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Peel ( – Port of the Island) is a town on the
Isle of ManThe Isle of Man , or Mann , is a self-governing British Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Britain and Ireland. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Crown is represented by a Lieutenant Governor...
, in the parish of
GermanGerman is a parish in the sheading of Glenfaba in the Isle of Man. it formerly included Peel, where St German's Cathedral is located. It includes the village of St John's, where the Tynwald ceremony is located. It is a mainly hilly area, apart from a small coastal plain near Peel.-References:*...
. It is often called the only "city" because it is the home of the island's
cathedralA cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
. It is the third largest town on the island after
Douglasright|thumb|250px|Loch Promenade, which runs nearly the entire length of beachfront in Douglasright|thumb|250px|Sea terminal in DouglasDouglas is the capital and largest town of the Isle of Man, with a population of 26,218 people . It is located at the mouth of the River Douglas, and a sweeping...
and
RamseyRamsey is a town in the north of the Isle of Man. It is the second largest town on the island after Douglas. Its population is 7,309 according to the 2006 census . It has one of the biggest harbours on the island, and has a prominent derelict pier, called the Queen's Pier. It was formerly one of...
and the fourth largest settlement as
OnchanOnchan , is a village in the parish of Onchan on the Isle of Man. It is at the north end of Douglas Bay. Although administratively a village, it has the second largest population on the island, after Douglas, with which it forms a conurbation.In Manx the name for the village is Kione Droghad...
has the second largest population, though it is classified as a village. Peel is also a
House of Keys constituency-Current constituencies:These were used for the 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006 General Elections. The current election constituencies for the House of Keys are:-1986 changes:...
, electing one
MHKMember of the House of Keys, or MHK is the title given to a person who has been elected into the House of Keys, the lower house of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man. The are twenty-four Members of the House of Keys. Elections are held every five years, the last election took place in...
, who, since 2006, has been Tim Crookall.
Geography
Peel is situated on the west coast of the Isle of Man, just east of the mouth of the
River NebThe River Neb is one of the principal rivers on the Isle of Man. It rises in the Michael hills, flows SW through Glen Helen to St John's, where it is joined by its principal tributary, the Foxdale River, and then flows NW to the Irish Sea at the town of Peel on the western coast...
. To the north west is
St Patrick's IsleSt Patrick's Isle is a small island off the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, largely occupied by Peel Castle and noted for its attractive and relatively well preserved historic castle ruins. These ruins include St Patrick's Church and an Irish-style round tower, St German's Cathedral, and the more...
, connected to the mainland by a causeway, and to the west is Peel Hill. The
A1 roadThe A1 road in the Isle of Man is a primary road which connects Douglas on the east of the island with Peel on the west. In Douglas the road is known as Peel road and in Peel as Douglas road....
connects Peel with Douglas. The
A3 roadThe A3 road in the Isle of Man is a primary road which connects Castletown in the south of the island with Ramsey in the north.Between Castletown and Ramsey, the road passes through Foxdale, St...
connects it with Kirk Michael and
RamseyRamsey is a town in the north of the Isle of Man. It is the second largest town on the island after Douglas. Its population is 7,309 according to the 2006 census . It has one of the biggest harbours on the island, and has a prominent derelict pier, called the Queen's Pier. It was formerly one of...
. To the south of Peel is
CastletownCastletown is a town geographically within the Malew parish of the Isle of Man but administered separately. Lying at the south of the island, it is the former Manx capital.-History:...
which was the old Isle of Man capital, and to the east is Douglas.
Town history
Peel has never been the capital of the island. However, Peel is the island's main
fishingFishing is the activity of catching fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
port and
Peel CathedralThe Cathedral Church of Saint German or Peel Cathedral is located in Peel, Isle of Man. The cathedral is the parish church of the parish of German, which includes the town of Peel, and was made the cathedral by Act of Tynwald in 1980. The original cathedral of St German was inside the walls of Peel...
is the seat of the
Bishop of Sodor and ManThe Bishop of Sodor and Man is the Ordinary of the Diocese of Sodor and Man in the Province of York in the Church of England.The diocese covers the Isle of Man. The see is in the town of Peel where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of St German, elevated to cathedral status on 1...
