1996 Manx general election

21 November 1996

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 Decrease5 Increase6 Decrease1
Popular vote 39,052 7,613 5,392
Percentage 75.02% 14.62% 10.36%
Swing Decrease15.06 pp New party Increase0.44 pp


Elected Chief Minister

Donald Gelling
Independent

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.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Independents (Alliance for Progressive Government)7,61314.626
Manx Labour Party5,39210.362
Independents39,05275.0216
Total52,057100.0024
Source: [1][2]

References

  1. "Results 1996".
  2. "Offshore island politics : the constitutional and political development of the Isle of Man in the twentieth century".


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