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.
Electoral systemβ»
The 24 members of the "House of Keys were elected from 11 constituencies," which had between one and "three seats."
Constituency | Electorate | Seats | Date of election |
---|---|---|---|
Ayre | 2,131 | 3 | 12 November |
Castletown | β | 1 | N/A |
Douglas North | 8,095 | 3 | 13 November |
Douglas South | β | 2 | N/A |
Garff | 2,332 | 2 | 13 November |
Glenfaba | 2,554 | 3 | 14 November |
Michael | 1,297 | 2 | 15 November |
Middle | 3,927 | 3 | 7 November |
Peel | 2,002 | 1 | 15 November |
Ramsey | 3,122 | 1 | 7 November |
Rushen | 4,543 | 3 | 12 November |
Source: Sherratt |
Campaignβ»
A total of 40 candidates contested the elections; 30 independents, eight from the Manx Labour Party and two from Independent Labour.
Resultsβ»
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/β | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manx Labour Party | 7,573 | 18.87 | 7 | +1 | |
Independent Labour | 695 | 1.73 | 0 | 0 | |
Independents | 31,862 | 79.40 | 17 | β1 | |
Total | 40,130 | 100.00 | 24 | 0 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 30,003 | β | |||
Source: Sherratt |
By constituencyβ»
Constituency | 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 | β | β | 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 | β | β | Re-elected unopposed |
W.C. Craine | Manx Labour Party | β | β | 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 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Tom Sherratt (1979) Isle of Man parliamentary election results 1919 β 1979, p38
- ^ Sherratt, p39