Ayre & Michael

Ayre & Michael is a House of Keys constituency in the north of the Isle of Man. It was created for the 2016 general election and elects 2 MHKs.[1]

It is easily the largest Keys constituency in area, and includes the parishes of Michael, Ballaugh, Jurby, Andreas, Bride and Lezayre.

Elections

General election 2016: 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
Total ballots			3,185
Rejected ballots			7
Turnout			3,192	65.4
Registered electors			4,884

There were serious allegations, which were discussed by a Select Committee of Tynwald in 2016–17, about the conduct of this election. See also the Report of the Acting Attorney General.