1991 Manx general election
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{{Infobox legislative election
| country = Isle of Man
| previous_election = 1986
| next_election = 1996
| seats_for_election = All 24 seats in the House of Keys
| election_date = 21 November 1991
| noleader = yes
| party1 = Independents
| seats1 = 21
| last_election1 = 21
| percentage1 = 88.18
| party2 = Manx Labour Party
| leader2 =
| seats2 = 3
| last_election2 = 3
| percentage2 = 11.23
| map = 1991 IOM Election Map.png
| map_caption = Results by constituency
| title = Chief Minister
| before_election = Miles Walker
| before_party = Independent politician
| after_election = Miles Walker
| after_party = Independent politician
}}{{Politics of the Isle of Man}}
General elections were held on the Isle of Man on the 21 November 1991 to elect members to the island's lower house: the House of Keys. Independents dominated and won 21 of the 24 seats, whilst the Manx Labour Party once again won three seats.
Electoral system
The electoral system was changed in 1982 to single transferable vote with the Representation of the People (Preferential Voting) Act.{{Cite journal |last=Richards |first=Jeff |date=July 1987 |title=Electoral change in a small community: the Isle of Man revisited |url=https://academic.oup.com/pa/article-abstract/40/3/388/1454693 |journal=Parliamentary Affairs |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=388–408 |doi=10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a052107|url-access=subscription }}
Campaign
A total of 73 candidates contested the elections, of which 68 ran as independents and five as party candidates. The Manx Labour Party nominated three candidates, David Cretney, Peter Karran and Bernie May, all of whom were incumbents. The Green Party nominated two, John Rimington and Graham Joughin.{{cite news|title='Greens' call for more interventionist controls|newspaper=Isle of Man Examiner|date=1 October 1991|page=3}}
Results
Five of the elected members were newcomers to the House of Keys.
In Douglas West, Basil Cowin and Jim Mitchell were tied in last place at the second count, resulting in them having to draw lots to determine who progressed to the third count, with Callow progressing.{{cite news|title=Democracy STV-style reduced to a lottery|newspaper=Isle of Man Examiner|date=26 November 1991|page=15}} Two independent candidates (Edgar Quine in Ayre and Tony Brown in Castletown) were elected unopposed.
{{Election results
|votestitle={{abbr|FP|First-preference}} votes
|party1=Manx Labour Party|votes1=3419|seats1=3|sc1=
|party2=Green Party|votes2=180|seats2=0|color2=green
|party3=Independents|votes3=26851|seats3=21|sc3=
|invalid=
|electorate=46007
|source=Manx Radio,{{cite web | url=https://www.manxradio.com/election-1991/results-1991/ | title=Results 1991}} Kermode{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/offshoreislandpo0000kerm_o4m2/page/321/mode/2up | title=Offshore island politics : the constitutional and political development of the Isle of Man in the twentieth century|author=D.G. Kermode|year=2001|page=321}}
}}
= By constituency =
{{Election results-STV
|caption=Douglas East
|nopercentage=y
|cand1=Dominic Delaney|party1=Independent|votes1=796
|cand2=Philip Kermode|party2=Independent|votes2=522|votes2_2=610.25|votes2_3=667.25
|cand3=Brenda Cannell|party3=Independent|votes3=306|votes3_2=332.25|votes3_3=400.25
|cand4=Patrick Bell|party4=Independent|votes4=240|votes4_2=274.25
