Douglas North (2011)

House of Keys general election on September 29, 2011.

About Douglas North (2011)
Douglas is the capital of the Isle of Man and the main centre of the Island's successful financial services industry. It is the home of the only tricameral - or three chambered - parliamentary system in the British Commonwealth, with the Tynwald, House of Keys and Legislative Council chambers all located in the legislative buildings on Bucks Road. Douglas took over from Castletown as the capital of the Isle of Man in 1864, and ten years later the House of Keys moved to its current home. North Douglas includes the large public open spaces of Noble's Park and Glencrutchery Road, the whole of Willaston and the new houses beyond Johnny Watterson's Lane in the area of the new lawn cemetery. The current MHKs for North Douglas, John Houghton and Bill Henderson, have served the constituency since 1996 and 1998 respectively.

Number of Constituents (2011)
4149

Number of Seats (2011)
2

Census Information (2011)
The Isle of Man census does not record separate statistics for each of the four House of Keys constituencies in Douglas, but in 2006 the overall population of the capital was recorded as 26,218. The total number of registered electors in the town at that time was 14,996 which represented 57.2 per cent of the population. In the 2006 general election the turnout in North Douglas was 54.4 per cent, which was the second lowest, after East Douglas, of the 14 constituencies in which there were contests. In that year, 27.67 per cent of registered voters in the capital lived in North Douglas.

Candidates declared (2011)

• Theo Fleurbaay (2011)

  Status: Challenger
  
  Standing As: Independent - not affiliated to any political party

• Bill Henderson (2011)

  Status: Sitting Member
  
  Standing As: Independent - not affiliated to any political party

• Peter Hill - LVP (2011)

  Status: Challenger
  
  Standing As: Independent - not affiliated to any political party

• John Houghton (2011)

  Status: Sitting Member
  
  Standing As: Independent - not affiliated to any political party

Returning Officer (2011)

Mr L Keenan
Victoria Chambers
47 Victoria Street,
Douglas IM1 2LD.
Tel: (01624) 611933
Email: Mr L Keenan

Polling Stations (2011): Open 8.00am to 8.00pm

Polling District 1 (part 1): Willaston (COUNT) - Willaston Methodist Church Hall, Barrule Road, Willaston IM2 6LB

Polling District 2 (art 2): Willaston - Cronk y Berry Primary School (Youth Wing), Hailwood Avenue, Douglas, IM2 7PA

Polling District 3: Glencrutchery - Mike Hailwood Centre, Next to TT Grandstand, Glencrutchery Road, Douglas

Polling District 4: St Ninians - TT Grandstand Conference Centre, Glencrutchery Road, Douglas