General elections were held in the Isle of Man between 23 and 29 November 1934. 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 | 2,262 | 3 | 27 November |
| Castletown | – | 1 | N/A |
| Douglas North | 8,481 | 3 | 26 November |
| Douglas South | 6,572 | 2 | 26 November |
| Garff | 2,462 | 2 | 29 November |
| Glenfaba | 2,501 | 3 | 27 November |
| Michael | 1,310 | 2 | 28 November |
| Middle | 4,468 | 3 | 23 November |
| Peel | – | 1 | N/A |
| Ramsey | 3,119 | 1 | 23 November |
| Rushen | 4,529 | 3 | 23 November |
| Source: Sherratt | |||
Campaign
editA total of 39 candidates contested the elections; 30 independents, seven from the Manx Labour Party and two from Independent Labour.[1]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manx Labour Party | 12,072 | 23.88 | 5 | –2 | |
| Independent Labour | 530 | 1.05 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 37,960 | 75.08 | 19 | +2 | |
| Total | 50,562 | 100.00 | 24 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 35,704 | – | |||
| Source: Sherratt | |||||
By constituency
edit| Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayre | D.J. Teare | Independent | 917 | 21.0 | Re-elected |
| E.B.C. Farrant | Independent | 905 | 20.7 | Elected | |
| A.J. Cottier | Independent | 900 | 20.6 | Re-elected | |
| G. Teare | Independent | 845 | 19.4 | ||
| J.W. Brew | Independent | 604 | 13.8 | ||
| J. Corlett | Independent | 196 | 4.5 | ||
| Castletown | Joseph Davidson Qualtrough | Independent | – | – | Re-elected unopposed |
| Douglas North | S. Norris | Independent | 3,743 | 29.3 | Re-elected |
| A.E. Kitto | Independent | 3,667 | 28.7 | Elected | |
| R.Q. Hampton | Independent | 2,739 | 21.4 | Elected | |
| J. Kelly | Manx Labour Party | 2,626 | 20.6 | Unseated | |
| Douglas South | A.J. Teare | Manx Labour Party | 2,991 | 40.3 | Re-elected |
| W.C. Craine | Manx Labour Party | 2,518 | 34.0 | Re-elected | |
| T.H. Cowin | Independent | 1,907 | 25.7 | ||
| Garff | W.K. Cowin | Manx Labour Party | 931 | 33.3 | Re-elected |
| T. Callow | Independent | 823 | 29.5 | Re-elected | |
| E. Oliver | Independent | 614 | 22.0 | ||
| R.H. McGuffie | Independent Labour | 426 | 15.2 | ||
| Glenfaba | T.A. Quayle | Independent | 1,367 | 31.5 | Re-elected |
| R. Kneen | Independent | 1,069 | 24.6 | Re-elected | |
| J. Clinton | Independent | 1,050 | 24.1 | Unseated | |
| J. Callister | Independent | 859 | 19.8 | ||
| Michael | J.F. Crellin | Independent | 576 | 47.8 | Re-elected |
| T.H. Kneen | Independent | 526 | 43.6 | Re-elected | |
| C. Gill | Independent Labour | 104 | 8.6 | ||
| Middle | C. Gill | Independent | 2,274 | 30.7 | Re-elected |
| George Frederick Clucas | Independent | 1,926 | 26.0 | Re-elected | |
| J.H.L. Cowin | Independent | 1,791 | 24.2 | Re-elected | |
| T.G Bridson | Manx Labour Party | 1,416 | 19.1 | ||
| Peel | Marion Shimmin | Manx Labour Party | – | – | Re-elected unopposed |
| Ramsey | W.H. Alcock | Independent | 1,688 | 70.3 | Re-elected |
| F. Rome | Independent | 713 | 29.7 | ||
| Rushen | R. Kneen | Manx Labour Party | 1,590 | 20.2 | Re-elected |
| W.A. Kelly | Independent | 1,421 | 18.1 | Elected | |
| A. Qualtrough | Independent | 1,291 | 16.4 | Elected | |
| A. Moore | Independent | 1,249 | 15.9 | ||
| J.A. Qualtrough | Independent | 916 | 11.7 | ||
| J.S. Kermode | Independent | 744 | 9.5 | Unseated | |
| J.J. McArd | Independent | 640 | 8.2 | ||
| Source: Sherratt | |||||