Summary

  • Ministers Graham Cregeen, Tim Baker, Ray Harmer and Geoffrey Boot lose seats

  • Another three MHKs are also ousted by voters

  • Two women will represent a constituency for the first time

  • There are 11 newly-elected MHKs

  • Douglas South is the first constituency to declare at 22:00 BST

  • Glenfaba and Peel is the final constituency to declare at 01:40 BST

  • A total of 65 candidates were vying to fill 24 seats in the House of Keys

  • The successful candidates will serve as MHKs for five years

  • Chief Minister Howard Quayle did not stand for re-election

  1. Two new faces to represent Middlepublished at 23:22 British Summer Time 23 September 2021
    Breaking

    Jane Poole-Wilson and Stuart Peters have been elected to represent Middle in the House of Keys.

  2. MHKs re-elected in Douglas Centralpublished at 23:19 British Summer Time 23 September 2021
    Breaking

    There's been a vote of confidence for MHKs Ann Corlett and Chris Thomas who have been re-elected in Douglas Central.

  3. Moorhouse wants to build 'strong economy'published at 23:14 British Summer Time 23 September 2021

    Jason Moorhouse

    Jason Moorhouse, who topped the poll and kept his seat in Arbory, Castletown and Malew, said he was "really pleased" with the result.

    "I’m really hoping the island can move forward and have a strong economy where local businesses are doing really well," he added.

    Former Manx Radio news editor Tim Glover, who came in second, said it was "a heck of a job application to be tramping around Arbory, Castletown and Malew, but there was positivity out there right from the start".

  4. Rushen results are inpublished at 23:06 British Summer Time 23 September 2021
    Breaking

    Michelle Haywood and Juan Watterson have been elected to represent Rushen in the House of Keys for the next five years.

  5. Home Affairs Minister loses seatpublished at 23:03 British Summer Time 23 September 2021

    Graham Cregeen

    Home Affairs Minister Graham Cregeen has lost his seat in Arbory, Castletown and Malew, the first ministerial scalp of the evening.

    Jason Moorhouse defended his seat successfully, topping the poll, while former Manx Radio news editor Tim Glover came in second place.

    The results were:

    • Graham Cregeen - 730
    • Steve Crowther - 1,488
    • Tim Glover - 1,818
    • Jason Moorhouse - 1,988
  6. Old and new in Arbory, Castletown and Malewpublished at 23:00 British Summer Time 23 September 2021
    Breaking

    Jason Moorhouse and Tim Glover have been elected to represent Arbory, Castletown and Malew.

  7. Returning MHKs promise to work togetherpublished at 22:54 British Summer Time 23 September 2021

    Rob Callister, who topped the poll in Ochan, said he was "under no illusion the next five years will be incredibly difficult, but I am ready to start tomorrow".

    "At the heart of it, the people of Onchan wanted two strong candidates," he added.

    Meanwhile Julie Edge, who came in second, promised that the two returning members would "continue to work together to represent the people of Onchan".

  8. The House of Keys or Yn Kiare as Feed?published at 22:48 British Summer Time 23 September 2021

    Manx emblem

    One of the oldest continuous parliaments in the world, Tynwald was split into upper and lower branches in the 16th Century when the House of Keys came into being.

    Historians disagree over the origins of the name though.

    Some have speculated the term House of Keys came from a mishearing of the Manx words for the ‘four and twenty’, or Yn Kiare as Feed, the 24 members of the body.

  9. Paul Quine loses Douglas South seatpublished at 22:40 British Summer Time 23 September 2021

    Paul Quine has lost his seat in the constituency of Douglas South.

    He had been an MHK for just 14 months, after he was voted in following a by-election in August 2020.

    Mr Quine received 1,094 votes and was beaten by Sarah Maltby and Claire Christian.

    Quote Message

    I like to think I rolled my sleeves up and worked as hard as I could."

    Paul Quine

    Paul Quine
  10. Callister and Edge return for Onchanpublished at 22:33 British Summer Time 23 September 2021

    Julie Edge

    The results from the Hub in Onchan show no change with Rob Callister and Julie Edge being returned as MHKs for the constituency.

    Here's how the voting went:

    • Rob Callister - 1,600
    • Julie Edge - 1,363
    • James Cherry - 570
    • Peter Willers - 433
    • Michael Leather - 177

    A total of 2,346 votes were cast, with 11 ballot papers spoilt. Turnout was announced as 45%.

    Rob Callister
  11. 'Momentous' occasion as two women top pollpublished at 22:27 British Summer Time 23 September 2021

    Sarah Maltby
    Quote Message

    If I was ten years younger I would be doing cartwheels."

    Sarah Maltby

    It's the first time a House of Keys constituency has had all-female representation.

    Sarah Maltby, of the Manx Labour Party, has topped the poll in Douglas South by two votes, with Claire Christian returning as an MHK in second place.

