1934 Manx general election
# 1934 Manx general election

General elections were held in the Isle of Man between 23 and 29 November 1934. Independent candidates won a majority of seats in the House of Keys.

## Electoral system

The 24 members of the House of Keys were elected from 11 constituencies, which had between one and three seats.

| Constituency | Electorate | Seats | Date of election |
| - | - | - | - |
| Ayre | 2,262 | 3 | 27 November |
| Castletown | – | 1 | N/A |
| Douglas North | 8,481 | 3 | 26 November |
| Douglas South | 6,572 | 2 | 26 November |
| Garff | 2,462 | 2 | 29 November |
| Glenfaba | 2,501 | 3 | 27 November |
| Michael | 1,310 | 2 | 28 November |
| Middle | 4,468 | 3 | 23 November |
| Peel | – | 1 | N/A |
| Ramsey | 3,119 | 1 | 23 November |
| Rushen | 4,529 | 3 | 23 November |
| Source: Sherratt ||||

## Campaign

A total of 39 candidates contested the elections; 30 independents, seven from the Manx Labour Party and two from Independent Labour.

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Manx Labour Party | 12,072 | 23.88 | 5 | –2 |
| | Independent Labour | 530 | 1.05 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independents | 37,960 | 75.08 | 19 | +2 |
| Total | Total | 50,562 | 100.00 | 24 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 35,704 | – | | |
| Source: Sherratt ||||||

### By constituency

| Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayre | D.J. Teare | Independent | 917 | 21.0 | Re-elected |
| Ayre | E.B.C. Farrant | Independent | 905 | 20.7 | Elected |
| Ayre | A.J. Cottier | Independent | 900 | 20.6 | Re-elected |
| Ayre | G. Teare | Independent | 845 | 19.4 | |
| Ayre | J.W. Brew | Independent | 604 | 13.8 | |
| Ayre | J. Corlett | Independent | 196 | 4.5 | |
| Castletown | Joseph Davidson Qualtrough | Independent | – | – | Re-elected unopposed |
| Douglas North | S. Norris | Independent | 3,743 | 29.3 | Re-elected |
| Douglas North | A.E. Kitto | Independent | 3,667 | 28.7 | Elected |
| Douglas North | R.Q. Hampton | Independent | 2,739 | 21.4 | Elected |
| Douglas North | J. Kelly | Manx Labour Party | 2,626 | 20.6 | Unseated |
| Douglas South | A.J. Teare | Manx Labour Party | 2,991 | 40.3 | Re-elected |
| Douglas South | W.C. Craine | Manx Labour Party | 2,518 | 34.0 | Re-elected |
| Douglas South | T.H. Cowin | Independent | 1,907 | 25.7 | |
| Garff | W.K. Cowin | Manx Labour Party | 931 | 33.3 | Re-elected |
| Garff | T. Callow | Independent | 823 | 29.5 | Re-elected |
| Garff | E. Oliver | Independent | 614 | 22.0 | |
| Garff | R.H. McGuffie | Independent Labour | 426 | 15.2 | |
| Glenfaba | T.A. Quayle | Independent | 1,367 | 31.5 | Re-elected |
| Glenfaba | R. Kneen | Independent | 1,069 | 24.6 | Re-elected |
| Glenfaba | J. Clinton | Independent | 1,050 | 24.1 | Unseated |
| Glenfaba | J. Callister | Independent | 859 | 19.8 | |
| Michael | J.F. Crellin | Independent | 576 | 47.8 | Re-elected |
| Michael | T.H. Kneen | Independent | 526 | 43.6 | Re-elected |
| Michael | C. Gill | Independent Labour | 104 | 8.6 | |
| Middle | C. Gill | Independent | 2,274 | 30.7 | Re-elected |
| Middle | George Frederick Clucas | Independent | 1,926 | 26.0 | Re-elected |
| Middle | J.H.L. Cowin | Independent | 1,791 | 24.2 | Re-elected |
| Middle | T.G Bridson | Manx Labour Party | 1,416 | 19.1 | |
| Peel | Marion Shimmin | Manx Labour Party | – | – | Re-elected unopposed |
| Ramsey | W.H. Alcock | Independent | 1,688 | 70.3 | Re-elected |
| Ramsey | F. Rome | Independent | 713 | 29.7 | |
| Rushen | R. Kneen | Manx Labour Party | 1,590 | 20.2 | Re-elected |
| Rushen | W.A. Kelly | Independent | 1,421 | 18.1 | Elected |
| Rushen | A. Qualtrough | Independent | 1,291 | 16.4 | Elected |
| Rushen | A. Moore | Independent | 1,249 | 15.9 | |
| Rushen | J.A. Qualtrough | Independent | 916 | 11.7 | |
| Rushen | J.S. Kermode | Independent | 744 | 9.5 | Unseated |
| Rushen | J.J. McArd | Independent | 640 | 8.2 | |
| Source: Sherratt ||||||
