Douglas West (constituency)

Isle of Man

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Douglas West is a House of Keys constituency in Douglas, Isle of Man. It elects 2 MHKs.

MHKs & Elections

Year	Election	Turnout	Candidates	Elected	Notes
1946	General Election	?	?	Sir John Bolton
1951	General Election	?	?	Sir John Bolton
1956	General Election	?	?	Sir John Bolton James Mylchreest Cain
1962	General Election	?	James Mylchreest Cain Sir John Bolton Victor Kneale ?	Sir John Bolton Victor Kneale
1962	By Election	?	?	James Mylchreest Cain	Called following the elevation to the LegCo of Sir John Bolton.
1966	General Election	?	Victor Kneale ?	Victor Kneale
1971	General Election	?	Victor Kneale ?	Victor Kneale
1976	General Election	?	?	Betty Hanson Edward Kermeen
1981	General Election	?	?	Victor Kneale Betty Hanson
1982	By Election	?	?	Brian Gelling	Called following the elevation to the LegCo of Betty Hanson.
1984	By Election	?	?	Clifford Irving	?
1986	General Election	72.5%	James Cain SHK (945 votes) Victor Kneale SHK (632 votes) CHA Flynn (454 votes) JAS Christian (397 votes) JB Callow (130 votes) RMB Kennett (108 votes) WA Parkinson (54 votes)	James Cain Victor Kneale
1991	General Election	?	James Cain SHK (770 votes) Alex Downie (616 votes) Captain Andrew Douglas (482 votes) CHA Flynn (279 votes) JR Mitchell (164 votes) JB Callow (164 votes) RMB Kennett (98 votes) Rev. G Kenyon (68 votes)	James Cain Alex Downie
1996	General Election	60.3%	John Shimmin (1637 votes) Alex Downie (1515 votes) James Cain, Speaker (911 votes)	John Shimmin Alex Downie	Challenger John Shimmin topped the poll, unseating Speaker Cain.
2001	General Election	52.6%	Alex Downie (1528 votes) John Shimmin (1506 votes) Michael Percival (628 votes) Peter Murcott (253 votes)	Alex Downie John Shimmin	The two sitting MHK's held their seats.
2005	By Election	?	?	Dominic Delaney	Called following the elevation of Alex Downie to the Legislative Council.
2006	General Election	56.8%	John Shimmin, 1009 votes Geoff Corkish, 1248 votes Geoff Cannell, 692 votes Roland Ardern-Corris, 518 votes	John Shimmin Geoff Corkish

External links

• Constituency maps and general election results

Coordinates: 54°09′37″N 4°29′24″W / 54.16028°N 4.49°W / 54.16028; -4.49