A general election

General election

In a parliamentary political system, a general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.The term...

was held on Thursday, 23 November 2006 on the Isle of Man

Isle of Man

The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...

. The voting age had been lowered to sixteen at this election. As usual, the election was dominated by independents, who took 21 of the 24 seats.

Background

The last Manx general election was held in 2001, which resulted in independents winning 22 out of the 24 seats and the Manx Labour Party

Manx Labour Party

The Manx Labour Party is a political party operating in the Isle of Man. It is independent of its namesake, the Labour Party in the UK.-History:...

 polling 17.3% and winning 2 seats.

By constituency

The winners in bold. Several constituencies have more than one member elected.

Constituency House of Keys Constituencies -Current constituencies:These were used for the 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 General Elections. The current electoral constituencies for the House of Keys are:-1986 changes:...	Name	Party	Votes
Ayre Ayre Ayre is one of six sheadings in the Isle of Man and consists of the parishes of Andreas, Bride and Lezayre.Ayre is also a House of Keys constituency, electing a single MHK....	Eddie Teare Eddie Teare William Edward "Eddie" Teare, MHK is a Manx politician, who is the Minister of the Treasury and current member of the House of Keys for Ayre. He was first elected to the House at the 2004 by election. He was educated at Ramsey Grammar School.... MHK Member of the House of Keys Member of the House of Keys, or MHK is the title given to a person who has been elected into the House of Keys, the lower house of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man. There are twenty-four Members of the House of Keys. Elections are held every five years; the last election took place in...	None	Unop.
Castletown Castletown Castletown is a town geographically within the Malew parish of the Isle of Man but administered separately. Lying at the south of the island, it is the former Manx capital. The centre of town is dominated by Castle Rushen, a well-preserved castle.-History:...	Tony Brown James Anthony Brown James Anthony "Tony" Brown is a Manx politician, former businessman and electrician, Who was the Chief Minister of the Isle of Man, from December 2006, until October 2011, When he stepped down from office following his decision to retire.... MHK	None	915
	Roy Redmayne	Liberal Vannin	335
Douglas East Douglas East Douglas East is a House of Keys constituency in Douglas, Isle of Man. It elects 2 MHKs.-MHKs & Elections:-External links:*...	Phil Braidwood Phil Braidwood Robert Philip "Phil" Braidwood BEng MLC is a Manx politician, who is currently a Member of the Legislative Council, he was previously an MHK for Douglas East after winning the Douglas East by-election in 1995 and he has continued to top the poll in every General Election since then until his... MHK	None	777
	Brenda Cannell Brenda Cannell Brenda Josephine Cannell MHK is the current member of the House of Keys for Douglas East, having been first elected in the 1996 general election. She was born in 1952 in Liverpool and moved to the Island in 1977. She was a Hair Stylist prior to becoming an MHK. She was on the Douglas Town... MHK	None / (APG Alliance for Progressive Government The Alliance for Progressive Government was a political pressure group operating in the Isle of Man.Formed in 1991 was a grouping of members of the House of Keys who wanted to provide a coherent opposition to the Manx government, they were initially called the Alternative Policy Group, before... )	728
	Chris Robertshaw	None	574
	Bill Platt	Liberal Vannin Liberal Vannin Party The Liberal Vannin Party is a political party on the Isle of Man. It was founded in 2006 by Onchan MHK Peter Karran. The Liberal Vannin Party put forward several candidates at the 2006 general election, and campaigns on a platform of greater accountability and openness in government.-2006...	252
	Steve Osborne	None	194
	Carol Jempson	None	189
Douglas North Douglas North Douglas North is a House of Keys constituency in Douglas, Isle of Man. It elects 2 MHKs.-MHKs & Elections:-External links:*...	Bill Henderson MHK	None	1,627