.
Peel is sometimes referred to as the
rose red city due to the red sandstone used to build the castle and other important buildings As it is in the west and enjoys beautiful sunsets, it is also called the
sunset city. Peel is a popular seaside destination for
Manx citizensThe Isle of Man , or Mann , is a self-governing British Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Britain and Ireland. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Crown is represented by a Lieutenant Governor...
and visitors in summer and is noted for its narrow streets of fishermen's cottages and a
VictorianThe Victorian era of the United Kingdom was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from June 1837 until her death on the 22nd of January 1901. The reign was a long period of prosperity for the British people, as profits gained from the overseas British Empire, as well as from industrial improvements...
promenade which was built on reclaimed land and a small construction line built for this purpose, as well as a sandy
beachA beach is a geological landform along the shoreline of a body of water. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, or cobblestones...
. In these respects it closely resembles
PadstowPadstow is a small town, civil parish and cargo port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The UK Census 2001 reported a parish population of 3,162.-Geography:...
in
CornwallCornwall is a county of England in the United Kingdom, forming the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain. It is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Taken with the...
. Often at least one
sealPinnipeds or fin-footed mammals are a widely distributed and diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals comprising the families Odobenidae , Otariidae , and Phocidae...
can be seen in or close to the harbour.For many years the main industries in the town were fishing, trading and
shipbuildingShipbuilding is the construction of ships. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history....
.
There is evidence of local settlers in the
MesolithicThe Mesolithic or "Middle Stone Age" was a period in the development of human technology in between the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age and the Neolithic or New Stone Age. The term was introduced by John Lubbock in his work Pre-historic Times, published in 1865. The term was, however, not much used...
Age on both St Patrick's Isle and the nearby Peel Hill, and
NeolithicThe Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BCE in the Middle East that is traditionally considered the last part of the Stone Age...
farmers are believed to have settled in the area. About 550, a Celtic monastery was founded on St Patrick's Isle
NorsemenNorsemen is used to refer to the group of people as a whole who speak one of the North Germanic languages as their native language. The meaning of Norseman was "people from the North"...
settled there in about 800 with the harbour on the River Neb used as a shelter for their
longshipLong-ships were ships made and used by the Vikings to raid coastal and inland settlements during the Viking Age. The vessels were also used for long distance trade and commerce, and for exploratory voyages to Iceland, Greenland, throughout the mediterranean etc. Longship design evolved over several...
s. In 1228 Olaf the Black, King of Mann and the Isles, beached his fleet in the inlet. It was attacked and burned by his half-brother
RagnaldRaghnall mac Gofraidh or Rognvald Guthredssonn , was King of Mann and the Isles 1187-1229. He is referred to in some texts as Reginald, and was a son of Gofraidh Crobhan. Raghnall was a dominant figure in the West in later twelfth century....
.
The town developed on the east bank of the river and the settlement was known as Holmtown until the
17th centuryThe 17th Century was that century which lasted from 1601 to 1700 in the Gregorian calendar.The 17th Century falls into the Early Modern period of Europe and was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the French Grand Siècle dominated by Louis XIV, and the beginning of modern science and...
, with the earliest recorded habitation having been in the
13th centuryAs a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 through 1300 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian/Common Era...
. Further development, apart from the late
19th centuryThe 19th century was a period in history marked by the collapse of the Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Ottoman, Holy Roman and Mughal empires...
guest houseA guest house is a private home which has been converted for the exclusive use of guest accommodation. The owner usually lives in an entirely separate area within the property and the guest house may serve as a form of lodging business, similar to a bed and breakfast...
building on the sea front, has been inland, away from the coast. Peel Castle would eventually become a joint seat of government with
Castle RushenCastle Rushen is a medieval castle located in the Isle of Man's historic capital, Castletown in the south of the island. It towers over the Market Square to the south-east and the harbour to the north-east...
until the mid-17th century. The name Peel was given to the castle by the English rulers and the settlement then became Peeltown until about 1860. By the time the
local councilsLocal government in the Isle of Man is based around the concept of ancient parishes. There are three types of local authorities: a borough corporation, town commissions, and parish commissions.-Sheadings:...
