2001 Manx general election

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 APG Manx Labour Seats won 19 3 2 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 38,596 4,059 4,261 Percentage 82.27% 8.65% 9.08% Swing 7.27 pp 5.98 pp 1.29 pp
Chief Minister before election Donald Gelling Independent Elected Chief Minister Richard Corkill Independent

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Manx Labour Party	4,261	9.08	2
	Independents (Alliance for Progressive Government)	4,059	8.65	3
	Independents	38,596	82.27	19
Total		46,916	100.00	24
Total votes		27,379	–
Registered voters/turnout		47,529	57.60
Source: Isle of Man Government, Manx Radio

By constituency

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