Ralph Peake | |
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Member of the House of Keys for Douglas North | |
In office 22 May 2015 –12 August 2021 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor | Richard Gozney |
Personal details | |
Born | 1962 |
Nationality | Manx |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Joanne Peake |
Children | 3 |
Ralph Peake is a former Member of the House of Keys (the lower house of Tynwald,the Isle of Man parliament) for Douglas North and candidate in the 2021 Manx general election. Peake served as a Member of the Island's Department of Environment,Food and Agriculture,Department of Health and Social Care,and Economic Policy Review Committee. [1]
He was elected for Douglas North in the 2015 by-election,receiving 604 votes. [2] He was re-elected in the general election in 2016.
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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