	John Houghton John Houghton (Isle of Man) John Houghton MHK is a Member of the House of Keys for Douglas North and is currently Chairman of the Civil Service Commission. He is an outspoken critic of both the Isle of Man Constabulary and in particular its Chief Constable, Mike Culverhouse... MHK	None	1,615
	Mike Coleman	Manx Labour Party Manx Labour Party The Manx Labour Party is a political party operating in the Isle of Man. It is independent of its namesake, the Labour Party in the UK.-History:...	688
	Mark Atherton	None	290
Douglas South Douglas South Douglas South is a House of Keys constituency in Douglas, Isle of Man. It elects 2 MHKs.-MHKs & Elections:-External links:*...	David Cretney David Cretney The Honourable David Clifford Cretney MHK is a Manx politician and entrepreneur, who is the current Minister of the Department of Community, Culture and Leisure, he is a former Tourism and Leisure Minister of the Isle of Man Government. He has been a Member of the House of Keys from 1985 for... MHK	Manx Labour Party Manx Labour Party The Manx Labour Party is a political party operating in the Isle of Man. It is independent of its namesake, the Labour Party in the UK.-History:...	1,873
	Bill Malarky Bill Malarky William "Bill" Mackay Malarkey is a Manx politician, who was elected Liberal Vannin MHK for Douglas South but later defected from the party and sat as an independent... MHK	Liberal Vannin Liberal Vannin Party The Liberal Vannin Party is a political party on the Isle of Man. It was founded in 2006 by Onchan MHK Peter Karran. The Liberal Vannin Party put forward several candidates at the 2006 general election, and campaigns on a platform of greater accountability and openness in government.-2006...	873
	David Buttery	None	829
	Phil Kermode	None	399
	Rodney Clarke	None	361
	Frank Schuengel	None	219
Douglas West Douglas West Douglas West is a House of Keys constituency in Douglas, Isle of Man. It elects 2 MHKs.-MHKs & Elections:-External links:*...	Geoff Corkish Geoff Corkish Charles Geoffrey "Geoff" Corkish MBE MHK is a Manx politician, who is currently a Member of the House of Keys for Douglas West...	None	1,248
	John Shimmin John Shimmin John Shimmin BEd MHK is currently the Minister of Economic Development of the Isle of Man Government.John Shimmin was born in Douglas in 1960 and educated at St Ninian's High School and the Worcester College of Higher Education. He was then a teacher from 1982 until entering politics in 1996... MHK	None	1,009
	Geoff Cannell Geoff Cannell Geoffrey Thornton Cannell Geoffrey Thornton Cannell Geoffrey Thornton Cannell (1942 – September 24, 2007 was a former Member of the House of Keys (MHK) and a sports broadcaster in the Isle of Man....  MHK	None	692
	Roland Ardern-Corris	Liberal Vannin Liberal Vannin Party The Liberal Vannin Party is a political party on the Isle of Man. It was founded in 2006 by Onchan MHK Peter Karran. The Liberal Vannin Party put forward several candidates at the 2006 general election, and campaigns on a platform of greater accountability and openness in government.-2006...	518
Garff Garff Garff is one of the six sheadings in the Isle of Man. It is on the east of the island and consists of the parishes of Lonan and Maughold, the village of Laxey and the district of Onchan. Historically, Onchan was in the sheading of Middle....	Steve Rodan Steve Rodan The Honourable Stephen Charles "Steve" Rodan, SHK, BSc, MRPharmS is a Scottish politician, who is the current Speaker of the House of Keys and former Minister of the Isle of Man Government and Member of the House of Keys for the constituency of Garff... SHK Speaker of the House of Keys The Speaker of the House of Keys is the principal officer of the House of Keys, the lower house of the Isle of Man legislature. The Speaker is elected from the membership of the house at its first sitting after an election. He is responsible for controlling the procedure of the House and for...	None	1,400
	Nigel Dobson	Liberal Vannin Liberal Vannin Party The Liberal Vannin Party is a political party on the Isle of Man. It was founded in 2006 by Onchan MHK Peter Karran. The Liberal Vannin Party put forward several candidates at the 2006 general election, and campaigns on a platform of greater accountability and openness in government.-2006...	524
