General elections were held in the Isle of Man between 7 and 15 November 1929. Independent candidates won a majority of seats in the House of Keys.[1]
Electoral system
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayre | 2,131 | 3 | 12 November |
| Castletown | – | 1 | N/A |
| Douglas North | 8,095 | 3 | 13 November |
| Douglas South | – | 2 | N/A |
| Garff | 2,332 | 2 | 13 November |
| Glenfaba | 2,554 | 3 | 14 November |
| Michael | 1,297 | 2 | 15 November |
| Middle | 3,927 | 3 | 7 November |
| Peel | 2,002 | 1 | 15 November |
| Ramsey | 3,122 | 1 | 7 November |
| Rushen | 4,543 | 3 | 12 November |
| Source: Sherratt | |||
Campaign
editA total of 40 candidates contested the elections; 30 independents, eight from the Manx Labour Party and two from Independent Labour.[1]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manx Labour Party | 7,573 | 18.87 | 7 | +1 | |
| Independent Labour | 695 | 1.73 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 31,862 | 79.40 | 17 | −1 | |
| Total | 40,130 | 100.00 | 24 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 30,003 | – | |||
| Source: Sherratt | |||||
By constituency
edit| Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayre | D.J. Teare | Independent | 925 | 23.8 | Re-elected |
| R. Cain | Independent | 829 | 21.3 | Re-elected | |
| A.J. Cottier | Independent | 698 | 18.0 | Elected | |
| J. Corlett | Independent | 544 | 14.0 | ||
| E.B.C. Farrant | Independent | 493 | 12.7 | ||
| C. Gill | Independent Labour | 396 | 10.2 | ||
| Castletown | Joseph Davidson Qualtrough | Independent | – | – | Re-elected unopposed |
| Douglas North | A.B. Crookall | Independent | 4,004 | 29.5 | Re-elected |
| T.R. Radcliffe | Independent | 2,795 | 20.6 | Elected | |
| J. Kelly | Manx Labour Party | 2,568 | 18.9 | Elected | |
| S. Norris | Independent | 2,564 | 18.9 | Unseated | |
| R.F. Fargher | Independent | 857 | 6.3 | ||
| J.J. Cowley | Independent | 802 | 5.9 | ||
| Douglas South | A.J. Teare | Manx Labour Party | – | – | Re-elected unopposed |
| W.C. Craine | Manx Labour Party | – | – | Re-elected unopposed | |
| Garff | W.K. Cowin | Manx Labour Party | 868 | 35.0 | Re-elected |
| T. Callow | Independent | 704 | 28.4 | Re-elected | |
| G.W. Filliter | Independent | 595 | 24.0 | ||
| C.F. Corkhill | Independent | 310 | 12.5 | ||
| Glenfaba | F.S. Dalgleish | Independent | 950 | 31.5 | Re-elected |
| R. Kneen | Independent | 929 | 30.8 | Re-elected | |
| W.P. Clucas | Manx Labour Party | 834 | 27.7 | ||
| J. Duke | Independent Labour | 299 | 9.9 | ||
| Michael | J.F. Crellin | Independent | 742 | 46.5 | Re-elected |
| T.H. Kneen | Independent | 444 | 27.8 | Elected | |
| J. Callister | Independent | 409 | 25.6 | ||
| Middle | C. Gill | Independent | 1,872 | 31.3 | Re-elected |
| George Frederick Clucas | Independent | 1,664 | 27.9 | Re-elected | |
| W.F. Cowell | Independent | 1,372 | 23.0 | Re-elected | |
| A. Radcliffe | Manx Labour Party | 1,066 | 17.8 | ||
| Peel | Christopher R. Shimmin | Manx Labour Party | 861 | 59.6 | Re-elected |
| W.R. Irving | Independent | 584 | 40.4 | ||
| Ramsey | W.H. Alcock | Independent | 1,207 | 51.8 | Elected |
| A.H. Teare | Independent | 1,073 | 46.1 | Unseated | |
| L. Nelson | Independent | 48 | 2.1 | ||
| Rushen | R. Kneen | Manx Labour Party | 1,376 | 23.6 | Elected |
| J.S. Kermode | Independent | 1,285 | 22.1 | Elected | |
| W. Moore | Independent | 1,120 | 19.2 | Re-elected | |
| W.A. Kelly | Independent | 1,118 | 19.2 | ||
| A. Qualtrough | Independent | 925 | 15.9 | ||
| Source: Sherratt | |||||