1919 Manx general election

General elections were held in the Isle of Man between 27 October and 6 November 1919. Independent candidates won a majority of seats in the House of Keys.[1]

Electoral system

The 24 members of the House of Keys were elected from 11 constituencies,[2] which had between one and three seats.

Constituency Electorate Seats Date of election
Ayre2,231331 October
Castletown1N/A
Douglas North10,28534 November
Douglas South3,99424 November
Garff2,414230 October
Glenfaba2,617327 October
Michael1,395231 October
Middle3,295330 October
Peel2,18016 November
Ramsey2,96114 November
Rushen4,47533 November
Source: Sherratt

Campaign

A total of 47 candidates contested the elections; 28 independents, 11 from the Manx Labour Party, 5 from the National Party and three from the Liberal Party.[1] There was only one candidate in Castletown, who was elected unopposed.[3]

Results

Party Vote % Seats +/–
Manx Labour Party8,67521.614New
Liberal Party6,41215.972
National Party4,73311.791
Independents20,32650.6317
Total40,14610024
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total
Registered voters/turnout35,847
Source: Sherratt

By constituency

Constituency Candidate Party Votes % Notes
AyreW.C. SouthwardIndependent92227.4Re-elected
J.D. ClucasIndependent88426.3Elected
D.J. TeareIndependent75022.3Elected
R. CainIndependent54816.3
S.W. AndersonIndependent2557.6Unseated
CastletownJoseph Davidson QualtroughIndependentRe-elected unopposed
Douglas NorthS. NorrisIndependent2,46917.7Elected
R.C. CainLiberal Party2,27916.3Elected
J. CunninghamLiberal Party2,10515.1Re-elected
R.B. MooreLiberal Party2,02814.5
C.T.W. Hughes-GamesNational Party1,48410.6
W.T. PickettManx Labour Party1,43610.3
M. CarineNational Party1,3399.6Unseated
J. GarsideNational Party6654.8Unseated
W.G.G.T. HargraveIndependent1761.3
Douglas SouthA.J. TeareManx Labour Party1,13130.2Elected
J.L. Goldie TaubmanNational Party93625.0Re-elected
G.J. BurtonwoodIndependent80821.6
T.M.L. QuayleManx Labour Party55914.9
J. CorkillNational Party3098.3
GarffJ.R. KerruishIndependent77627.6Re-elected
T.S. CorlettIndependent76627.2Elected
W. DickinsonManx Labour Party66923.8
T. CrossleyManx Labour Party60121.4
GlenfabaE. CallisterIndependent78926.7Re-elected
F.S. DalgleishIndependent78026.4Re-elected
G.B. KermodeIndependent75825.6Elected
W.P. ClucasManx Labour Party63221.4
MichaelE.J. CurpheyIndependent50243.0Re-elected
R.S. CorlettIndependent49642.5Re-elected
C. GillManx Labour Party17014.6
MiddleGeorge Frederick ClucasIndependent92724.5Elected
C. GillIndependent85022.5Elected
T.G. BridsonManx Labour Party73519.4Elected
W.F. CowellIndependent70618.6Unseated
W. ChristianIndependent56815.0Unseated
PeelChristopher R. ShimminManx Labour Party87263.8Elected
W.O. QuayleIndependent49436.2
RamseyA.H. TeareIndependent1,17358.7Re-elected
A. HadleyManx Labour Party82741.4
RushenJ.R. CorrinManx Labour Party1,04321.0Elected
J. QualtroughIndependent95919.3Re-elected
A. QualtroughIndependent82316.6Re-elected
W. MooreIndependent81416.4
J.J. QualtroughIndependent65913.3
T.F. QuineIndependent58711.8Unseated
J. CowleyIndependent871.7
Source: Sherratt

Aftermath

Following the elections, W.C. Southward (Ayre), J.R. Kerruish (Garff), J. Cunningham (Douglas North) and J. Qualtrough (Rushen) were elevated to the Legislative Council. By-elections were subsequently held for their replacements in mid-December:

Constituency Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Ayre
19 December
R. CainIndependent78755.2Elected
T.E. KneenIndependent63944.8
Garff
18 December
W. KermeenIndependent73655.9Elected
E. OliverIndependent58044.1
Douglas North
19 December
R.B. MooreLiberal Party1,71581.1Elected
W.T. PickettIndependent Labour39918.9
Rushen
23 December
W. MooreIndependent97354.1Elected
C.A. CormodeManx Labour Party82645.9
Source: Sherratt

References

  1. Tom Sherratt (1979) Isle of Man parliamentary election results 1919 - 1979, p38
  2. Sherratt, p39
  3. Sherratt, p37
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