2001 Manx general election

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General elections were held on the Isle of Man on 22 November 2001 to elect members to the island's lower house: the House of Keys. The election was dominated by Independents, who won 22 of the 24 seats.

2001 Manx general election

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All 24 seats in the House of Keys
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Independents Alliance for Progressive Government Manx Labour
Seats won 19 3 2
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 3 Steady
Popular vote 38,596 4,059 4,261
Percentage 82.27% 8.65% 9.08%
Swing Increase 7.27 pp Decrease 5.98 pp Decrease 1.29 pp


Chief Minister before election

Donald Gelling
Independent

Elected Chief Minister

Richard Corkill
Independent

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
Manx Labour Party4,2619.082
Independents (Alliance for Progressive Government)4,0598.653
Independents38,59682.2719
Total46,916100.0024
Total votes27,379
Registered voters/turnout47,52957.60
Source: Isle of Man Government, Manx Radio

By constituency

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Constituency Name Party Votes
Ayre; 1 seat Edgar Quine MHK Independent (APG) 1038
Thurston Arrowsmith Independent 202
Castletown; 1 seat Tony Brown MHK Independent Unopposed
Douglas East; 2 seats Phil Braidwood MHK Independent 1,168
Brenda Cannell MHK Independent (APG) 973
Colin Cain Independent 474
Philip White Independent 201
Douglas North; 2 seats Bill Henderson Independent Unopposed
John Houghton MHK Independent Unopposed
Douglas South; 2 seats David Cretney MHK Manx Labour Party 1,956
Adrian Duggan Independent 763
David Buttery Independent 467
Rodney Clarke Independent 394
Andrew Jessop Independent 349
Gary Cain Independent 273
Douglas West; 2 seats Alex Downie Independent 1,528
John Shimmin MHK Independent 1,506
Michael Percival Independent 628
Peter Murcott Independent 253
Garff; 1 seat Steve Rodan MHK Independent 1,176
Marianne Kerruish Independent 809
Glenfaba; 1 seat David Anderson MHK Independent 697
Walter Gilbey Independent 374
Alan Kermode Independent 205
Malew and Santon; 1 seat Donald Gelling MHK Independent Unopposed
Michael; 1 seat David Cannan MHK Independent 898
Roy Kennaugh Independent 630
Middle; 1 seat Martyn Quayle MHK Independent 613
Allen Gawne Independent 555
Graham Crowe Independent 539
Paul Beckett Independent 124
Onchan; 3 seats Peter Karran MHK Manx Labour Party 2,305
Richard Corkill Independent 2,242
Adrian Earnshaw MHK Independent 1,929
Geoff Cannell Independent 1,624
David Quirk Independent 1,551
Elizabeth Kelly Independent 447
Peel; 1 seat Hazel Hannan MHK Independent 1,296
Christine Moughtin Independent 505
Ramsey; 2 seats Allan Bell MHK Independent 2,260
Leonard Singer MHK Independent (APG) 2,048
Annie Craine MHK Independent 1,794
Brian Beattie Independent 564
Joseph Rooney Independent 116
Rushen; 3 seats John Rimington MHK Independent 1,919
Quintin Gill MHK Independent 1,856
Pamela Crowe MHK Independent 1,644
Andrew Roy Independent 1,633
Phillip Crellin Independent 1,564
John Gill Independent 826

References

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