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1991 Manx general election
Isle of Man
← 1986 21 November 1991 1996 →
All 24 seats in the House of Keys
Party Vote % Seats +/–
Independents

88.18 21 0
Manx Labour

11.23 3 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency
Chief Minister before Chief Minister after
Miles Walker
Independent		 Miles Walker
Independent
Politics of the Isle of Man

General elections were held on the Isle of Man on the 21 November 1991 to elect members to the island's lower house: the House of Keys. Independents dominated and won 21 of the 24 seats, whilst the Manx Labour Party once again won three seats.

Electoral system

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The electoral system was changed in 1982 to single transferable vote with the Representation of the People (Preferential Voting) Act.[1]

Campaign

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A total of 73 candidates contested the elections, of which 68 ran as independents and five as party candidates.[2] The Manx Labour Party nominated three candidates, David Cretney, Peter Karran and Bernie May, all of whom were incumbents.[2] The Green Party nominated two, John Rimington and Graham Joughin.[3]

Results

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Five of the elected members were newcomers to the House of Keys.[2]

In Douglas West, Basil Cowin and Jim Mitchell were tied in last place at the second count, resulting in them having to draw lots to determine who progressed to the third count, with Callow progressing.[4] Two independent candidates (Edgar Quine in Ayre and Tony Brown in Castletown) were elected unopposed.[2]

PartyFP votes%Seats
Manx Labour Party3,41911.233
Green Party1800.590
Independents26,85188.1821
Total30,450100.0024
Registered voters/turnout46,007–
Source: Manx Radio,[5] Kermode[2]