    After the result was announced at Scoill Vallajeelt, Mrs Maltby said she wanted to thank the people of Douglas South for backing her, while Mrs Christian said it was "momentous" that two women were returned to represent the constituency.

    The results in full were:

    • Claire Christian - 1,242 votes
    • Sarah Maltby - 1,244 votes
    • Gerard Higgins - 552 votes
    • Paul Quine - 1,094

    In total, 2,295 voters were cast and four ballots were spoilt.

    Claire Christian
  12. Familiar faces in Onchanpublished at 22:25 British Summer Time 23 September 2021
    Breaking

    Rob Callister and Julie Edge have been re-elected to represent the people of Onchan in the House of Keys.

  13. Douglas South results are inpublished at 22:04 British Summer Time 23 September 2021
    Breaking

    The first results are in!

    Claire Christian and Sarah Maltby have been elected to represent Douglas South for the next five years in the House of Keys.

  14. Forming a governmentpublished at 22:03 British Summer Time 23 September 2021

    Once elected, the new chief minister will choose eight other members of Tynwald to head up government departments.

    Typically, all eight are MHKs, with LegCo members only appointed to the posts in exceptional circumstances.

    They include:

    • Cabinet Office
    • Department of Education, Sport and Culture
    • Department for Enterprise
    • Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture
    • Department of Health and Social Care
    • Department of Home Affairs
    • Department of Infrastructure
    • The Treasury

    Collectively they will make up the Council of Ministers, the executive body of the Isle of Man Government.

  15. No role for LegCo this timepublished at 22:00 British Summer Time 23 September 2021

    Legislative Council
    Image caption,

    The Legislative Council sits on the benches above the House of Keys when both branches of Tynwald meet

    A major change to the process this time round is the exclusion of the Legislative Council (LegCo), which is the upper house of Tynwald, from choosing the new chief minister.

    In 2016, Howard Quayle came up against Alfred Cannan and Kate Beecroft in a three-way race for the top job, with LegCo tipping the balance by voting en masse for Mr Quayle.

  16. Choosing a new chief ministerpublished at 21:50 British Summer Time 23 September 2021

    Once they’ve been sworn in, the 24 new MHKs will have two weeks to think about who they’ll back to be the next chief minister, taking over from Howard Quayle.

    It’s a week longer than members have had following previous elections after the last administration backed an extension to give members more time to mull over prospective candidates for the top job.

    Nominations will be put forward at a sitting on 12 October, after which the vote takes place.

    Once a successor is chosen it will mark the end of Mr Quayle's term of office.

    Mr Quayle is currently recuperating at home after suffering a stroke on Friday, but remains at the helm of the current administration for the time being.

    Howard Quayle
  17. The swearing-in ceremonypublished at 21:40 British Summer Time 23 September 2021

    Swearing in ceremony

    New members have to take an oath pledging loyalty to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as the island’s head of state, who is formally known on the island as the Lord of Mann.

    Those who don't want to swear the oath can choose to take the affirmation of allegiance.

    Both can be taken in English or Manx.

    The ceremony is overseen by the highest judge in the land, First Deemster Andrew Corlett.

    Chief Registrar Stuart Quayle also has the special role of bringing in Liber Juramentorum, or Book of Oaths, which each new MHK must sign.

  18. Have as many 16 and 17-year-olds voted?published at 21:31 British Summer Time 23 September 2021

    The Isle of Man was the first place in the British Isles to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in national elections when the law was changed in 2006.

    At the time, former Tynwald President and then MHK Steve Rodan said: "If we can get a small number engaged at an early age it could lead to a lifetime’s active interest in politics."

    There were more than 500 voters aged 16 and 17 who went to the ballot box at the 2016 election, which was a turnout of 46.2%.

    We'll have to wait and see how many have used their votes this time around.

  19. Women breaking recordspublished at 21:22 British Summer Time 23 September 2021

    This election has already made history with a record number of women running for a seat in the House of Keys.

    Almost one in four candidates (24.6%) are female, up by 4% from 2016.

    There are also just nine candidates out of the 65 running for a political party, with the other 86% running independently.

    Four people are standing for Liberal Vannin, three for the Manx Labour Party, and two for the Isle of Man Green Party.

  20. Rushenpublished at 21:17 British Summer Time 23 September 2021

    Rushen candidates

    Last but not least, the final of the 12 constituencies lies the furthest south, Rushen.

    There are four people fighting it out for a place in the next administration, and after Laurence Skelly was nominated as the new president of Tynwald, there is sure to be at least one new face for the area.

    Like many other constituencies, affordable housing was at the forefront of issues discussed at a public meeting.

    The candidates are: Michelle Haywood (independent), Mark Kemp (independent), Andrew Langan-Newton (Isle of Man Green Party) and Juan Watterson (independent).