2021 IOM General Election voter turnout.

Summary

The request sought voter turnout statistics and eligibility data for the 2021 Isle of Man General Election, including specific figures for 16-17 year olds. The Cabinet Office disclosed comprehensive constituency-level turnout percentages, total eligible voters, and election results, though the response did not explicitly address the percentage of postal votes requested.

Key Facts

• The overall voter turnout for the 2021 IOM General Election was 50.68%.
• There were 64,744 eligible voters across the 12 constituencies.
• 950 voters aged 16 or 17 were eligible to vote, with a turnout rate of 46.00% for that age group.
• The constituency with the highest turnout was Rushen at 58.68%, while Douglas East had the lowest at 32.23%.
• A total of 58,914 votes were cast across all constituencies.

Data Disclosed

• 50.68%
• 64744
• 950
• 46.00%
• 58.68%
• 32.23%
• 58914
• 2021-11-01
• 2021-11-12

Original Request

Please can you confirm the following: 1. What was the voter turnout (i.e. percentage of eligible voters who voted whether in person or by post or proxy) in each of the 12 constituencies? 2. What was the overall turnout on the Island (i.e. percentage when averaged across the 12 constituencies)? 3. What percentage of such overall turnout voted by post? 4. What was the total number of persons eligible to vote at the 2021 IOM General Election? 5. How many 16 year olds were eligible to vote at the 2021 IOM General Election? Thank you

Data Tables (17)

Full Response Text

Constituency Eligible Voters Turnout (excluding rejected ballots) Turnout % Votes Cast Average number of votes used Eligible Voters Age 16/17 16/17 Year old turnout 16/17 Year old turnout % Arbory, Castletown & Malew 5990 3379 56.41% 5821 1.72 68 30 44.12% Ayre & Michael 5127 3204 62.49% 6024 1.88 90 39 43.33% Douglas Central 5327 2282 42.84% 4039 1.77 88 35 39.77% Douglas East 4891 1772 32.23% 3100 1.75 45 13 28.89% Douglas North 4713 1982 42.05% 3494 1.76 70 27 38.57% Douglas South 4897 2295 46.87% 4132 1.8 83 36 43.37% Garff 5292 2718 51.36% 4802 1.77 85 44 51.76% Glenfaba & Peel 6380 3639 57.04% 6756 1.86 97 39 40.21% Middle 4755 2410 50.68% 4261 1.77 83 59 71.08% Onchan 5200 2335 44.90% 4143 1.77 83 33 39.76% Ramsey 6288 3367 53.55% 6300 1.87 76 30 39.47% Rushen 5884 3429 58.68% 6042 1.76 82 51 62.20% Total 64744 32812 50.68% 58914 1.79 950 436 46.00% 2021 General Election - Constituency Results

Ayre and Michael

No of votes counted Percentage of votes cast (not including rejected papers)

Party

Alfred Louis Cannan 2117 36.4%

Elected Timothy David Johnston 1203 20.7%

Elected Timothy Simon Baker 709 12.2%

    Paul Weatherall

540 9.3% Liberal Vannin

John Duncan Livingstone 517 8.9%

Philip John Corkill 378 6.5%

Sosthene Boussougou 189 3.2%

Madeline Rita Susan Padda Westall 168 2.9%

Total

5821

Arbory, Castletown and Malew

No of votes counted Percentage of votes cast (not including rejected papers)

Party

Jason Robert Moorhouse 1988 33%

Elected Timothy Simon Glover 1818 30.2%

Elected Stephen Raymond Crowther 1488 24.7%

Graham Derek Cregeen 730 12.1%

Total

6024

Douglas Central

No of votes counted Percentage of votes cast (not including rejected papers)

Party

Catherine Ann Corlett 1400 34.7%

Elected Christopher Charles Thomas 1319 32.7%

Elected Damian Vincenzo Ciappelli 951 23.5%

Sara Dawn Andrea Hackman 369 9.1%

Total

4039

Douglas East

No of votes counted Percentage of votes cast (not including rejected papers)

Party

Joney Leanne Faragher 741 23.9% Manx Labour Party Elected Clare Louise Barber 692 22.3%

Elected Michael Josem 508 16.4% Liberal Vannin

Jonathan Joughin 477 15.4%

Peter Roy Gilmour 313 10.1%

Amanda Jane Walker 217 7%

Christine Urquhart 152 4.9%

Total

3100

Douglas North

No of votes counted Percentage of votes cast (not including rejected papers)

Party

David John Ashford 1567 44.8%

Elected John Charles Wannenburgh 753 21.6%

Elected George Ralph Peake 682 19.5%

Kevin Oliphant-Smith 492 14.1%

Total

3494

Douglas South

No of votes counted Percentage of votes cast (not including rejected papers)

Party

Sarah Louise Maltby 1244 30.1% Manx Labour Party

Elected Claire Sarah Beverley Christian 1242 30.1%

Elected Stephen Paul Quine 1094 26.5%

Gerard Peter Higgins 552 13.4%

Total

4132

Garff

No of votes counted Percentage of votes cast (not including rejected papers)

Party

Daphne Caine 1122 23.4%

Elected Andrew Smith 1112 23.2%

Elected Gareth Young 1021 21.3% Manx Labour Party

Martyn Perkins 971 20.2%

Jamie Smith 576 12%

Total

4802

Glenfaba and Peel

No of votes counted Percentage of votes cast (not including rejected papers)

