1986 Manx general election explained

General elections were held on the Isle of Man on the 27 November 1986 to elect all 24 members to the island's lower house: the House of Keys. Walter Gilbey was elected unopposed in Glenfaba.[1]

Electoral system

The electoral system was changed in 1982 to single transferable vote with the Representation of the People (Preferential Voting) Act.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results 1986 . Manx Radio.
  2. Richards . Jeff . July 1987 . Electoral change in a small community: the Isle of Man revisited . Parliamentary Affairs . 40 . 3 . 388-408 . 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a052107.

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