2001 Manx general election explained

Country:Isle of Man
Type:Parliamentary
Previous Election:1996 Manx General Election
Previous Year:1996
Next Election:2006 Manx general election
Next Year:2006
Seats For Election:All 24 seats in the House of Keys
Election Date:22 November 2001
Party1:Independents
Seats1:19
Seat Change1: 3
Popular Vote1:38,596
Percentage1:82.27%
Swing1: 7.27 pp
Colour2:ff9955ff
Party2:Alliance for Progressive Government
Seats2:3
Seat Change2: 3
Popular Vote2:4,059
Percentage2:8.65%
Swing2: 5.98 pp
Party3:Manx Labour Party
Seats3:2
Popular Vote3:4,261
Percentage3:9.08%
Swing3: 1.29 pp
Map Size:300px
Chief Minister
Before Election:Donald Gelling
Before Party:Independent politician
After Election:Richard Corkill
After Party:Independent politician

General elections were held on the Isle of Man on 22 November 2001 to elect members to the island's lower house: the House of Keys. The election was dominated by Independents, who won 22 of the 24 seats.

Results

By constituency

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ConstituencyNamePartyVotes
Ayre
1 seat
Edgar Quine MHKIndependent (APG)1038
Thurston ArrowsmithIndependent202
Castletown
1 seat
Tony Brown MHKIndependentUnopposed
Douglas East
2 seats
Phil Braidwood MHKIndependent1,168
Brenda Cannell MHKIndependent (APG)973
Colin CainIndependent474
Philip WhiteIndependent201
Douglas North
2 seats
Bill HendersonIndependentUnopposed
John Houghton MHKIndependentUnopposed
Douglas South
2 seats
David Cretney MHKManx Labour Party1,956
Adrian DugganIndependent763
David ButteryIndependent467
Rodney ClarkeIndependent394
Andrew JessopIndependent349
Gary CainIndependent273
Douglas West
2 seats
Alex DownieIndependent1,528
John Shimmin MHKIndependent1,506
Michael PercivalIndependent628
Peter MurcottIndependent253
Garff
1 seat
Steve Rodan MHKIndependent1,176
Marianne KerruishIndependent809
Glenfaba
1 seat
David Anderson MHKIndependent697
Walter GilbeyIndependent374
Alan KermodeIndependent205
Malew and Santon
1 seat
Donald Gelling MHKIndependentUnopposed
Michael
1 seat
David Cannan MHKIndependent898
Roy KennaughIndependent630
Middle
1 seat
Martyn Quayle MHKIndependent613
Allen GawneIndependent555
Graham CroweIndependent539
Paul BeckettIndependent124
Onchan
3 seats
Peter Karran MHKManx Labour Party2,305
Richard CorkillIndependent2,242
Adrian Earnshaw MHKIndependent1,929
Geoff CannellIndependent1,624
David QuirkIndependent1,551
Elizabeth KellyIndependent447
Peel
1 seat
Hazel Hannan MHKIndependent1,296
Christine MoughtinIndependent505
Ramsey
2 seats
Allan Bell MHKIndependent2,260
Leonard Singer MHKIndependent (APG)2,048
Annie Craine MHKIndependent1,794
Brian BeattieIndependent564
Joseph RooneyIndependent116
Rushen
3 seats
John Rimington MHKIndependent1,919
Quintin Gill MHKIndependent1,856
Pamela Crowe MHKIndependent1,644
Andrew RoyIndependent1,633
Phillip CrellinIndependent1,564
John GillIndependent826