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General elections were held in the Isle of Man between 27 October and 6 November 1919. Independent candidates won a majority of seats in the House of Keys. [1]
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General elections were held in the Isle of Man between 27 October and 6 November 1919. Independent candidates won a majority of seats in the House of Keys. [1]
The 24 members of the House of Keys were elected from 11 constituencies, [2] which had between one and three seats.
| Constituency | Electorate | Seats | Date of election |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayre | 2,231 | 3 | 31 October |
| Castletown | – | 1 | N/A |
| Douglas North | 10,285 | 3 | 4 November |
| Douglas South | 3,994 | 2 | 4 November |
| Garff | 2,414 | 2 | 30 October |
| Glenfaba | 2,617 | 3 | 27 October |
| Michael | 1,395 | 2 | 31 October |
| Middle | 3,295 | 3 | 30 October |
| Peel | 2,180 | 1 | 6 November |
| Ramsey | 2,961 | 1 | 4 November |
| Rushen | 4,475 | 3 | 3 November |
| Source: Sherratt | |||
A total of 47 candidates contested the elections; 28 independents, 11 from the Manx Labour Party, 5 from the National Party and three from the Liberal Party. [1] There was only one candidate in Castletown, who was elected unopposed. [3]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manx Labour Party | 8,675 | 21.61 | 4 | |
| Liberal Party | 6,412 | 15.97 | 2 | |
| National Party | 4,733 | 11.79 | 1 | |
| Independents | 20,326 | 50.63 | 17 | |
| Total | 40,146 | 100.00 | 24 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 35,847 | – | ||
| Source: Sherratt | ||||
| Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayre | W.C. Southward | Independent | 922 | 27.4 | Re-elected |
| J.D. Clucas | Independent | 884 | 26.3 | Elected | |
| D.J. Teare | Independent | 750 | 22.3 | Elected | |
| R. Cain | Independent | 548 | 16.3 | ||
| S.W. Anderson | Independent | 255 | 7.6 | Unseated | |
| Castletown | Joseph Davidson Qualtrough | Independent | – | – | Re-elected unopposed |
| Douglas North | S. Norris | Independent | 2,469 | 17.7 | Elected |
| R.C. Cain | Liberal Party | 2,279 | 16.3 | Elected | |
| J. Cunningham | Liberal Party | 2,105 | 15.1 | Re-elected | |
| R.B. Moore | Liberal Party | 2,028 | 14.5 | ||
| C.T.W. Hughes-Games | National Party | 1,484 | 10.6 | ||
| W.T. Pickett | Manx Labour Party | 1,436 | 10.3 | ||
| M. Carine | National Party | 1,339 | 9.6 | Unseated | |
| J. Garside | National Party | 665 | 4.8 | Unseated | |
| W.G.G.T. Hargrave | Independent | 176 | 1.3 | ||
| Douglas South | A.J. Teare | Manx Labour Party | 1,131 | 30.2 | Elected |
| J.L. Goldie Taubman | National Party | 936 | 25.0 | Re-elected | |
| G.J. Burtonwood | Independent | 808 | 21.6 | ||
| T.M.L. Quayle | Manx Labour Party | 559 | 14.9 | ||
| J. Corkill | National Party | 309 | 8.3 | ||
| Garff | J.R. Kerruish | Independent | 776 | 27.6 | Re-elected |
| T.S. Corlett | Independent | 766 | 27.2 | Elected | |
| W. Dickinson | Manx Labour Party | 669 | 23.8 | ||
| T. Crossley | Manx Labour Party | 601 | 21.4 | ||
| Glenfaba | E. Callister | Independent | 789 | 26.7 | Re-elected |
| F.S. Dalgleish | Independent | 780 | 26.4 | Re-elected | |
| G.B. Kermode | Independent | 758 | 25.6 | Elected | |
| W.P. Clucas | Manx Labour Party | 632 | 21.4 | ||
| Michael | E.J. Curphey | Independent | 502 | 43.0 | Re-elected |
| R.S. Corlett | Independent | 496 | 42.5 | Re-elected | |
| C. Gill | Manx Labour Party | 170 | 14.6 | ||
| Middle | George Frederick Clucas | Independent | 927 | 24.5 | Elected |
| C. Gill | Independent | 850 | 22.5 | Elected | |
| T.G. Bridson | Manx Labour Party | 735 | 19.4 | Elected | |
| W.F. Cowell | Independent | 706 | 18.6 | Unseated | |
| W. Christian | Independent | 568 | 15.0 | Unseated | |
| Peel | Christopher R. Shimmin | Manx Labour Party | 872 | 63.8 | Elected |
| W.O. Quayle | Independent | 494 | 36.2 | ||
| Ramsey | A.H. Teare | Independent | 1,173 | 58.7 | Re-elected |
| A. Hadley | Manx Labour Party | 827 | 41.4 | ||
| Rushen | J.R. Corrin | Manx Labour Party | 1,043 | 21.0 | Elected |
| J. Qualtrough | Independent | 959 | 19.3 | Re-elected | |
| A. Qualtrough | Independent | 823 | 16.6 | Re-elected | |
| W. Moore | Independent | 814 | 16.4 | ||
| J.J. Qualtrough | Independent | 659 | 13.3 | ||
| T.F. Quine | Independent | 587 | 11.8 | Unseated | |
| J. Cowley | Independent | 87 | 1.7 | ||
| Source: Sherratt | |||||
Following the elections, W.C. Southward (Ayre), J.R. Kerruish (Garff), J. Cunningham (Douglas North) and J. Qualtrough (Rushen) were elevated to the Legislative Council. By-elections were subsequently held for their replacements in mid-December:
| Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayre 19 December | R. Cain | Independent | 787 | 55.2 | Elected |
| T.E. Kneen | Independent | 639 | 44.8 | ||
| Garff 18 December | W. Kermeen | Independent | 736 | 55.9 | Elected |
| E. Oliver | Independent | 580 | 44.1 | ||
| Douglas North 19 December | R.B. Moore | Liberal Party | 1,715 | 81.1 | Elected |
| W.T. Pickett | Independent Labour | 399 | 18.9 | ||
| Rushen 23 December | W. Moore | Independent | 973 | 54.1 | Elected |
| C.A. Cormode | Manx Labour Party | 826 | 45.9 | ||
| Source: Sherratt | |||||
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