Election to the House
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	Popular elections to the House of Keys date from 1866, when the vote was given to adult male property owners. Female property owners were given the vote in 1881 and full adult suffrage, delayed by the Great War, was introduced in 1919. All persons on the electoral roll over the age of 18 have been entitled to vote since 1971. Candidates for election to the House must be 21 or over and have been resident in the Island for five years. Elections are by the relative majority or ‘first past the post’ system. Voters may mark the ballot paper for up to as many candidates as there are seats to be filled, but a ballot paper is still valid if only one or two votes are marked in a multi seat constituency. There are 15 constituencies as detailed below: Douglas East 2}   Douglas West 2} the town of Douglas Douglas North 2}   Douglas South 2}   Ayre 1 the parishes of Bride, Andreas and Lezayre Castletown 1 the town of Castletown Garff 1 the village of Laxey and the parishes of Maughold and Lonan Glenfaba 1 the parishes of German and Patrick Malew and Santon 1 the parishes of Malew and Santon Michael 1 the district of Michael and the parishes of Ballaugh and Jurby Middle 1 the parishes of Braddan and Marown Onchan 3 the district of Onchan Peel 1 the City of Peel Ramsey 2 the town of Ramsey Rushen 3 the parishes of Arbory and Rushen and the villages of Port St. Mary and Port Erin Prospective candidates may find the following link useful: www.gov.im/cso/election/?menuid=7678. The Office of the Clerk of Tynwald is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. CONSTITUENCY MAPS: Constituency Map of the Isle of Man Constituency Map of Castletown Constituency Map of Douglas Constituency Map of Peel Constituency Map of Ramsey