2001 Manx general election

General elections were held on the Isle of Man on 22 November 2001 to elect members to the island's lower house: the House of Keys. The election was dominated by Independents, who won 22 of the 24 seats.

2001 Manx general election

22 November 2001
All 24 seats in the House of Keys
First party Second party Third party   Party Independents Alliance for Progressive Government Manx Labour Seats won 19 3 2 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 38,596 4,059 4,261 Percentage 82.27% 8.65% 9.08% Swing 7.27 pp 5.98 pp 1.29 pp
Chief Minister before election Donald Gelling Independent Elected Chief Minister Richard Corkill Independent

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Manx Labour Party	4,261	9.08	2
	Independents (Alliance for Progressive Government)	4,059	8.65	3
	Independents	38,596	82.27	19
Total		46,916	100.00	24
Total votes		27,379	–
Registered voters/turnout		47,529	57.60
Source: Isle of Man Government, Manx Radio

By constituency

Constituency	Name	Party	Votes
Ayre; 1 seat	Edgar Quine MHK	Independent (APG)	1038
	Thurston Arrowsmith	Independent	202
Castletown; 1 seat	Tony Brown MHK	Independent	Unopposed
Douglas East; 2 seats	Phil Braidwood MHK	Independent	1,168
	Brenda Cannell MHK	Independent (APG)	973
	Colin Cain	Independent	474
	Philip White	Independent	201
Douglas North; 2 seats	Bill Henderson	Independent	Unopposed
	John Houghton MHK	Independent	Unopposed
Douglas South; 2 seats	David Cretney MHK	Manx Labour Party	1,956
	Adrian Duggan	Independent	763
	David Buttery	Independent	467
	Rodney Clarke	Independent	394
	Andrew Jessop	Independent	349
	Gary Cain	Independent	273
Douglas West; 2 seats	Alex Downie	Independent	1,528
	John Shimmin MHK	Independent	1,506
	Michael Percival	Independent	628
	Peter Murcott	Independent	253
Garff; 1 seat	Steve Rodan MHK	Independent	1,176
	Marianne Kerruish	Independent	809
Glenfaba; 1 seat	David Anderson MHK	Independent	697
	Walter Gilbey	Independent	374
	Alan Kermode	Independent	205
Malew and Santon; 1 seat	Donald Gelling MHK	Independent	Unopposed
Michael; 1 seat	David Cannan MHK	Independent	898
	Roy Kennaugh	Independent	630
Middle; 1 seat	Martyn Quayle MHK	Independent	613
	Allen Gawne	Independent	555
	Graham Crowe	Independent	539
	Paul Beckett	Independent	124
Onchan; 3 seats	Peter Karran MHK	Manx Labour Party	2,305
	Richard Corkill	Independent	2,242
	Adrian Earnshaw MHK	Independent	1,929
	Geoff Cannell	Independent	1,624
	David Quirk	Independent	1,551
	Elizabeth Kelly	Independent	447
Peel; 1 seat	Hazel Hannan MHK	Independent	1,296
	Christine Moughtin	Independent	505
Ramsey; 2 seats	Allan Bell MHK	Independent	2,260
	Leonard Singer MHK	Independent (APG)	2,048
	Annie Craine MHK	Independent	1,794
	Brian Beattie	Independent	564
	Joseph Rooney	Independent	116
Rushen; 3 seats	John Rimington MHK	Independent	1,919
	Quintin Gill MHK	Independent	1,856
	Pamela Crowe MHK	Independent	1,644
	Andrew Roy	Independent	1,633
	Phillip Crellin	Independent	1,564
	John Gill	Independent	826