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Douglas South

Coordinates: 54°09′00″N 4°30′36″W / 54.15000°N 4.51000°W / 54.15000; -4.51000
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Douglas South is a House of Keys constituency in Douglas, Isle of Man.

Although the constituency is named Douglas South, its current (2020) boundaries place it in the west rather than the south of Douglas.

Like all the Keys constituencies, the constituency returns two members to the House of Keys. Following a general election in October 2021, the incumbents are Mrs Claire Christian and Sarah Maltby.

MHKs & Elections

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The following information is incomplete, and there were also significant boundary changes as the number of constituencies in Douglas increased from two to four.

Year Election Turnout Candidates
1903

General Election

?

  • Surgeon General Alfred Sanderson, 572 votes, elected
  • Robert Clucas, 552 votes, elected
  • J J Goldsmith, 496 votes
  • W M Kerruish, 437 votes
1908

General Election

?

1919

General Election

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  • Alfred James Teare JP, elected
  • John Leigh Goldie Taubman JP CP, elected
  • ?
1922

By-Election

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  • Walter Clucas Craine
  • ?
1924

General Election

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  • Walter Clucas Craine, elected
  • Alfred James Teare JP, elected
  • ?
1929

General Election

Unopposed

  • Albert Hugh Teare, elected
  • Walter Clucas Craine, elected
  • Alfred James Teare JP, elected
1934

General Election

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  • Walter Clucas Craine, elected
  • Alfred James Teare JP, elected
  • ?
1976

General Election

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  • Peter Craine
  • ?
1981

General Election

?

  • Adrian Duggan
  • ?
1986

General Election

59.3%

  • Dominic Delaney (859 votes, elected)
  • Phil Kermode (252 votes, elected)
  • D Hayes (215 votes)
  • D Martin (206 votes)
  • JR Mitchell (152 votes)
  • A Wylie (151 votes)
  • R Chatel (136 votes)
  • JJ Bell (124 votes)
1991

General Election

60.0%

  • David Cretney (Lab) (1422 votes, elected)
  • Adrian Duggan (479 votes, elected)
  • Allan Connor (310 votes)
  • FA Kennish (200 votes)
  • GM Bayliss (84 votes)
1996

General Election

56.0%

  • David Cretney (Lab) (2061 votes, elected)
  • Adrian Duggan (796 votes, elected)
  • John Tobin (755 votes)
  • Patrick Bell (530 votes)
  • Allan Connor (282 votes)
  • John Cowley (247 votes)
2001

General Election

46%

  • David Cretney (Lab) (1956 votes, elected)
  • Adrian Duggan (763 votes, elected)
  • David Buttery (467 votes)
  • Rodney Clarke (394 votes)
  • Andrew Jessop (349 votes)
  • Gary Cain (273 votes)
2006

General Election

57%

  • David Cretney (Lab) (1873 votes, elected)
  • Bill Malarkey (873 votes, elected)
  • David Buttery (829 votes)
  • Phil Kermode (399 votes)
  • Rodney Clarke (361 votes)
  • Frank Schuengel (219 votes)
2011

General Election

46.6%

2015

By-Election

  • Bill Malarkey (598 votes, elected)
  • Keith Fitton (502 votes)
  • Amy Burns (273 votes)
  • Kurt Buchholz (164 votes)

Election results since 2016

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In 2014, Tynwald approved recommendations from the Boundary Review Commission which saw the reform of the Island's electoral boundaries.

General election 2021: Douglas South[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Manx Labour Sarah Louise Maltby 1,244 30.1
Independent Claire Sarah Beverley Christian 1,242 30.0
Independent Stephen Paul Quine 1,094 26.4
Independent Gerard Peter Higgins 552 13.4
Total votes 4,132
Total ballots 2,295
Rejected ballots 4
Turnout 2,299 46.9
Registered electors 4,897
2020 Douglas South by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Claire Sarah Beverley Christian 930 28.4
Independent Stephen Paul Quine 469 14.3
Liberal Vannin Michael Derek Josem 463 14.1
Green Andrew Charles Richard Jessopp 342 10.4
Independent Pamela Jane Birnie-Malarkey 337 10.3
Independent Anthony Allen 264 8.1
Independent David Anthony Fowler 139 4.2
Independent Kevin Oliphant-Smith 132 4.0
Independent Ian James Clanton 115 3.5
Independent Lon Pinkerton 84 2.6
Total votes 3,275
Total ballots 1,789
Rejected ballots 5
Turnout 1,794 37.7
Registered electors 4,759
General election 2016: Douglas South[3]
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
Total ballots 1,800
Rejected ballots 8
Turnout 1,808 40.2
Registered electors 4,496

References

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  1. ^ "Notice of Results for the General Election to the House of Keys 2021 (Douglas South)" (PDF). Gov.im. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Notice of Results for Douglas South By-Election to the House of Keys 2020" (PDF). Gov.im. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Isle of Man Election Results 2016" (PDF). Gov.im. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
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