|cand5=Alan Shea|party5=Independent|votes5=54|votes5_2=56.25
|invalid=30
|electorate=3678
}}
{{Election results-STV
|caption=Douglas North
|nopercentage=y
|cand1=Bernie May|party1=Manx Labour Party|votes1=802
|cand2=David Corlett|party2=Independent|votes2=370|votes2_2=337.2|votes2_3=380.2|votes2_4=383.2|votes2_5=392.68|votes2_6=401.68|votes2_7=414.04|votes2_8=422.34|votes2_9=443.8|votes2_10=474.8
|cand3=Alan Crowe|party3=Independent|votes3=289|votes3_2=284.16|votes3_3=294.16|votes3_4=301.28|votes3_5=306.52|votes3_6=310.58|votes3_7=329.64|votes3_8=351.7|votes3_9=365.18|votes3_10=381.18
|cand4=David Martin|party4=Independent|votes4=210|votes4_2=215.52|votes4_3=215.58|votes4_4=218.64|votes4_5=228.7|votes4_6=232.86|votes4_7=238|votes4_8=244.12|votes4_9=270.24
|cand5=Inkerman Faragher|party5=Independent|votes5=160|votes5_2=116.12|votes5_3=168.24|votes5_4=175.3|votes5_5=190.36|votes5_6=208.66|votes5_7=218.72
|cand6=Raina Chatel|party6=Independent|votes6=113|votes6_2=116.36|votes6_3=116.36|votes6_4=119.48|votes6_5=124.54|votes6_6=125.54|votes6_7=130.66
|cand7=John Bell|party7=Independent|votes7=106|votes7_2=108.52|votes7_3=109.52|votes7_4=111.52|votes7_5=116.64|votes7_6=124.7
|cand8=Michael Hooper|party8=Independent|votes8=81|votes8_2=82.26|votes8_3=83.26|votes8_4=87.26|votes8_5=89.32
|cand9=Michael Shimmin|party9=Independent|votes9=57|votes9_2=59.27|votes9_3=61.27|votes9_4=63.27
|cand10=Graham Joughin|party10=Green Party|votes10=47|votes10_2=48.5|votes10_3=49.56|color10=green
|cand11=Martin Nuttall|party11=Independent|votes11=21|votes11_2=21.42
|invalid=40
|electorate=3455
}}
{{Election results-STV
|caption=Douglas South
|nopercentage=y
|cand1=David Cretney|party1=Manx Labour Party|votes1=1422
|cand2=Adrian Duggan|party2=Independent|votes2=479|votes2_2=780.2|votes2_3=792.2|votes2_4=799.4|votes2_5=860.4
|cand3=Alan Connor|party3=Independent|votes3=310|votes3_2=377.8|votes3_3=384.8|votes3_4=390.8|votes3_5=422.8
|cand4=Fred Kennish|party4=Independent|votes4=200|votes4_2=345.2|votes4_3=353.2|votes4_4=361
|cand5=Graham Bayliss|party5=Independent|votes5=84|votes5_2=154.2
|invalid=59
|electorate=4257
}}
{{Election results-STV
|caption=Douglas West
|nopercentage=y
|cand1=James Cain|party1=Independent|votes1=770|votes1_2=788|votes1_3=809|votes1_4=885
|cand2=Alex Downie|party2=Independent|votes2=616|votes2_2=632|votes2_3=655|votes2_4=737
|cand3=Andrew Douglas|party3=Independent|votes3=482|votes3_2=514|votes3_3=533|votes3_4=622
|cand4=Charles Flynn|party4=Independent|votes4=279|votes4_2=295|votes4_3=320
|cand5=Jim Mitchell|party5=Independent|votes5=164|votes5_2=178|votes5_3=196
|cand6=Basil Cowin|party6=Independent|votes6=164|votes6_2=178
|cand7=Richard Kennett|party7=Independent|votes7=98
|cand8=Godfrey Kenyon|party8=Independent|votes8=68
|invalid=25
|electorate=3994
}}
{{Election results-STV
|caption=Garff
|cand1=Edgar Mann|party1=Independent|votes1=899
|cand2=Stuart McKenzie|party2=Independent|votes2=444
|cand3=Harry Wade|party3=Independent|votes3=376
|invalid=15
|electorate=2710
}}
{{Election results-STV
|caption=Glenfaba
|cand1=Walter Gilbey|party1=Independent|votes1=625
|cand2=Robert Quayle|party2=Independent|votes2=485
|cand3=Greg Jougin|party3=Independent|votes3=111
|invalid=2
|electorate=1628
}}
{{Election results-STV
|caption=Malew and Santon
|nopercentage=y
|cand1=Donald Gelling|party1=Independent|votes1=1087
|cand2=Ted Williams|party2=Independent|votes2=140