By constituency

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Douglas East
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Independent Dominic Delaney 41.50 796    
Independent Philip Kermode 27.22 522 610.25 667.25
Independent Brenda Cannell 15.95 306 332.25 400.25
Independent Patrick Bell 12.51 240 274.25  
Independent Alan Shea 2.82 54 56.25  
Electorate: 3,678   Valid: 1,918   Spoilt: 30   Quota: 640   Turnout: 52.96%  
Douglas North
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Manx Labour Bernie May 35.55 802                  
Independent David Corlett 16.40 370 337.2 380.2 383.2 392.68 401.68 414.04 422.34 443.8 474.8
Independent Alan Crowe 12.81 289 284.16 294.16 301.28 306.52 310.58 329.64 351.7 365.18 381.18
Independent David Martin 9.31 210 215.52 215.58 218.64 228.7 232.86 238 244.12 270.24  
Independent Inkerman Faragher 7.09 160 116.12 168.24 175.3 190.36 208.66 218.72      
Independent Raina Chatel 5.01 113 116.36 116.36 119.48 124.54 125.54 130.66      
Independent John Bell 4.70 106 108.52 109.52 111.52 116.64 124.7        
Independent Michael Hooper 3.59 81 82.26 83.26 87.26 89.32          
Independent Michael Shimmin 2.53 57 59.27 61.27 63.27            
Green Party Graham Joughin 2.08 47 48.5 49.56              
Independent Martin Nuttall 0.93 21 21.42                
Electorate: 3,455   Valid: 2,256   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 753   Turnout: 66.45%  
Douglas South
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Manx Labour David Cretney 56.99 1,422        
Independent Adrian Duggan 19.20 479 780.2 792.2 799.4 860.4
Independent Alan Connor 12.42 310 377.8 384.8 390.8 422.8
Independent Fred Kennish 8.02 200 345.2 353.2 361  
Independent Graham Bayliss 3.37 84 154.2      
Electorate: 4,257   Valid: 2,495   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 832   Turnout: 60.00%  
Douglas West
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Independent Jim Cain 41.15 770 788 809 885
Independent Alex Downie 32.92 616 632 655 737
Independent Andrew Douglas 25.76 482 514 533 622
Independent Charles Flynn 14.91 279 295 320  
Independent Jim Mitchell 8.77 164 178 196  
Independent Basil Cowin 8.77 164 178    
Independent Richard Kennett 5.24 98      
Independent Godfrey Kenyon 3.63 68      
Electorate: 3,994   Valid: 2,639   Spoilt: 25   Quota: 880   Turnout: 66.70%  
Garff
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Independent Edgar Mann 52.30 899
Independent Stuart McKenzie 25.83 444
Independent Harry Wade 21.87 376
Electorate: 2,710   Valid: 1,719   Spoilt: 15   Quota: 860   Turnout: 63.99%  
Glenfaba
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Independent Walter Gilbey 51.19 625
Independent Robert Quayle 39.72 485
Independent Greg Jougin 9.09 111
Electorate: 1,628   Valid: 1,221   Spoilt: 2   Quota: 611   Turnout: 75.12%  
Malew and Santon
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Independent Donald Gelling 84.13 1,087
Independent Ted Williams 10.84 140
Independent Frank Williams 5.03 65
Electorate: 1,961   Valid: 1,292   Spoilt: 8   Quota: 647   Turnout: 66.29%  
Michael
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Independent David Cannan 71.25 1,068
Independent James Curphey 16.21 243
Independent Lionel Morrey 12.54 188
Electorate: 2,005   Valid: 1,499   Spoilt: 11   Quota: 750   Turnout: 75.31%  
Middle
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Independent David North 55.70 924
Independent John Wood 31.22 518
Independent Peter Want 9.58 159
Independent Brian Walker 3.50 58
Electorate: 2,476   Valid: 1,659   Spoilt: 16   Quota: 830.5   Turnout: 67.65%  
Onchan
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Manx Labour Peter Karran 29.15 1,195      
Independent Richard Corkill 24.37 999 1,052    
Independent George Waft 17.24 707 751 794 914
Independent Richard Leventhorpe 13.37 548 572 589 795
Independent Roger Payne 5.88 241 256 278  
Independent Fred Griffin 5.22 214 220 227  
Independent Ken Ewart 2.63 108 117    
Independent David Quirk 2.15 88 97    
Electorate: 6,209   Valid: 4,100   Spoilt: 57   Quota: 1,026   Turnout: 66.95%  
Peel
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Independent Hazel Hannan 45.16 942 1,066
Independent Malcolm Kelly 30.06 627 799
Independent Fred Crowe 24.78 517  
Electorate: 2,814   Valid: 2,086   Spoilt: 66   Quota: 1,044   Turnout: 76.47%  
Ramsey
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Independent Allan Bell 31.16 1,023 1,040 1,072 1,095
Independent Terry Groves 27.69 909 925 951 987 1,032
Independent Beryl Quine 22.66 744 757 768 805 872
Independent Bill Irving 5.64 185 200 203 221  
Independent John Quigley 5.42 178 182 194    
Independent Francie Hughes 4.42 145 148      
Independent Oliver Hibbert 3.02 99        
Electorate: 4,786   Valid: 3,283   Quota: 1,095   Turnout: 70.58%  
Rushen
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Independent Miles Walker 34.76 1,488          
Independent John Corrin 23.20 993 1,114.92        
Independent Noel Cringle 12.15 520 616.64 633.54 659.35 717.28 815.38
Independent John Orme 11.17 478 598 610.22 659.98 708.16 768.52
Independent Cecil Price 7.52 322 355.92 361.77 397.29 458.34  
Independent Illiam Costain 5.86 251 265.4 267.09 310.72    
Green Party John Rimington 3.11 133 147.08 151.37      
Independent Peter Ray 2.24 96 107.52 110.38      
Electorate: 6,034   Valid: 4,281   Spoilt: 82   Quota: 1,071   Turnout: 72.31%  

Afternath

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Following the general election a vote was held in Tynwald to elect the Chief Minister, with 23 members voting for the continuation of Miles Walker's government, and 10 voting for Edgar Mann. Five of those opposed to the Walker administration agreed to form the Alternative Policy Group with Mann as their leader, this was intended to function as an official opposition to the government, promoting greater autonomy for the island and more government accountability.

References

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  1. ^ Richards, Jeff (July 1987). "Electoral change in a small community: the Isle of Man revisited". Parliamentary Affairs. 40 (3): 388–408. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a052107.
  2. ^ a b c d e D.G. Kermode (2001). "Offshore island politics : the constitutional and political development of the Isle of Man in the twentieth century". p. 321.
  3. ^ "'Greens' call for more interventionist controls". Isle of Man Examiner. 1 October 1991. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Democracy STV-style reduced to a lottery". Isle of Man Examiner. 26 November 1991. p. 15.
  5. ^ "Results 1991".
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