Douglas East Explained
Douglas East is a House of Keys constituency in Douglas, Isle of Man. It elects 2 MHKs.
Since the 2021 local elections the constituency's area has been adopted for Douglas East (ward) which replaced most of Victoria and Derby wards. The ward elects 3 councilors to Douglas Borough Council.
MHKs and elections
| Year | Election | Turnout | Candidates | Elected | Notes |
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| 1962 | General Election | ? |
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| 1971 | General Election | ? | - Katherine Cowin (elected)
- Charles Burke
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| 1976 | General Election | ? | ? |
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| 1981 | General Election | ? | ? |
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| 1986 | General Election | ? | ? | - Dominic Delaney
- Phil Kermode
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| 1991 | General Election | 53% | - Dominic Delaney (796 votes, elected)
- Phil Kermode (522 votes, elected)
- Brenda Cannell (306 votes)
- PT Bell (240 votes)
- A Shea (54 votes)
| The two sitting MHKs held their seats. |
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| 1995 | By-Election | 39.9% | - Phil Braidwood (611 votes, elected)
- Brenda Cannell (336 votes)
- Christian (289 votes)
- Freegard (161 votes)
| By-election called by the elevation of Dominic Delaney to the LegCo. |
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| 1996 | General Election | 50.9% | - Phil Braidwood (1289 votes, elected)
- Brenda Cannell (836 votes, elected)
- Phil Kermode (593 votes)
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| 2001 | General Election | 41% | - Phil Braidwood (1168 votes, elected)
- Brenda Cannell (973 votes, elected)
- Colin Cain (474 votes)
- Philip White (201 votes)
| The two sitting MHKs held their seats. |
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| 2006 | General Election | 51% | - Phil Braidwood (777 votes, elected)
- Brenda Cannell (728 votes, elected)
- Carol Jempson (189 votes)
- Steve Osbourne (194 votes)
- Bill Platt (252 votes)
- Chris Robertshaw (574 votes)
| The two sitting MHKs held their seats. |
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| 2010 | By-election | n/a | - Chris Robertshaw (388 votes, elected)
- Kate Beecroft, Liberal Vannin (381 votes)
- Kevin Woodford (276 votes)
- Colin Cain (245 votes)
- John Joughin (146 votes)
- Chris Heath (72 votes)
| By-election called by the elevation of Phil Braidwood to the LegCo. |
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| 2011 | General Election | 40.7% | - Chris Robertshaw (915 votes, elected)
- Brenda Cannell (757 votes, elected)
- Paul Moulton (490 votes)
- Geraldine O'Neill (441 votes)
- Richard Kissack (238 votes)
- John Karran (123 votes)
| The two sitting MHKs held their seats. |
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| 2015 | By-election | | - Jon Joughin (159 votes, elected)
- Clare Bettison (146 votes)
- Richard Falk (145 votes)
- Geraldine O'Neill (131 votes)
- Catherine Turner (108 votes)
- John McBride (90 votes)
- Kurt Buchholz (75 votes)
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Election results since 2016
In 2014, Tynwald approved recommendations from the Boundary Review Commission which saw the reform of the Island's electoral boundaries.
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