2016 Manx general election

General elections were held in the Isle of Man on 22 September 2016.^[1] Independents won 21 of the 24 seats in the House of Keys. A record number of women were elected (5, or 21% of the House).^[2]

2016 Manx general election

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All 24 seats in the House of Keys
Turnout	52.96%
First party Second party   Party Independents Liberal Vannin Seats won 21 3 Seat change 1 Popular vote 52,202 3,597 Percentage 92.98% 6.36%
Most voted-for candidate represented by the colour of the constituency. Second most voted-for candidate represented by the additional circle.
Chief Minister before election Allan Bell Independent Elected Chief Minister Howard Quayle Independent

Electoral system

Following changes to the electoral system ahead of the elections, the 24 members of the House of Keys were elected from 12 constituencies, each returning two members. Previously, constituencies had varied in size, with some electing one, two or three members.^[3] The election used a multiple non-transferable vote system in each constituency, where voters had two votes (with the option to cast only one) to fill the two available seats.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Vannin Party	3,597	6.36	3	0
	Manx Labour Party	773	1.37	0	–1
	Independents	52,202	92.28	21	+1
Total		56,572	100.00	24	0
Valid votes		31,635	99.62
Invalid/blank votes		122	0.38
Total votes		31,757	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		59,963	52.96
Source: Government of the Isle of Man[4][5]

By constituency

Arbory, Castletown & Malew

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jason Moorhouse	1,066	18.2
	Independent	Graham Cregeen	991	16.9
	Independent	Phil Gawne	972	16.6
	Independent	Stephen Crowther	950	16.2
	Independent	Carl Parker	890	15.2
	Independent	Richard McAleer	718	12.3
	Manx Labour	Carol Quine	267	4.6
Total votes			5,854	179.5
Total ballots			3,261
Rejected ballots			7
Turnout			3,268	59.6
Registered electors			5,487

Ayre & Michael

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Alfred Louis Cannan	1,839	31.2
	Independent	Timothy Simon Baker	1,572	26.7
	Independent	Carlos Phillips	1,358	23.1
	Independent	Louise Elizabeth Whitelegg	638	10.8
	Independent	Alan Kermode	440	7.5
	Liberal Vannin	Patrick Stephen Ayres	39	0.7
Total votes			5,886	184.8
Total ballots			3,185
Rejected ballots			7
Turnout			3,192	65.4
Registered electors			4,884

Douglas Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Christopher Charles Thomas	1,571	37.3
	Independent	Catherine Anne Corlett	1,031	24.5
	Independent	Kurt Buchholz	632	15.0
	Independent	John Richard George Falk	540	12.8
	Independent	Sarah Dawn Andrea Hackman	342	8.1
	Independent	Michelle Kim Inglis	95	2.3
Total votes			4,211	177.8
Total ballots			2,369
Rejected ballots			8
Turnout			2,377	48.6
Registered electors			4,890

Douglas East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Claire Louise Bettison	561	18.1
	Independent	Christopher Roy Robertshaw	487	15.7
	Independent	Jonathan Joughin	480	15.5
	Independent	Quintin Bennett Gill	415	13.4
	Independent	Amanda Jane Walker	373	12.0
	Independent	Catherine Rose Turner	324	10.4
	Independent	John Caley McBride	303	9.8
	Manx Labour	Richard Frederick Halsall	163	5.2
Total votes			3,106	182.4
Total ballots			1,703
Rejected ballots			2
Turnout			1,705	40.1
Registered electors			4,251

Douglas North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	David John Ashford	1,219	32.1
	Independent	George Ralph Peake	1,177	31.0
	Independent	John Ramsey Houghton	775	20.4
	Manx Labour	Lynn Sirdefield	343	9.0
	Independent	Karen Angela	287	7.6
Total votes			3,801	175.2
Total ballots			2,169
Rejected ballots			3
Turnout			2,172	49.5
Registered electors			4,386

Douglas South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Vannin	Kathleen Joan Beecroft	1,134	36.0
	Independent	William Mackay Malarkey	952	30.2
	Independent	Keith Daryl Fitton	767	24.4
	Independent	David Anthony Fowler	296	9.4
Total votes			3,149	174.9
Total ballots			1,800
Rejected ballots			8
Turnout			1,808	40.2
Registered electors			4,496

Garff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Martyn John Perkins	1,767	36.4
	Independent	Daphne Hilary Penelope Caine	1,270	26.1
	Independent	Andrew Joseph Smith	1,247	25.7
	Independent	Andrew Barton	346	7.1
	Independent	Nigel Anthony Dobson	231	4.8
Total votes			4,861	193.7
Total ballots			2,510
Rejected ballots			13
Turnout			2,523	49.8
Registered electors			5,069

Glenfaba & Peel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Raymond Karl Harmer	2,195	41.9
	Independent	Geoffrey Boot	1,805	34.5
	Independent	Leslie Hanson	1,238	23.6
Total votes			5,237	160.6
Total ballots			3,261
Rejected ballots			24
Turnout			3,285	55.8
Registered electors			5,886

Middle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	William Cato Shimmins	1,357	33.5
	Independent	Robert Howard Quayle	1,205	29.8
	Independent	Paul Herbert Craine	1,090	26.9
	Independent	William Edward Bowers	394	9.7
Total votes			4,046	176.2
Total ballots			2,296
Rejected ballots			11
Turnout			2,307	51.9
Registered electors			4,445

Onchan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Rob Edward Callister	1,272	28.9
	Liberal Vannin	Julie Marie Edge	953	21.7
	Independent	Timothy Roy Craig	841	19.1
	Independent	David John Quirk	822	18.7
	Independent	Anthony Allen	510	11.6
Total votes			4,398	180.5
Total ballots			2,436
Rejected ballots			11
Turnout			2,447	49.0
Registered electors			4,997

Ramsey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Alexander John Allinson	2,946	47.1
	Liberal Vannin	Lawrie Lee Hooper	1,471	23.5
	Independent	Leonard Ian Singer	886	14.2
	Independent	Nicholas Lyndon Crowe	716	11.4
	Independent	John David McDonough	236	3.8
Total votes			6,255	179.5
Total ballots			3,485
Rejected ballots			15
Turnout			3,500	61.1
Registered electors			5,726

Rushen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Juan Paul Watterson	2,087	36.2
	Independent	Laurence David Skelly	1,212	21.0
	Independent	Mark Ian Kemp	1,104	19.1
	Independent	James William Hampton	1,033	17.9
	Independent	Leo Simon Cussons	331	5.7
Total votes			5,767	182.5
Total ballots			3,160
Rejected ballots			13
Turnout			3,173	58.3
Registered electors			5,446