Rushen (constituency)
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Rushen (Manx: Rosien) is a House of Keys constituency in the south of the Isle of Man which incorporates the parishes of Rushen and Arbory together with the villages of Port Erin and Port St Mary.
The constituency covers the whole of the sheading of Rushen without the parish of Malew and the town of Castletown, and elects three MHKs.
MHKs & Elections
| Year | Election | Turnout | Candidates | Elected | Notes |
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| 1897 |
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| 1903 |
General Election |
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| 1908 |
General Election |
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| 1913 |
General Election |
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| 1919 |
General Election |
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| 1919 |
By Election |
? |
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Called following the election of Joseph Qualtrough to the LegCo by the Keys |
| 1924 |
General Election |
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| 1928 |
By Election |
? |
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| 1929 |
General Election |
? |
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| 1931 |
By Election |
? |
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| 1934 |
General Election |
? |
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| 1936 |
By Election |
? |
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| 1962 |
General Election |
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? |
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| 1975 |
By Election |
? |
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| 1976 |
By Election |
? |
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| 1976 |
General Election |
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| 1981 |
General Election |
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? |
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| 1982 |
By Election |
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Called following the election to the LegCo of Edmund Lowey. |
| 1986 |
General Election |
72.7% |
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| 1991 |
General Election |
72.3% |
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| 1996 |
General Election |
65.4% |
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| 1997 |
By Election |
? |
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| 2000 |
By Election |
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Called following the election of
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| 2001 |
General Election |
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| 2003 |
By Election |
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Called following the elevation | |
| 2006 |
General Election |
64.73% |
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Challenger Juan Watterson topped the poll, unseating John Rimmington and becoming the Island's youngest MHK. |
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