Glenfaba Glenfaba Glenfaba is one of six sheadings in the Isle of Man. It lies on the west of the island and consists of the parishes of German and Patrick. Historically, Glenfaba also included the parish of Marown toward the centre of the island. Geographically the area also includes the town of Peel which is...	David Anderson David Anderson (Isle of Man) David Moore Anderson MHK is a Manx politician, who is currently the Minister for Health of the Isle of Man Government. He has been a Member of the House of Keys from 2001 for Glenfaba. Before going into politics, he was a dairy and mixed farmer... MHK	None	760
	Geoffrey Boot	None	524
Malew and Santon Malew and Santon Malew and Santon is a House of Keys constituency in the Isle of Man. It elects one MHK and the constituency covers the parishes of Malew and Santon. This is slightly unusual since Malew and Santon are in different sheadings.-MHKs & Elections:...	Graham Cregeen	None	573
	Captain Andrew Douglas Andrew Douglas Andrew Grant Douglas is a former Republican justice of the Ohio Supreme Court who served in that office from 1985 to 2002.-See also:*Ohio Supreme Court**List of Justices of the Ohio Supreme Court...  MHK	None	439
	Carol Kermode	None	258
Michael	David Cannan David Cannan John David Qualtrough Cannan MHK is currently the Member of the House of Keys for Michael and Chairman of the Isle of Man Water Authority. He is the son of former Chaplain of the House of Keys, Rev Canon Charles Cannan. He was educated at King William's College and was a businessman in the tea and... MHK	None	1,062
	Ron Berry	None	329
Middle Middle (sheading) Middle is one of six sheadings in the Isle of Man and consists of the parishes of Braddan, Marown and Santon or Santan. It lies to the east of the island. Historically it consisted of Braddan, Santan and Onchan. It is also a House of Keys constituency, electing one MHK.-MHKs & Elections:-External...	Martyn Quayle Martyn Quayle George Martyn Quayle, MHK was a Manx politician who previously held the position of Minister of Tourism and Leisure in the Isle of Man Government and represents Middle in the House of Keys. He served as minister of the Department of Social Care.... MHK	None	963
	Kate Beecroft	Liberal Vannin Liberal Vannin Party The Liberal Vannin Party is a political party on the Isle of Man. It was founded in 2006 by Onchan MHK Peter Karran. The Liberal Vannin Party put forward several candidates at the 2006 general election, and campaigns on a platform of greater accountability and openness in government.-2006...	548
	Andrew Jessopp	None	413
Onchan Onchan Onchan , is a village in the parish of Onchan on the Isle of Man. It is at the north end of Douglas Bay. Although administratively a village, it has the second largest population on the island, after Douglas, with which it forms a conurbation....	Peter Karran Peter Karran Peter Karran MHK is a Manx politician, who is the current Minister of Education and Children, Member of the House of Keys for Onchan and Leader of the Liberal Vannin Party. He was a Manx Labour Party member but left in 2004. In August 2006 he founded the Liberal Vannin Party... MHK	Liberal Vannin Liberal Vannin Party The Liberal Vannin Party is a political party on the Isle of Man. It was founded in 2006 by Onchan MHK Peter Karran. The Liberal Vannin Party put forward several candidates at the 2006 general election, and campaigns on a platform of greater accountability and openness in government.-2006...	2,600
	Adrian Earnshaw Adrian Earnshaw Adrian John Earnshaw MHK is a Manx politician, who was the Minister of Home Affairs in the Isle of Man Government and a Member of the House of Keys for Onchan.-Early life and career:... MHK	None	2,078
	David Quirk	None	1,565
	Brian Stowell	None	1,373
	Steve Babb	None	1,047
	Andrew Dossor	None	601
Peel	Tim Crookall Tim Crookall Tim Crookall MHK is a Member of the House of Keys for Peel in the Isle of Man and Minister of Community, Culture and Leisure.in 1996, he replaced Hazel Hannan as MHK for Peel and was successfully re-elected in 2011.-Governmental positions:... MHK	None	839
