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2006 Manx general election
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Independents
Liberal Vannin
Manx Labour
Seats won
21
2
1
Seat change
New
Popular vote
41,613
7,323
2,561
Percentage
80.81%
14.22%
4.97
Swing
New
General elections were held on the Isle of Man on Thursday, 23 November 2006. The voting age was lowered to 16 at this election. As usual, the election was dominated by independents, who took 21 of the 24 seats.
In the previous elections in 2001, independents won 22 out of the 24 seats and the Manx Labour Party won two seats.
The winners in bold . Several constituencies have more than one member elected.[ 1] [ 2] Eddie Teare was elected unopposed in Ayre .
Castletown Candidate Party Votes % Tony Brown Independent 915 73.20 Roy Redmayne Liberal Vannin Party 335 26.80 Total 1,250 100.00 Valid votes 1,250 99.44 Invalid/blank votes 7 0.56 Total votes 1,257 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,022 62.17
Douglas North Candidate Party Votes % Bill Henderson Independent 1,627 38.55 John Houghton Independent 1,615 38.27 Michael Ronald Coleman Manx Labour Party 688 16.30 Mark Atherton Independent 290 6.87 Total 4,220 100.00 Valid votes 2,248 99.60 Invalid/blank votes 9 0.40 Total votes 2,257 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 4,149 54.40
Garff Candidate Party Votes % Steve Rodan Independent 1,400 72.77 Nigel Anthony Dobson Liberal Vannin Party 524 27.23 Total 1,924 100.00 Valid votes 1,924 99.59 Invalid/blank votes 8 0.41 Total votes 1,932 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 3,010 64.19
Glenfaba Candidate Party Votes % David Anderson Independent 760 58.96 Geoffrey Boot Independent 529 41.04 Total 1,289 100.00 Valid votes 1,289 99.00 Invalid/blank votes 13 1.00 Total votes 1,302 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,733 75.13
Malew and Santon Candidate Party Votes % Graham Cregeen Independent 573 45.12 Andrew Cowin Douglas Independent 439 34.57 Carol Kermode Independent 258 20.31 Total 1,270 100.00 Valid votes 1,270 99.37 Invalid/blank votes 8 0.63 Total votes 1,278 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,103 60.77
Michael Candidate Party Votes % David Cannan Independent 1,062 76.35 Ronald Paul Berry Independent 329 23.65 Total 1,391 100.00 Valid votes 1,391 99.29 Invalid/blank votes 10 0.71 Total votes 1,401 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,180 64.27
Middle Candidate Party Votes % Martyn Quayle Independent 963 50.05 Kathleen Joan Beecroft Liberal Vannin Party 548 28.48 Andrew Charles Richard Jessop Independent 413 21.47 Total 1,924 100.00 Valid votes 1,924 99.64 Invalid/blank votes 7 0.36 Total votes 1,931 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 3,345 57.73
Onchan Candidate Party Votes % Peter Karran Liberal Vannin Party 2,600 28.07 Adrian Earnshaw Independent 2,078 22.43 David Quirk Independent 1,565 16.89 Brian Stowell Independent 1,373 14.82 Stephen Richard James Babb Independent 1,047 11.30 Andrew James Dossor Independent 601 6.49 Total 9,264 100.00 Valid votes 3,789 99.95 Invalid/blank votes 2 0.05 Total votes 3,791 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 6,143 61.71
Peel Candidate Party Votes % Tim Crookall Independent 839 44.82 Hazel Hannan Independent 712 38.03 Rodger Mark Gimbert Independent 321 17.15 Total 1,872 100.00 Valid votes 1,872 99.36 Invalid/blank votes 12 0.64 Total votes 1,884 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,970 63.43
Rushen Candidate Party Votes % Juan Watterson Independent 2,430 23.53 Phil Gawne Independent 1,794 17.37 Quintin Gill Independent 1,689 16.36 Philip Henry Crellin Independent 1,432 13.87 John Rimington Independent 1,048 10.15 Anthony Stuart Wright Liberal Vannin Party 1,000 9.68 Adrian Tinkler Independent 934 9.04 Total 10,327 100.00 Valid votes 4,013 99.90 Invalid/blank votes 4 0.10 Total votes 4,017 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 6,199 64.80