Party

Kate Alice Lord-Brennan 2150 31.8%

Elected Timothy Mark Crookall 1134 16.8%

Elected Raymond Karl Harmer 1073 15.9%

Leonard Trevor Cowin 1070 15.8%

Leo Cussons 855 12.7% Isle of Man Green Party

Geoffrey Boot 273 4%

Michael William Lee 201 3%

Total

6756

Middle

No of votes counted Percentage of votes cast (not including rejected papers)

Party

Jane Pearl Poole-Wilson 1788 42%

Elected Stuart Gordon Peters 965 22.6%

Elected Alison Ruth Lynch 792 18.6%

Keiran Francis Hannifin 553 13%

David Anthony Fowler 163 3.8%

Total 4261

Onchan

No of votes counted Percentage of votes cast (not including rejected papers)

Party

Rob Edward Callister 1600 38.6%

Elected Julie Marie Edge 1363 32.9%

Elected James Alexander Cherry 570 13.8%

Peter Alan Willers 433 10.5% Liberal Vannin

John Michael Leather 177 4.3%

Total

4143

Ramsey

No of votes counted Percentage of votes cast (not including rejected papers)

Party

Lawrie Lee Hooper 1657 26.3% Liberal Vannin Elected Alexander John Allinson 1557 24.7%

Elected Robert Douglas Cowell 679 10.8%

Luke Parker 664 10.5%

Simon Edgar Mann 555 8.8%

Erica Lesley Spencer 438 7%

Leonard Ian Singer 405 6.4%

Johnathan David Kinrade 345 5.5%

Total

6300

Rushen

No of votes counted

Percentage of votes cast (not including rejected papers)

Party

Juan Paul Watterson 2384 39.5%

Elected Michelle Elena Kay Haywood 1386 22.9%

Elected Mark Ian Kemp 1163 19.2%

Andrew Thomas Langan-Newton 1109 18.4% Isle of Man Green Party

Total

6042

Please note: Throughout this report individual numerical entries have been rounded independently. As a result, columns may not appear to sum to column totals. This is simply a result of rounding; the un-rounded entries do sum correctly. Constituency Number of Postal Vote Applications by Constituencyi
Arbory, Castletown and Malew 192 Ayre and Michael
207 Douglas Central
159 Douglas East 104 Douglas North
182 Douglas South
220 Garff 173 Glenfaba and Peel 263 Middle 163 Onchan 232 Ramsey 264 Rushen 236 Total Applications Made 2395

i These figures do not indicate the return of Postal Voting Ballots or Postal Voting Statements, whether marked as accepted, spoilt or rejected at the count.

Constituency Number of Proxy Vote Applications by Constituency Arbory, Castletown and Malew 23 Ayre and Michael
30 Douglas Central
15 Douglas East 12 Douglas North
8 Douglas South
16 Garff 17 Glenfaba and Peel 24 Middle 21 Onchan 19 Ramsey 8 Rushen 20 Total Applications Made 213

Government Office Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PN Telephone: (+44) 01624 686244 Website: www.gov.im/co

Our ref: 2063221 12 November 2021

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 1 November 2021 and which states:

"Please can you confirm the following: 1. What was the voter turnout (i.e. percentage of eligible voters who voted whether in person or by post or proxy) in each of the 12 constituencies? 2. What was the overall turnout on the Island (i.e. percentage when averaged across the 12 constituencies)? 3. What percentage of such overall turnout voted by post? 4. What was the total number of persons eligible to vote at the 2021 IOM General Election? 5. How many 16 year olds were eligible to vote at the 2021 IOM General Election? Thank you"

I have attached a copy of the information that is held for questions 1, 2, 4 and 5.
Please see document supplied, FOI Request – Election Turnout 2021. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Cabinet Office does not hold the information that you have requested for question 3. “3. What percentage of such overall turnout voted by post?” In accordance with Regulation 56 of the Elections (Keys) Regulations 2021, the returning officer must as soon as practicable and in any event within 7 days of declaring the result of the poll deliver to the Clerk of the Rolls: the rejected postal votes under paragraph 22 of Schedule 2; the rejected postal voting statements under paragraph 22 of Schedule 2; the rejected ballot paper envelopes under paragraph 22 of Schedule 2; the lists of spoilt and lost postal voter ballot papers under paragraph 22 of Schedule 2; valid postal voting statements under paragraph 22 of Schedule 2; and the list of rejected postal voter ballot papers under paragraph 19 of Schedule 2;

These documents were open to public inspection at such time and subject to such conditions as the Clerk of the Rolls decided. For clarity, the Cabinet Office did not hold this information, nor does the Cabinet Office currently hold it. For further information about this, you may wish to contact Clerk of the Rolls who may be able to help you at: Isle of Man Courts of Justice, Deemsters' Walk, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3AR. Telephone: 01624 685265. In the spirit of providing assistance, the Cabinet Office is able to provide how many applications were made to vote by post for each constituency and this information has been included in the attached document. The Cabinet Office cannot determine whether these turned in to valid, invalid, rejected or spoilt votes, as this information is not held.
Please quote the reference number 2063221 in any future communications.

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