|cand3=Frank Williams|party3=Independent|votes3=65
||invalid=8
|electorate=1961
}}
{{Election results-STV
|caption=Michael
|cand1=David Cannan|party1=Independent|votes1=1068
|cand2=James Curphey|party2=Independent|votes2=243
|cand3=Lionel Morrey|party3=Independent|votes3=188
|invalid=11
|electorate=2005
}}
{{Election results-STV
|caption=Middle
|cand1=David North|party1=Independent|votes1=924
|cand2=John Wood|party2=Independent|votes2=518
|cand3=Peter Want|party3=Independent|votes3=159
|cand4=Brian Walker|party4=Independent|votes4=58
|invalid=16
|electorate=2476
}}
{{Election results-STV
|caption=Onchan
|nopercentage=y
|cand1=Peter Karran|party1=Manx Labour Party|votes1=1195
|cand2=Richard Corkill|party2=Independent|votes2=999|votes2_2=1052
|cand3=George Waft|party3=Independent|votes3=707|votes3_2=751|votes3_3=794|votes3_4=914
|cand4=Richard Leventhorpe|party4=Independent|votes4=548|votes4_2=572|votes4_3=589|votes4_4=795
|cand5=Roger Payne|party5=Independent|votes5=241|votes5_2=256|votes5_3=278
|cand6=Fred Griffin|party6=Independent|votes6=214|votes6_2=220|votes6_3=227
|cand7=Ken Ewart|party7=Independent|votes7=108|votes7_2=117
|cand8=David Quirk|party8=Independent|votes8=88|votes8_2=97
||invalid=57
|electorate=6209
}}
{{Election results-STV
|caption=Peel
|nopercentage=y
|cand1=Hazel Hannan|party1=Independent|votes1=942|votes1_2=1066
|cand2=Malcolm Kelly|party2=Independent|votes2=627|votes2_2=799
|cand3=Fred Crowe|party3=Independent|votes3=517
|invalid=66
|electorate=2814
}}
{{Election results-STV
|caption=Ramsey
|nopercentage=y
|cand1=Allan Bell|party1=Independent|votes1=1023|votes1_2=1040|votes1_3=1072|votes1_4=1095
|cand2=Terry Groves|party2=Independent|votes2=909|votes2_2=925|votes2_3=951|votes2_4=987|votes2_5=1032
|cand3=Beryl Quine|party3=Independent|votes3=744|votes3_2=757|votes3_3=768|votes3_4=805|votes3_5=872
|cand4=Bill Irving|party4=Independent|votes4=185|votes4_2=200|votes4_3=203|votes4_4=221
|cand5=John Quigley|party5=Independent|votes5=178|votes5_2=182|votes5_3=194
|cand6=Francie Hughes|party6=Independent|votes6=145|votes6_2=148
|cand7=Oliver Hibbert|party7=Independent|votes7=99
|invalid=
|electorate=4786
}}
{{Election results-STV
|caption=Rushen
|nopercentage=y
|cand1=Miles Walker|party1=Independent|votes1=1488
|cand2=John Corrin|party2=Independent|votes2=993|votes2_2=1114.92
|cand3=Noel Cringle|party3=Independent|votes3=520|votes3_2=616.64|votes3_3=633.54|votes3_4=659.35|votes3_5=717.28|votes3_6=815.38
|cand4=John Orme|party4=Independent|votes4=478|votes4_2=598|votes4_3=610.22|votes4_4=659.98|votes4_5=708.16|votes4_6=768.52
|cand5=Cecil Price|party5=Independent|votes5=322|votes5_2=355.92|votes5_3=361.77|votes5_4=397.29|votes5_5=458.34
|cand6=Illiam Costain|party6=Independent|votes6=251|votes6_2=265.4|votes6_3=267.09|votes6_4=310.72
|cand7=John Rimington|party7=Green Party|votes7=133|votes7_2=147.08|votes7_3=151.37|color7=green
|cand8=Peter Ray|party8=Independent|votes8=96|votes8_2=107.52|votes8_3=110.38
|invalid=82
|electorate=6034
}}
Afternath
Following the general election a vote was held in Tynwald to elect the Chief Minister, with 23 members voting for the continuation of Miles Walker's government, and 10 voting for Edgar Mann. Five of those opposed to the Walker administration agreed to form the Alternative Policy Group with Mann as their leader, this was intended to function as an official opposition to the government, promoting greater autonomy for the island and more government accountability.