1996 Manx general election

General elections were held on the Isle of Man on the 21 November 1996 to elect members to the island's lower house: the House of Keys. Independents won 16 of the 24 seats, whilst the Manx Labour Party had its worst result since 1971, winning just 2 seats. The Alliance for Progressive Government contested its first general election after its formation following the 1991 Manx general election, returning its 4 MHK's (who had previously ran as independents) and winning 2 new seats.

1996 Manx general election

← 1991 21 November 1996 2001 →
All 24 seats in the House of Keys
First party Second party Third party   Leader Edgar Quine Party Independents Alliance for Progressive Government Manx Labour Leader's seat Ayre (won) Seats won 16 6 2 Seat change 5 6 1 Popular vote 39,052 7,613 5,392 Percentage 75.02% 14.62% 10.36% Swing 15.06 pp New party 0.44 pp
Elected Chief Minister Donald Gelling Independent

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Independents (Alliance for Progressive Government)	7,613	14.62	6
	Manx Labour Party	5,392	10.36	2
	Independents	39,052	75.02	16
Total		52,057	100.00	24
Source: Manx Radio,[1] Kermode[2]

By constituency

Constituency	Candidate	Votes
Ayre; 1 seat	Edgar Quine	1,247
	Hazel Bradley	167
Castletown; 1 seat	Tony Brown	876
	Elsie Pickard	467
	Carol Edge	102
Douglas East; 2 seats	Phil Braidwood	1,289
	Brenda Cannell	836
	Philip Kermode	593
	Alan Burrows	381
Douglas North; 2 seats	John Houghton	1,493
	Alan Crowe	1,241
	Bernie May	827
	Brian Crookall	612
Douglas South; 2 seats	David Cretney	2,061
	Adrian Duggan	796
	John Tobin	755
	Patrick Bell	530
	Allan Connor	282
	John Cowley	247
Douglas West; 2 seats	John Shimmin	1,637
	Alex Downie	1,515
	Jim Cain	911
Garff; 1 seat	Steve Rodan	1,257
	Stuart McKenzie	473
	Kenneth Markillie	52
Glenfaba; 1 seat	Walter Gilbey	743
	Toni Collister	312
Malew and Santon; 1 seat	Donald Gelling	Unopposed
Michael; 1 seat	David Cannan	973
	Jennifer Kewley-Draskau	495
Middle; 1 seat	David North	842
	Bruce Corfield	519
Onchan; 3 seats	Peter Karran	2,257
	Richard Corkill	1,713
	Ray Kniveton	1,702
	Richard Leventhorpe	1,372
	David Quirk	1,143
	Ellis Killey	775
	Mark Kermode	559
Peel; 1 seat	Hazel Hannan	1042
	Christine Moughton	477
	Timothy Crookall	469
Ramsey; 2 seats	Leonard Singer	2,059
	Allan Bell	2,056
	Terry Groves	1,763
Rushen; 3 seats	Miles Walker	2,499
	Noel Cringle	1,903
	Pamela Crowe	1,609
	Illiam Costain	1,568
	John Rimington	1,342
	David Bennett	774
	Terry Jackson	444

References

1. "Results 1996". Manx Radio.
2. D.G. Kermode (2001). Offshore island politics : the constitutional and political development of the Isle of Man in the twentieth century.