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.

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

By constituency

The winners in bold. Several constituencies have more than one member elected.
ConstituencyNamePartyVotes
AyreEddie Teare MHK-Unopposed
CastletownTony Brown MHK-915
CastletownRoy RedmayneLiberal Vannin335
Douglas EastPhil Braidwood MHK-777
Douglas EastBrenda Cannell MHKNone / 728
Douglas EastChris Robertshaw-574
Douglas EastBill PlattLiberal Vannin252
Douglas EastSteve Osborne-194
Douglas EastCarol Jempson-189
Douglas NorthBill Henderson MHK-1,627
Douglas NorthJohn Houghton MHK-1,615
Douglas NorthMike ColemanManx Labour Party688
Douglas NorthMark Atherton-290
Douglas SouthDavid Cretney MHKManx Labour Party1,873
Douglas SouthBill Malarkey MHKLiberal Vannin873
Douglas SouthDavid Buttery-829
Douglas SouthPhil Kermode-399
Douglas SouthRodney Clarke-361
Douglas SouthFrank Schuengel-219
Douglas WestGeoff Corkish-1,248
Douglas WestJohn Shimmin MHK-1,009
Douglas WestGeoff Cannell MHK-692
Douglas WestRoland Ardern-CorrisLiberal Vannin518
GarffSteve Rodan SHK-1,400
GarffNigel DobsonLiberal Vannin524
GlenfabaDavid Anderson MHK-760
GlenfabaGeoffrey Boot-524
Malew and SantonGraham Cregeen-573
Malew and SantonCaptain Andrew Douglas MHK-439
Malew and SantonCarol Kermode-258
MichaelDavid Cannan MHK-1,062
MichaelRon Berry-329
MiddleMartyn Quayle MHK-963
MiddleKate BeecroftLiberal Vannin548
MiddleAndrew Jessopp-413
OnchanPeter Karran MHKLiberal Vannin2,600
OnchanAdrian Earnshaw MHK-2,078
OnchanDavid Quirk-1,565
OnchanBrian Stowell-1,373
OnchanSteve Babb-1,047
OnchanAndrew Dossor-601
PeelTim Crookall MHK-839
PeelHazel Hannan-712
PeelRodger Gimbert-321
RamseyAnnie Craine MHK-1,969
RamseyAllan Bell MHK-1,768
RamseyLeonard Singer MLCNone / 1,621
RamseyCaptain Nigel MalpassLiberal Vannin673
RushenJuan Watterson MHK-2,430
RushenPhil Gawne MHK-1,794
RushenQuintin Gill MHK-1,689
RushenPhil Crellin-1,432
RushenJohn Rimmington-1,048
RushenTony WrightLiberal Vannin1,000
RushenAdrian Tinkler-934