	Hazel Hannan Hazel Hannan Hazel Hannan, former Member of the House of Keys , was previously the Deputy Speaker of the House of Keys and an Education Minister and then Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in the Isle of Man Government. She was elected in 1986 as an independent MHK for Peel, after a failed attempt...	None	712
	Rodger Gimbert	None	321
Ramsey Ramsey, Isle of Man Ramsey is a town in the north of the Isle of Man. It is the second largest town on the island after Douglas. Its population is 7,309 according to the 2006 census . It has one of the biggest harbours on the island, and has a prominent derelict pier, called the Queen's Pier. It was formerly one of...	Annie Craine Annie Craine Anne Valerie Craine JP MHK was the Minister for the Treasury for the Isle of Man between 2010 and 2011 and Member of the House of Keys for Ramsey. Before that, she was previously the Minister of Education between 2006 and 2010. She was elected at the 2003 by-election... MHK	None	1,969
	Allan Bell Allan Bell The Honourable Allan Robert Bell MHK is a Manx politician, who is the current Chief Minister of the Isle of Man, having been elected to that position on October 11, 2011. He was formerly the Minister for Economic Development of the Isle of Man Government and is Member of the House of Keys for... MHK	None	1,768
	Leonard Singer Leonard Singer Leonard Ian Singer MHK MR Pharm S is a British pharmacist and politician based in Ramsey, Isle of Man.-Career:Singer was born in Manchester on 27 January 1943, he has resided in Portugal and Tenerife. He moved to the island in 1989 and set up Singer's Pharmacy in Ramsey having qualified as a...  MLC Legislative Council of the Isle of Man The Legislative Council is the upper chamber of Tynwald, the legislature of the Isle of Man.It consists of eleven Members —*eight elected members, known as Members of the Legislative Council or MLCs*three ex officio members:...	None / (APG Alliance for Progressive Government The Alliance for Progressive Government was a political pressure group operating in the Isle of Man.Formed in 1991 was a grouping of members of the House of Keys who wanted to provide a coherent opposition to the Manx government, they were initially called the Alternative Policy Group, before... )	1,621
	Captain Nigel Malpass	Liberal Vannin Liberal Vannin Party The Liberal Vannin Party is a political party on the Isle of Man. It was founded in 2006 by Onchan MHK Peter Karran. The Liberal Vannin Party put forward several candidates at the 2006 general election, and campaigns on a platform of greater accountability and openness in government.-2006...	673
Rushen Rushen Rushen , formerly Kirk Christ Rushen , is a parish in the sheading of the same name in the Isle of Man. The parish is a fishing and agricultural district at the south-westernmost point of the island. The parish is one of three in the sheading of Rushen...	Juan Watterson Juan Watterson Juan Paul Watterson MHK BA ACA is a Manx politician, who is a Member of the House of Keys for Rushen, in the Isle of Man., He is currently the youngest MHK in the House of Keys.-Early life:... MHK	None	2,430
	Phil Gawne Phil Gawne Philip Anderson "Phil" Gawne BSc MHK is a Manx politician, who is the Member of the House of Keys for Rushen, a constituency in the Isle of Man. He is also the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and therefore a member of the Council of Ministers.-Early life:Born in 1965 in Douglas to... MHK	None	1,794
	Quintin Gill MHK	None	1,689
	Phil Crellin	None	1,432
	John Rimmington John Rimmington John Rimington MHK was the Minister of Local Government and the Environment of the Isle of Man Government from 2004 to 2006. He was also Member of the House of Keys between 2000 and 2006 for Rushen, but he was comprehensively defeated in the 2006 general election when he came fifth out of seven...	None	1,048
	Tony Wright	Liberal Vannin Liberal Vannin Party The Liberal Vannin Party is a political party on the Isle of Man. It was founded in 2006 by Onchan MHK Peter Karran. The Liberal Vannin Party put forward several candidates at the 2006 general election, and campaigns on a platform of greater accountability and openness in government.-2006...	1,000
	Adrian Tinkler	None	934