2021 Manx general election

General elections were held in the Isle of Man on 23 September 2021.[2] A record ten women were elected, twice as many as the five elected at the previous election. For the first time, in two constituencies, both elected MHKs were women.[1] Four government ministers failed to be re-elected.[1][3]

2021 Manx general election

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All 24 seats in the House of Keys
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Joney Faragher[1] Lawrie Hooper[1]
Party Independents Manx Labour Liberal Vannin
Leader's seat Douglas East (won) Ramsey
Seats won 21 2 1
Seat change Steady Increase2 Decrease2
Popular vote 51,015 3,006 3,138
Percentage 86.29% 5.08% 5.31%
Swing Decrease6.70pp Increase3.71pp Decrease1.05pp

Most voted candidate represented by the colour of the constituency. Second most voted candidate represented by the additional circle.

Chief Minister before election

Howard Quayle
Independent

Elected Chief Minister

Alfred Cannan
Independent

Electoral system

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The 24 members of the House of Keys are elected from 12 constituencies, each of which returns 2 members.[4] Election is by multiple non-transferable vote in each constituency, with voters having two votes (although voters are not required to use both) for the two seats.

The Chief Minister is appointed after a general election on nomination by the House of Keys.

Candidates

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A total of 65 candidates ran.[5] The incumbent Chief Minister, Howard Quayle (MHK for Middle) did not stand for re-election.[6]

Results

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Over 85% of candidates ran without party affiliation, and the largest elected party contingent, the Manx Labour Party, consisted of two MHKs. The Manx Labour Party ran three candidates,[5] Liberal Vannin ran four,[5] and the Isle of Man Green Party ran two.[5] The 2021 election was the first election in which the Green Party fielded candidates, having previously only stood in local elections.[7]

 
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Liberal Vannin Party3,1385.331–2
Manx Labour Party3,0065.102+2
Isle of Man Green Party1,9643.330New
Independents50,80686.24210
Total58,914100.00240
Valid votes32,81299.75
Invalid/blank votes810.25
Total votes32,893100.00
Registered voters/turnout64,74450.80
Source: gov.im

By constituency

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Sources:[8][9][10]

