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General elections were held in the Isle of Man between 23. And 29 November 1934. 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 | 2,262 | 3 | 27 November |
Castletown | β | 1 | N/A |
Douglas North | 8,481 | 3 | 26 November |
Douglas South | 6,572 | 2 | 26 November |
Garff | 2,462 | 2 | 29 November |
Glenfaba | 2,501 | 3 | 27 November |
Michael | 1,310 | 2 | 28 November |
Middle | 4,468 | 3 | 23 November |
Peel | β | 1 | N/A |
Ramsey | 3,119 | 1 | 23 November |
Rushen | 4,529 | 3 | 23 November |
Source: Sherratt |
Campaignβ»
A total of 39 candidates contested the elections; 30 independents, seven from the Manx Labour Party and two from Independent Labour.
Resultsβ»
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/β | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manx Labour Party | 12,072 | 23.88 | 5 | β2 | |
Independent Labour | 530 | 1.05 | 0 | 0 | |
Independents | 37,960 | 75.08 | 19 | +2 | |
Total | 50,562 | 100.00 | 24 | 0 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 35,704 | β | |||
Source: Sherratt |
By constituencyβ»
Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ayre | D.J. Teare | Independent | 917 | 21.0 | Re-elected |
E.B.C. Farrant | Independent | 905 | 20.7 | Elected | |
A.J. Cottier | Independent | 900 | 20.6 | Re-elected | |
G. Teare | Independent | 845 | 19.4 | ||
J.W. Brew | Independent | 604 | 13.8 | ||
J. Corlett | Independent | 196 | 4.5 | ||
Castletown | Joseph Davidson Qualtrough | Independent | β | β | Re-elected unopposed |
Douglas North | S. Norris | Independent | 3,743 | 29.3 | Re-elected |
A.E. Kitto | Independent | 3,667 | 28.7 | Elected | |
R.Q. Hampton | Independent | 2,739 | 21.4 | Elected | |
J. Kelly | Manx Labour Party | 2,626 | 20.6 | Unseated | |
Douglas South | A.J. Teare | Manx Labour Party | 2,991 | 40.3 | Re-elected |
W.C. Craine | Manx Labour Party | 2,518 | 34.0 | Re-elected | |
T.H. Cowin | Independent | 1,907 | 25.7 | ||
Garff | W.K. Cowin | Manx Labour Party | 931 | 33.3 | Re-elected |
T. Callow | Independent | 823 | 29.5 | Re-elected | |
E. Oliver | Independent | 614 | 22.0 | ||
R.H. McGuffie | Independent Labour | 426 | 15.2 | ||
Glenfaba | T.A. Quayle | Independent | 1,367 | 31.5 | Re-elected |
R. Kneen | Independent | 1,069 | 24.6 | Re-elected | |
J. Clinton | Independent | 1,050 | 24.1 | Unseated | |
J. Callister | Independent | 859 | 19.8 | ||
Michael | J.F. Crellin | Independent | 576 | 47.8 | Re-elected |
T.H. Kneen | Independent | 526 | 43.6 | Re-elected | |
C. Gill | Independent Labour | 104 | 8.6 | ||
Middle | C. Gill | Independent | 2,274 | 30.7 | Re-elected |
George Frederick Clucas | Independent | 1,926 | 26.0 | Re-elected | |
J.H.L. Cowin | Independent | 1,791 | 24.2 | Re-elected | |
T.G Bridson | Manx Labour Party | 1,416 | 19.1 | ||
Peel | Marion Shimmin | Manx Labour Party | β | β | Re-elected unopposed |
Ramsey | W.H. Alcock | Independent | 1,688 | 70.3 | Re-elected |
F. Rome | Independent | 713 | 29.7 | ||
Rushen | R. Kneen | Manx Labour Party | 1,590 | 20.2 | Re-elected |
W.A. Kelly | Independent | 1,421 | 18.1 | Elected | |
A. Qualtrough | Independent | 1,291 | 16.4 | Elected | |
A. Moore | Independent | 1,249 | 15.9 | ||
J.A. Qualtrough | Independent | 916 | 11.7 | ||
J.S. Kermode | Independent | 744 | 9.5 | Unseated | |
J.J. McArd | Independent | 640 | 8.2 | ||
Source: Sherratt |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Tom Sherratt (1979) Isle of Man parliamentary election results 1919 β 1979, p38
- ^ Sherratt, p39