Independent Rob Edward Callister1,27228.9
Liberal Vannin Julie Marie Edge95321.7
Independent Timothy Roy Craig84119.1
Independent David John Quirk82218.7
Independent Anthony Allen51011.6
Total votes4,398
Total ballots2,436
Rejected ballots11
Turnout 2,44749.0
Registered electors 4,997
Ramsey; 2 returns
PartyCandidateVotes
CountOf total (%)
Independent Alexander John Allinson2,94647.1
Liberal Vannin Lawrie Lee Hooper1,47123.5
Independent Leonard Ian Singer88614.2
Independent Nicholas Lyndon Crowe71611.4
Independent John David McDonough2363.8
Total votes6,255
Total ballots2,485
Rejected ballots15
Turnout 3,50061.1
Registered electors 5,726
Rushen; 2 returns
PartyCandidateVotes
CountOf total (%)
Independent Juan Paul Watterson 2,08736.2
Independent Laurence David Skelly 1,21221.0
Independent Mark Ian Kemp1,10419.1
Independent James William Hampton1,03317.9
Independent Leo Simon Cussons3315.7
Total votes5,767
Total ballots3,160
Rejected ballots13
Turnout 3,17358.3
Registered electors 5,446

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