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- Electoral system
- Campaign
- Results By constituency
- References
{{Politics of the Isle of Man}}General elections were held in the Isle of Man between 7 and 15 November 1929. Independent candidates won a majority of seats in the House of Keys.[1]Electoral systemThe 24 members of the House of Keys were elected from 11 constituencies,[2] which had between one and three seats. Constituency | Electorate | Seats | Date of election | Ayre | 2,131 | 3 | {{dts|12 November}} | Castletown | – | 1 | N/A | Douglas North | 8,095 | 3 | {{dts|13 November}} | Douglas South | – | 2 | N/A | Garff | 2,332 | 2 | {{dts|13 November}} | Glenfaba | 2,554 | 3 | {{dts|14 November}} | Michael | 1,297 | 2 | {{dts|15 November}} | Middle | 3,927 | 3 | {{dts|7 November}} | Peel | 2,002 | 1 | {{dts|15 November}} | Ramsey | 3,122 | 1 | {{dts|7 November}} | Rushen | 4,543 | 3 | {{dts|12 November}} | Source: Sherratt |
CampaignA total of 40 candidates contested the elections; 30 independents, eight from the Manx Labour Party and two from Independent Labour.[1] ResultsParty | Vote | % | Seats | +/– | Manx Labour Party | 7,573 | 18.9 | 7 | +1 | Independent Labour | 695 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | Independents | 31,862 | 79.4 | 17 | –1 | Total | 40,130 | 100 | 24 | 0 | | Valid votes | | Invalid/blank votes | Total | Registered voters/turnout | 30,003 | Source: Sherratt |
By constituencyConstituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | Ayre | D.J. Teare | Independent | 925 | 23.8 | Re-elected | R. Cain | Independent | 829 | 21.3 | Re-elected | A.J. Cottier | Independent | 698 | 18.0 | Elected | J. Corlett | Independent | 544 | 14.0 | E.B.C. Farrant | Independent | 493 | 12.7 | C. Gill | Independent Labour | 396 | 10.2 | Castletown | Joseph Davidson Qualtrough | Independent | – | – | Re-elected unopposed | Douglas North | A.B. Crookall | Independent | 4,004 | 29.5 | Re-elected | T.R. Radcliffe | Independent | 2,795 | 20.6 | Elected | J. Kelly | Manx Labour Party | 2,568 | 18.9 | Elected | S. Norris | Independent | 2,564 | 18.9 | Unseated | R.F. Fargher | Independent | 857 | 6.3 | J.J. Cowley | Independent | 802 | 5.9 | Douglas South | A.J. Teare | Manx Labour Party | – | – | Re-elected unopposed | W.C. Craine | Manx Labour Party | – | – | Re-elected unopposed | Garff | W.K. Cowin | Manx Labour Party | 868 | 35.0 | Re-elected | T. Callow | Independent | 704 | 28.4 | Re-elected | G.W. Filliter | Independent | 595 | 24.0 | C.F. Corkhill | Independent | 310 | 12.5 | Glenfaba | F.S. Dalgleish | Independent | 950 | 31.5 | Re-elected | R. Kneen | Independent | 929 | 30.8 | Re-elected | W.P. Clucas | Manx Labour Party | 834 | 27.7 | J. Duke | Independent Labour | 299 | 9.9 | Michael | J.F. Crellin | Independent | 742 | 46.5 | Re-elected | T.H. Kneen | Independent | 444 | 27.8 | Elected | J. Callister | Independent | 409 | 25.6 | Middle | C. Gill | Independent | 1,872 | 31.3 | Re-elected | George Frederick Clucas | Independent | 1,664 | 27.9 | Re-elected | W.F. Cowell | Independent | 1,372 | 23.0 | Re-elected | A. Radcliffe | Manx Labour Party | 1,066 | 17.8 | Peel | Christopher R. Shimmin | Manx Labour Party | 861 | 59.6 | Re-elected | W.R. Irving | Independent | 584 | 40.4 | Ramsey | W.H. Alcock | Independent | 1,207 | 51.8 | Elected | A.H. Teare | Independent | 1,073 | 46.1 | Unseated | L. Nelson | Independent | 48 | 2.1 | Rushen | R. Kneen | Manx Labour Party | 1,376 | 23.6 | Elected | J.S. Kermode | Independent | 1,285 | 22.1 | Elected | W. Moore | Independent | 1,120 | 19.2 | Re-elected | W.A. Kelly | Independent | 1,118 | 19.2 | A. Qualtrough | Independent | 925 | 15.9 | Source: Sherratt |
References1. ^1 Tom Sherratt (1979) Isle of Man parliamentary election results 1919 - 1979, p38 2. ^Sherratt, p39
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