1991 Manx general election

none Isle of Man 1986 1996 All 24 seats in the House of Keys 21 November 1991 yes Independents 21 21 88.18 Manx Labour Party 3 3 11.23 1991 IOM Election Map.png Results by constituency Chief Minister Miles Walker Independent politician Miles Walker Independent politician 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 The electoral system was changed in 1982 to single transferable vote with the Representation of the People (Preferential Voting) Act.Richards Jeff July 1987 Electoral change in a small community: the Isle of Man revisited https://academic.oup.com/pa/article-abstract/40/3/388/1454693 Parliamentary Affairs 40 3 388–408 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a052107 subscription Campaign A total of 73 candidates contested the elections, of which 68 ran as independents and five as party candidates. The Manx Labour Party nominated three candidates, David Cretney, Peter Karran and Bernie May, all of whom were incumbents. The Green Party nominated two, John Rimington and Graham Joughin.'Greens' call for more interventionist controls Isle of Man Examiner 1 October 1991 3 Results Five of the elected members were newcomers to the House of Keys. 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.Democracy STV-style reduced to a lottery Isle of Man Examiner 26 November 1991 15 Two independent candidates (Edgar Quine in Ayre and Tony Brown in Castletown) were elected unopposed. File:Manx_Parliament_1991.svg FP First-preference votes Manx Labour Party 3419 3 Green Party 180 0 green Independents 26851 21 46007 Manx Radio,https://www.manxradio.com/election-1991/results-1991/ Results 1991 Kermodehttps://archive.org/details/offshoreislandpo0000kerm_o4m2/page/321/mode/2up Offshore island politics : the constitutional and political development of the Isle of Man in the twentieth century D.G. Kermode 2001 321 By constituency Douglas East y Dominic Delaney Independent 796 Philip Kermode Independent 522 610.25 667.25 Brenda Cannell Independent 306 332.25 400.25 Patrick Bell Independent 240 274.25 Alan Shea Independent 54 56.25 30 3678 Douglas North y Bernie May Manx Labour Party 802 David Corlett Independent 370 337.2 380.2 383.2 392.68 401.68 414.04 422.34 443.8 474.8 Alan Crowe Independent 289 284.16 294.16 301.28 306.52 310.58 329.64 351.7 365.18 381.18 David Martin Independent 210 215.52 215.58 218.64 228.7 232.86 238 244.12 270.24 Inkerman Faragher Independent 160 116.12 168.24 175.3 190.36 208.66 218.72 Raina Chatel Independent 113 116.36 116.36 119.48 124.54 125.54 130.66 John Bell Independent 106 108.52 109.52 111.52 116.64 124.7 Michael Hooper Independent 81 82.26 83.26 87.26 89.32 Michael Shimmin Independent 57 59.27 61.27 63.27 Graham Joughin Green Party 47 48.5 49.56 green Martin Nuttall Independent 21 21.42 40 3455 Douglas South y David Cretney Manx Labour Party 1422 Adrian Duggan Independent 479 780.2 792.2 799.4 860.4 Alan Connor Independent 310 377.8 384.8 390.8 422.8 Fred Kennish Independent 200 345.2 353.2 361 Graham Bayliss Independent 84 154.2 59 4257 Douglas West y James Cain Independent 770 788 809 885 Alex Downie Independent 616 632 655 737 Andrew Douglas Independent 482 514 533 622 Charles Flynn Independent 279 295 320 Jim Mitchell Independent 164 178 196 Basil Cowin Independent 164 178 Richard Kennett Independent 98 Godfrey Kenyon Independent 68 25 3994 Garff Edgar Mann Independent 899 Stuart McKenzie Independent 444 Harry Wade Independent 376 15 2710 Glenfaba Walter Gilbey Independent 625 Robert Quayle Independent 485 Greg Jougin Independent 111 2 1628 Malew and Santon y Donald Gelling Independent 1087 Ted Williams Independent 140 Frank Williams Independent 65 8 1961 Michael David Cannan Independent 1068 James Curphey Independent 243 Lionel Morrey Independent 188 11 2005 Middle David North Independent 924 John Wood Independent 518 Peter Want Independent 159 Brian Walker Independent 58 16 2476 Onchan y Peter Karran Manx Labour Party 1195 Richard Corkill Independent 999 1052 George Waft Independent 707 751 794 914 Richard Leventhorpe Independent 548 572 589 795 Roger Payne Independent 241 256 278 Fred Griffin Independent 214 220 227 Ken Ewart Independent 108 117 David Quirk Independent 88 97 57 6209 Peel y Hazel Hannan Independent 942 1066 Malcolm Kelly Independent 627 799 Fred Crowe Independent 517 66 2814 Ramsey y Allan Bell Independent 1023 1040 1072 1095 Terry Groves Independent 909 925 951 987 1032 Beryl Quine Independent 744 757 768 805 872 Bill Irving Independent 185 200 203 221 John Quigley Independent 178 182 194 Francie Hughes Independent 145 148 Oliver Hibbert Independent 99 4786 Rushen y Miles Walker Independent 1488 John Corrin Independent 993 1114.92 Noel Cringle Independent 520 616.64 633.54 659.35 717.28 815.38 John Orme Independent 478 598 610.22 659.98 708.16 768.52 Cecil Price Independent 322 355.92 361.77 397.29 458.34 Illiam Costain Independent 251 265.4 267.09 310.72 John Rimington Green Party 133 147.08 151.37 green Peter Ray Independent 96 107.52 110.38 82 6034 Afternath 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 Isle of Man General Category:Elections in the Isle of Man Isle of Man Isle of Man