# Rushen (constituency)

* Rushen (House of Keys)
Rushen (Manx: Rosien) is a House of Keys constituency in the south of the Isle of Man which incorporates most of the parish of Rushen together with the village districts of Port Erin and Port St Mary.
Until 2016 the constituency covered the whole of the sheading of Rushen except for the parish of Malew and the town of Castletown, and elected three MHKs. (Malew was removed from the constituency in 1986.)
In 2016 the constituency boundaries were redrawn. This constituency lost the parish of Arbory and a small part of the parish of Rushen and now consists of most of the parish of Rushen, plus the village districts of Port Erin and Port St Mary. It now elects two MHKs.

## MHKs & Elections

This information is incomplete.
| Year | Election | Turnout | Candidates |
| 1897 | ? | | Joseph Qualtrough (elected) |
| 1903 | General Election | | Edward Brian Gawne, 633 votes, elected William Quine, 598 votes, elected Joseph Qualtrough, 578 votes, elected John Donald Clucas, 561 votes |
| 1908 | General Election | | Ambrose Qualtrough, 575 votes, elected Joseph Qualtrough, 534 votes, elected John Donald Clucas, 775 votes, elected |
| 1913 | General Election | | Ambrose Qualtrough, elected Joseph Qualtrough, elected ? |
| 1919 | General Election | | James Robinson Corrin, elected Joseph Qualtrough, elected Ambrose Qualtrough, elected ? |
| 1919 | By-Election | | William Moore, elected ? |
| Called following the election of Joseph Qualtrough to the LegCo ||||
| 1924 | General Election | | James Robinson Corrin, elected William Moore, elected Ambrose Qualtrough, elected |
| 1928 | By-Election | | Richard Kneen William Arthur Kelly, elected ? |
| 1929 | General Election | | Ambrose Qualtrough, elected (?) William Arthur Kelly, elected (?) Richard Kneen, elected (?) |
| 1931 | By-Election | | William Arthur Kelly, elected ? |
| 1934 | General Election | | William Arthur Kelly, elected Richard Kneen, elected |
| 1936 | By-Election | | John Joseph McArd, elected ? |
| 1962 | General Election | | Cyril Harcourt Matthews (elected) |
| 1975 | By-Election | | Edmund Lowey, elected |
| 1976 | By-Election | | Noel Cringle, elected |
| 1976 | General Election | | Noel Cringle, elected Edmund Lowey, elected Sir Miles Walker, elected |
| 1981 | General Election | | Noel Cringle, elected Edmund Lowey, elected Sir Miles Walker, elected |
| 1982 | By-Election | | Charles Faragher, elected |
| Called following the election to the LegCo of Edmund Lowey. ||||
| 1986 | General Election | 72.7% | Sir Miles Walker (1089 votes), elected John Orme (701 votes), elected John Corrin (485 votes), elected C Price (436 votes) Noel Cringle (398 votes) RC Corrin (290 votes) JN Hall (179 votes) R StC Skinner (173 votes) AJ Gunn (141 votes) JP Gill (63 votes) PHJ Ray (54 votes) |
| 1991 | General Election | 72.3% | Sir Miles Walker (1488 votes), elected John Corrin (993 votes), elected Noel Cringle (520 votes), elected John Orme (478 votes) C Price (322 votes) Illiam Costain (251 votes) John Rimmington (133 votes) PHJ Ray (96 votes) |
| 1996 | General Election | 65.4% | Sir Miles Walker (2499 votes), elected Noel Cringle (1903 votes), elected Pamela Crowe (1609 votes), elected Illiam Costain (1568 votes) John Rimmington (1342 votes) David Bennett (774 votes) Terence Jackson (444 votes) |
| 1997 | By-Election | | Pamela Crowe, elected |
| 2000 | By-Election | | John Rimmington, elected |
| Called following the election of Noel Cringle as President of Tynwald and his elevation to the LegCo. ||||
| 2001 | General Election | | John Rimmington, 1919 votes, elected Quintin Gill, 1856 votes, elected Pamela Crowe, 1644 votes, elected Andrew Roy, 1633 votes Philip Crellin, 1564 votes John Gill, 826 votes |
| 2003 | By-Election | | Phil Gawne, 1177 votes, elected Philip Crellin, 1060 votes Shirley Skeans, 505 votes Brian Goldie, 261 votes |
| Called following the elevation to the LegCo of Pamela Crowe. ||||
| 2006 | General Election | 64.73% | Phil Crellin, 1432 votes Phil Gawne, 1794 votes, elected Quintin Gill, 1689 votes, elected John Rimmington, 1048 votes Adrian Tinkler, 934 votes Juan Watterson, 2430 votes, elected Tony Wright, 1000 votes |
| Challenger Juan Watterson topped the poll, unseating John Rimmington and becoming the Island's youngest MHK. ||||
| 2011 | General Election | | Juan Watterson, 3080 votes, elected Laurence Skelly, 2021 votes, elected Phil Gawne, 1942 votes, elected Quintin Gill, 1722 votes John Orme, 1195 votes David Jones (Lib Van), 457 votes |
| Major constituency boundary change ||||

## Election results since 2016

In 2014, Tynwald approved recommendations from the Boundary Review Commission which saw the reform of the Island's electoral boundaries.
General election 2021: Rushen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Juan Paul Watterson | 2,384 | 39.5 |
| | Independent | Dr Michelle Elena Kay Haywood | 1,386 | 22.9 |
| | Independent | Mark Ian Kemp | 1,163 | 19.2 |
| | Green | Andrew Thomas Langan-Newton | 1,109 | 18.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,042 | |
| Total ballots | Total ballots | Total ballots | 3,429 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,437 | 58.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,884 | |
General election 2016: Rushen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Juan Paul Watterson | 2,087 | 36.2 |
| | Independent | Laurence David Skelly | 1,212 | 21.0 |
| | Independent | Mark Ian Kemp | 1,104 | 19.1 |
| | Independent | James William Hampton | 1,033 | 17.9 |
| | Independent | Leo Simon Cussons | 331 | 5.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,767 | |
| Total ballots | Total ballots | Total ballots | 3,160 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,173 | 58.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,446 | |