Country: | Isle of Man |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2001 Manx general election |
Previous Year: | 2001 |
Next Election: | 2011 Manx general election |
Next Year: | 2011 |
Seats For Election: | All 24 seats in the House of Keys |
Election Date: | 23 November 2006 |
Party1: | Independents |
Seats1: | 21 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 41,613 |
Percentage1: | 80.81% |
Swing1: | 1.49pp |
Party2: | Liberal Vannin Party |
Seats2: | 2 |
Seat Change2: | New |
Popular Vote2: | 7,323 |
Percentage2: | 14.22% |
Swing2: | New |
Party3: | Manx Labour Party |
Seats3: | 1 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 2,561 |
Percentage3: | 4.97 |
Swing3: | 4.10pp |
Map Size: | 300px |
Chief Minister | |
Before Election: | Donald Gelling |
Before Party: | Independent politician |
After Election: | Tony Brown |
After Party: | Independent politician |
General elections were held on the Isle of Man on Thursday, 23 November 2006. The voting age was lowered to 16 at this election. As usual, the election was dominated by independents, who took 21 of the 24 seats.
In the previous elections in 2001, independents won 22 out of the 24 seats and the Manx Labour Party won two seats.
The winners in bold. Several constituencies have more than one member elected.[1] [2] Independent Eddie Teare was elected unopposed in Ayre.