# Douglas South

Douglas South is a House of Keys constituency in Douglas, Isle of Man.
Although the constituency is named Douglas South, its current (2020) boundaries place it in the west rather than the south of Douglas.
Like all the Keys constituencies, the constituency returns two members to the House of Keys. Following a general election in October 2021, the incumbents are Mrs Claire Christian and Sarah Maltby.

## MHKs & Elections

The following information is incomplete, and there were also significant boundary changes as the number of constituencies in Douglas increased from two to four.
| Year | Election | Turnout | Candidates |
| 1903 | General Election | ? | Surgeon General Alfred Sanderson, 572 votes, elected Robert Clucas, 552 votes, elected J J Goldsmith, 496 votes W M Kerruish, 437 votes |
| 1908 | General Election | ? | Robert Moughtin, 662 votes, elected William Kerruish, 582 votes, elected Walter Clucas Craine |
| 1919 | General Election | ? | Alfred James Teare JP, elected John Leigh Goldie Taubman JP CP, elected ? |
| 1922 | By-Election | ? | Walter Clucas Craine ? |
| 1924 | General Election | ? | Walter Clucas Craine, elected Alfred James Teare JP, elected ? |
| 1929 | General Election | Unopposed | Albert Hugh Teare, elected Walter Clucas Craine, elected Alfred James Teare JP, elected |
| 1934 | General Election | ? | Walter Clucas Craine, elected Alfred James Teare JP, elected ? |
| 1976 | General Election | ? | Peter Craine ? |
| 1981 | General Election | ? | Adrian Duggan ? |
| 1986 | General Election | 59.3% | Dominic Delaney (859 votes, elected) Phil Kermode (252 votes, elected) D Hayes (215 votes) D Martin (206 votes) JR Mitchell (152 votes) A Wylie (151 votes) R Chatel (136 votes) JJ Bell (124 votes) |
| 1991 | General Election | 60.0% | David Cretney (Lab) (1422 votes, elected) Adrian Duggan (479 votes, elected) Allan Connor (310 votes) FA Kennish (200 votes) GM Bayliss (84 votes) |
| 1996 | General Election | 56.0% | David Cretney (Lab) (2061 votes, elected) Adrian Duggan (796 votes, elected) John Tobin (755 votes) Patrick Bell (530 votes) Allan Connor (282 votes) John Cowley (247 votes) |
| 2001 | General Election | 46% | David Cretney (Lab) (1956 votes, elected) Adrian Duggan (763 votes, elected) David Buttery (467 votes) Rodney Clarke (394 votes) Andrew Jessop (349 votes) Gary Cain (273 votes) |
| 2006 | General Election | 57% | David Cretney (Lab) (1873 votes, elected) Bill Malarkey (873 votes, elected) David Buttery (829 votes) Phil Kermode (399 votes) Rodney Clarke (361 votes) Frank Schuengel (219 votes) |
| 2011 | General Election | 46.6% | David Cretney (Lab) (1749 votes, elected) Kate Beecroft (Liberal Vannin) (1191 votes, elected) Bill Malarkey (1019 votes) |
| 2015 | By-Election | | Bill Malarkey (598 votes, elected) Keith Fitton (502 votes) Amy Burns (273 votes) Kurt Buchholz (164 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.
General election 2021: Douglas South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Manx Labour | Sarah Louise Maltby | 1,244 | 30.1 |
| | Independent | Claire Sarah Beverley Christian | 1,242 | 30.0 |
| | Independent | Stephen Paul Quine | 1,094 | 26.4 |
| | Independent | Gerard Peter Higgins | 552 | 13.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,132 | |
| Total ballots | Total ballots | Total ballots | 2,295 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,299 | 46.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,897 | |
2020 Douglas South by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Claire Sarah Beverley Christian | 930 | 28.4 |
| | Independent | Stephen Paul Quine | 469 | 14.3 |
| | Liberal Vannin | Michael Derek Josem | 463 | 14.1 |
| | Green | Andrew Charles Richard Jessopp | 342 | 10.4 |
| | Independent | Pamela Jane Birnie-Malarkey | 337 | 10.3 |
| | Independent | Anthony Allen | 264 | 8.1 |
| | Independent | David Anthony Fowler | 139 | 4.2 |
| | Independent | Kevin Oliphant-Smith | 132 | 4.0 |
| | Independent | Ian James Clanton | 115 | 3.5 |
| | Independent | Lon Pinkerton | 84 | 2.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,275 | |
| Total ballots | Total ballots | Total ballots | 1,789 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,794 | 37.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,759 | |
General election 2016: Douglas South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Vannin | Kathleen Joan Beecroft | 1,134 | 36.0 |
| | Independent | William Mackay Malarkey | 952 | 30.2 |
| | Independent | Keith Daryl Fitton | 767 | 24.4 |
| | Independent | David Anthony Fowler | 296 | 9.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,149 | |
| Total ballots | Total ballots | Total ballots | 1,800 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,808 | 40.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,496 | |