2006 Manx general election
A general election was held on Thursday, 23 November 2006 on the Isle of Man. 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.
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of the Isle of Man |
Background
The previous Manx general election was held in 2001: independents won 22 out of the 24 seats and the Manx Labour Party polled 17.3% and won 2 seats.
Results
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independents | 41,608 | 80.8 | 21 | |
| Liberal Vannin | 7,323 | 14.2 | 2 | |
| Manx Labour Party | 2,561 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| Total | 51,492 | 24 | ||
By constituency
The winners in bold. Several constituencies have more than one member elected.[1][2]
| Constituency | Name | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayre | Eddie Teare MHK | None | Unopposed |
| Castletown | Tony Brown MHK | None | 915 |
| Roy Redmayne | Liberal Vannin | 335 | |
| Douglas East | Phil Braidwood MHK | None | 777 |
| Brenda Cannell MHK | None / (APG) | 728 | |
| Chris Robertshaw | None | 574 | |
| Bill Platt | Liberal Vannin | 252 | |
| Steve Osborne | None | 194 | |
| Carol Jempson | None | 189 | |
| Douglas North | Bill Henderson MHK | None | 1,627 |
| John Houghton MHK | None | 1,615 | |
| Mike Coleman | Manx Labour Party | 688 | |
| Mark Atherton | None | 290 | |
| Douglas South | David Cretney MHK | Manx Labour Party | 1,873 |
| Bill Malarkey MHK | Liberal Vannin | 873 | |
| David Buttery | None | 829 | |
| Phil Kermode | None | 399 | |
| Rodney Clarke | None | 361 | |
| Frank Schuengel | None | 219 | |
| Douglas West | Geoff Corkish | None | 1,248 |
| John Shimmin MHK | None | 1,009 | |
| Geoff Cannell MHK | None | 692 | |
| Roland Ardern-Corris | Liberal Vannin | 518 | |
| Garff | Steve Rodan SHK | None | 1,400 |
| Nigel Dobson | Liberal Vannin | 524 | |
| Glenfaba | David Anderson MHK | None | 760 |
| Geoffrey Boot | None | 524 | |
| Malew and Santon | Graham Cregeen | None | 573 |
| Captain Andrew Douglas MHK | None | 439 | |
| Carol Kermode | None | 258 | |
| Michael | David Cannan MHK | None | 1,062 |
| Ron Berry | None | 329 | |
| Middle | Martyn Quayle MHK | None | 963 |
| Kate Beecroft | Liberal Vannin | 548 | |
| Andrew Jessopp | None | 413 | |
| Onchan | Peter Karran MHK | Liberal Vannin | 2,600 |
| Adrian Earnshaw MHK | None | 2,078 | |
| David Quirk | None | 1,565 | |
| Brian Stowell | None | 1,373 | |
| Steve Babb | None | 1,047 | |
| Andrew Dossor | None | 601 | |
| Peel | Tim Crookall MHK | None | 839 |
| Hazel Hannan | None | 712 | |
| Rodger Gimbert | None | 321 | |
| Ramsey | Annie Craine MHK | None | 1,969 |
| Allan Bell MHK | None | 1,768 | |
| Leonard Singer MLC | None / (APG) | 1,621 | |
| Captain Nigel Malpass | Liberal Vannin | 673 | |
| Rushen | Juan Watterson MHK | None | 2,430 |
| Phil Gawne MHK | None | 1,794 | |
| Quintin Gill MHK | None | 1,689 | |
| Phil Crellin | None | 1,432 | |
| John Rimmington | None | 1,048 | |
| Tony Wright | Liberal Vannin | 1,000 | |
| Adrian Tinkler | None | 934 |
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References
- "Election 06 Information Portal". Retrieved 2006-10-16.
- "Party politics casts long shadow over campaign". Retrieved 2006-10-21.
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