Arbory, Castletown & Malew [11][12]
Party Candidate Votes
Count Of total (%)
Independent Jason Moorhouse 1,988 33.0
Independent Tim Glover 1,818 30.2
Independent Steve Crowther 1,488 24.7
Independent Graham Cregeen 730 12.1
Total votes 6,024 178.3
Total ballots 3,379
Rejected ballots 8
Turnout 3,387 56.5
Registered electors 5,990
Ayre & Michael [13]
Party Candidate Votes
Count Of total (%)
Independent Alfred Cannan 2,117 36.4
Independent Tim Johnston 1,203 20.7
Independent Tim Baker 709 12.2
Liberal Vannin Paul Weatherall 540 9.3
Independent Duncan Livingstone 517 8.9
Independent Phil Corkill 378 6.5
Independent Dr Sos Boussougou 189 3.2
Independent Madeleine Westall 168 2.9
Total votes 5,821
Total ballots 3,204
Rejected ballots 6
Turnout 3,210 62.61
Registered electors 5,127
Douglas Central [14][15]
Party Candidate Votes
Count Of total (%)
Independent Ann Corlett 1,400 34.7
Independent Chris Thomas 1,319 32.7
Independent Damien Ciappelli 951 23.5
Independent Sara Hackman 369 9.1
Total votes 4,039 177
Total ballots 2,282
Rejected ballots 7
Turnout 2,289 43
Registered electors 5,327
Douglas East [16][17]
Party Candidate Votes
Count Of total (%)
Manx Labour Joney Faragher 741 24.1
Independent Clare Barber 692 22.5
Liberal Vannin Michael Josem 508 16.5
Independent Jon Joughin 477 14.6
Independent Peter Gilmour 313 10.2
Independent Amanda Walker 217 7.1
Independent Christine Urquhart 152 5.0
Total votes 3,100 174.9
Total ballots 1,772
Rejected ballots 4
Turnout 1,776 36.3
Registered electors 4,891
Douglas North [18][19]
Party Candidate Votes
Count Of total (%)
Independent David Ashford 1,567 44.8
Independent John Wannenburgh 753 21.6
Independent Ralph Peake 682 19.5
Independent Kevin Oliphant-Smith 492 14.1
Total votes 3,494 176.3
Total ballots 1,982
Rejected ballots 9
Turnout 1,991 42.2
Registered electors 4,713
Douglas South [20][21]
Party Candidate Votes
Count Of total (%)
Manx Labour Sarah Maltby 1,244 30.1
Independent Claire Christian 1,242 30.0
Independent Paul Quine 1,094 26.4
Independent Gerard Higgins 552 13.4
Total votes 4,132 180
Total ballots 2,295
Rejected ballots 4
Turnout 2,299 46.9
Registered electors 4,897
Garff [22][23]
Party Candidate Votes
Count Of total (%)
Independent Daphne Caine 1,122 23.4
Independent Andrew Smith 1,112 23.2
Manx Labour Gareth Young 1,021 21.3
Independent Martyn Perkins 971 20.2
Independent Jamie Smith 576 12.0
Total votes 4,802 176.7
Total ballots 2,718
Rejected ballots 7
Turnout 2,725 51.5
Registered electors 5,292
Glenfaba & Peel [24][25]
Party Candidate Votes
Count Of total (%)
Independent Kate Lord-Brennan 2,150 30.9
Independent Tim Crookall 1,134 19.3
Independent Ray Harmer 1,073 15.4
Independent Trevor Cowin 1,070 15.4
Green Leo Cussons 855 12.3
Independent Geoffrey Boot 273 3.9
Independent Mikey Lee 201 2.9
Total votes 6,756 191.4
Total ballots 3,639
Rejected ballots 6
Turnout 3,645 57.1
Registered electors 6,380
Middle [26][27]
Party Candidate Votes
Count Of total (%)
Independent Jane Poole-Wilson 1,788 42.0
Independent Stu Peters 965 22.6
Independent Alison Lynch 792 18.6
Independent Keiran Hannifin 553 13.0
Independent David Fowler 163 2.8
Total votes 4,261 176.8
Total ballots 2,410
Rejected ballots 7
Turnout 2,417 50.8
Registered electors 4,755
Onchan [28][29]
Party Candidate Votes
Count Of total (%)
Independent Rob Callister 1,600 38.6
Independent Julie Edge 1,363 32.9
Independent James Cherry 570 13.8
Liberal Vannin Peter Willers 433 10.5
Independent Michael Leather 177 4.3
Total votes 4,143 177.4
Total ballots 2,335
Rejected ballots 11
Turnout 2,346 45.1
Registered electors 5,200
Ramsey [30][31]
Party Candidate Votes
Count Of total (%)
Liberal Vannin Lawrie Hooper 1,657 26.3
Independent Alex Allinson 1,557 24.7
Independent Robert Cowell 679 10.8
Independent Luke Parker 664 10.5
Independent Simon Mann 555 8.8
Independent Erica Spencer 438 7.0
Independent Leonard Singer 405 6.4
Independent Jonathan Kinrade 345 5.5
Total votes 6,300 187.1
Total ballots 3,367
Rejected ballots 4
Turnout 3,371 53.6
Registered electors 6,288
Rushen [32][33]
Party Candidate Votes
Count Of total (%)
Independent Juan Watterson 2,384 39.5
Independent Dr Michelle Haywood 1,386 22.9
Independent Mark Kemp 1,163 19.2
Green Andrew Langan-Newton 1,109 18.4
Total votes 6,042 176.2
Total ballots 3,429
Rejected ballots 8
Turnout 3,437 58.4
Registered electors 5,884

See also

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References

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