# Glenfaba

54°12′47″N 4°39′36″W﻿ / ﻿54.213°N 4.660°W﻿ / 54.213; -4.660
Glenfaba (/ɡlɛnˈfeɪbə/ glen-FAY-bə; Manx: Glion Faba) is one of the six sheadings of the Isle of Man.
It is located on the west of the island (part of the traditional North Side division) and consists of the two historic parishes of German and Patrick. It includes the town of Peel and, from 1796 till 1986, also included the parish of Marown.
Other settlements in the sheading include St John's in the parish of German (home of the Tynwald Day ceremony), and Dalby, Foxdale, Glen Maye and Niarbyl (all in the parish of Patrick).

## Etymology

The first mention of Glenfaba may be in a bull of Pope Gregory IX in 1231. The origin of the name is not known, but may be connected with that of the river Neb.

## MHKs and elections

Until 2016, Glenfaba was also a House of Keys constituency, electing one MHK. From 2016 it is part of the Glenfaba & Peel constituency.
| Year | Election | Turnout | Candidates |
| Information on unsuccessful candidates not generally available ||||
| This table is materially incomplete ||||
| 1867 | General Election | | John Stevenson Moore (elected) |
| 1892 | General Election | | John Quayle (elected) |
| 1892 | By-Election | | Thomas Kneen (elected unopposed) |
| Death of John Joughin ||||
| 1901 | By-Election | | Captain William Kitto (elected unopposed) |
| 1903 | General Election | | William Quayle (elected unopposed) Peter Cadman (elected unopposed) William Kitto (elected unopposed) |
| 1908 | General Election | | Richard Barton Quirk (elected) |
| 1916 | By-Election | | Edward Callister (elected) |
| 1917 | By-Election | | Frank Dagleish (elected) |
| 1919 | General Election | | Frank Dagleish (elected) Edward Callister (elected) |
| 1924 | By-Election | | John Thomas Quilliam JP (elected) |
| 1924 | General Election | | Frank Dagleish (elected) William Philip Clucas (elected) John Thomas Quilliam (elected) |
| 1929 | By-Election | | Robert Kneen (elected) |
| 1929 | General Election | | Frank Dagleish (elected) Robert Kneen (elected) William Philip Clucas (elected) |
| By-election called due to the death of William Philip Clucas. ||||
| 1933 | By-Election | | James Clinton (elected) |
| 1934 | General Election | | James Clinton (elected) Robert Kneen (elected) |
| The status of the following is unclear ||||
| 1908 | General Election | ? | Thomas Kermode, 313 votes, elected Richard Quirk, 462 votes, elected William Kitto, 598 votes, elected |
| 1946 | General Election | | Ffinlo Corkhill (elected) |
| 1951 | General Election | | Ffinlo Corkhill (elected) |
| 1956 | General Election | | Ffinlo Corkhill (elected) |
| 1962 | General Election | | Hugh Macleod Ffinlo Corkhill Henry Corlett SHK |
| 1966 | General Election | | Ian Anderson (elected) |
| 1971 | General Election | | Ian Anderson (elected) |
| 1976 | General Election | ? | Ian Anderson (elected) Walter Gilbey (not elected) |
| 1981 | General Election | ? | Ian Anderson (elected) Walter Gilbey (not elected) |
| Called following the elevation of Ian Anderson to the Legislative Council. ||||
| 1982 | By Election | | Walter Gilbey (elected) |
| 1986 | General Election | | Walter Gilbey (elected unopposed) |
| 1991 | General Election | 75.1% | Walter Gilbey (625 votes, elected) Robert Quayle (485 votes) G Joughin (111 votes) |
| 1996 | General Election | 63.4% | Walter Gilbey (743 votes, elected) Toni Collister (312 votes) |
| 2001 | General Election | 71.1% | David Anderson, 697 votes, elected Walter Gilbey, 374 votes Alan Kermode, 205 votes |
| 2006 | General Election | | David Anderson, 760 votes, elected Geoffrey Boot, 529 votes |
In 2016 the constituency was abolished.