Douglas East is a House of Keys constituency in Douglas, Isle of Man . It elects 2 MHKs .
Since the 2021 local elections the constituency's area has been adopted for Douglas East (ward) which replaced most of Victoria and Derby wards. The ward elects 3 councilors to Douglas Borough Council .
MHKs and elections
Year
Election
Turnout
Candidates
Elected
Notes
1962
General Election
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1971
General Election
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1976
General Election
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1981
General Election
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1986
General Election
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1991
General Election
53%
Dominic Delaney (796 votes, elected)
Phil Kermode (522 votes, elected)
Brenda Cannell (306 votes)
PT Bell (240 votes)
A Shea (54 votes)
The two sitting MHKs held their seats.
1995
By-Election
39.9%
Phil Braidwood (611 votes, elected)
Brenda Cannell (336 votes)
Christian (289 votes)
Freegard (161 votes)
By-election called by the elevation of Dominic Delaney to the LegCo.
1996
General Election
50.9%
Phil Braidwood (1289 votes, elected)
Brenda Cannell (836 votes, elected)
Phil Kermode (593 votes)
2001
General Election
41%
Phil Braidwood (1168 votes, elected)
Brenda Cannell (973 votes, elected)
Colin Cain (474 votes)
Philip White (201 votes)
The two sitting MHKs held their seats.
2006
General Election
51%
Phil Braidwood (777 votes, elected)
Brenda Cannell (728 votes, elected)
Carol Jempson (189 votes)
Steve Osbourne (194 votes)
Bill Platt (252 votes)
Chris Robertshaw (574 votes)
The two sitting MHKs held their seats.
2010
By-election
n/a
Chris Robertshaw (388 votes, elected)
Kate Beecroft, Liberal Vannin (381 votes)
Kevin Woodford (276 votes)
Colin Cain (245 votes)
John Joughin (146 votes)
Chris Heath (72 votes)
By-election called by the elevation of Phil Braidwood to the LegCo.
2011
General Election
40.7%
Chris Robertshaw (915 votes, elected)
Brenda Cannell (757 votes, elected)
Paul Moulton (490 votes)
Geraldine O'Neill (441 votes)
Richard Kissack (238 votes)
John Karran (123 votes)
The two sitting MHKs held their seats.
2015
By-election
Jon Joughin (159 votes, elected)
Clare Bettison (146 votes)
Richard Falk (145 votes)
Geraldine O'Neill (131 votes)
Catherine Turner (108 votes)
John McBride (90 votes)
Kurt Buchholz (75 votes)
Election results since 2016
In 2014, Tynwald approved recommendations from the Boundary Review Commission which saw the reform of the Island's electoral boundaries.
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