were established in 1883, the name Peel referred to the town rather than the castle. In the 19th century
schoonerA schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being shorter or the same height as the rear masts...
s built in Peel traded around northwest Europe and Peel fishing boats fished around the island and further afield to the southern coast of
IrelandIreland is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain...
and near to the Shetlands. The harbour and breakwater were gradually improved, with much of the local income being from the export of salted herring. By the 1880s, fishing was the main employer with about 3,000 men and boys employed, with ancillary businesses such as shipbuilding providing employment to hundreds more. However, with what is now seen as over-fishing, the number of boats leaving for
Southern IrelandSouthern Ireland was the short-lived autonomous region of the United Kingdom established on 3 May 1921 and dissolved on 6 December 1922....
dwindled from 300 in 1880 to a handful by 1915.
After the railway arrived in Peel in 1873, Peel started to develop as a tourist resort, with guest houses and hotels built alomng the shoreline and headlands, and then the promenade was added. Tourism gradually grew in the town. During
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Knockaloe Farm, at Patrick to the south of the town, was made into a internment camp and housed up to 30,000
GermanGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
,
AustrianAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.3 million people in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west...
and
TurkishTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey
, is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia and Thrace in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe...
civilians. In 1940, guest houses at one end of the promenade were requisitioned to become Peveril
InternmentInternment is the imprisonment or confinement of people, commonly in large groups, without trial. The Oxford English Dictionary gives the meaning as: "The action of ‘interning’; confinement within the limits of a country or place"...
Camp, housing those suspected of having sympathy for the Nazi regime under
Defence Regulation 18BDefence Regulation 18B, often referred to as simply 18B, was the most famous of the Defence Regulations used by the British Government during World War II. The complete technical reference name for this rule was: Rule 18B of the Emergency Powers Act . It allowed for the internment of people...
. By the mid-1960s the Peel to Douglas railway line closed and tourism saw a decline. Fishing from Peel has seen periods of upturn and decline. For a number of years the annual
VikingA Viking is one of the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas of Europe from the late eighth to the early eleventh century. These Norsemen used their famed longships to travel as far east as Constantinople and the Volga River in Russia, and as far...
Festival has attracted visitors to the resort. In 2005, a new floodgate was installed at Peel to retain the waters of the
River NebThe River Neb is one of the principal rivers on the Isle of Man. It rises in the Michael hills, flows SW through Glen Helen to St John's, where it is joined by its principal tributary, the Foxdale River, and then flows NW to the Irish Sea at the town of Peel on the western coast...
and thus enable the moored boats to float at low tide.
It is the birthplace of the Peel microcars made by the
Peel Engineering CompanyThe Peel Engineering Company was a manufacturing company based on the Isle of Man that primarily made fiberglass boats as well as fairings for motorcycles. They were also responsible for the Peel Manxcar, Peel P50, and Peel Trident microcars, in addition to the Peel Viking Sport and prototype GRP...
in the 1960s, the only Manx cars ever built.
In 1979 the Viking longboat Odin's Raven sailed from
NorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...
to Peel to commemorate the Manx millennium.
Demographics
The Isle of Man census 2006 lists the population as 4,280: an increase of 11.57% from the population of 3,785 in 2001.
Governance
The local authority is Peel Town Commissioners who are based at the town hall, Derby Road. There are currently nine commissioners. The day to day activities of the authority are run by the clerk.
Amenities
The House of Manannan Museum was built in 1997, costing £5.5M, partly new and partly in the old
Peel railway station-Railway station construction, location and operations:Peel station was built by the Isle of Man Railway and opened on 1 July 1873. The station was located at the end of the railway line from Douglas via St John's to the town of Peel. The station building was located next to Peel harbour...
. The museum covers the past and present of the island and houses a replica Viking longship, Odin's Raven, which had been built in and sailed from, Norway, in 1979 to celebrate the millennium of
TynwaldTynwald , or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald is the bicameral legislature of the Isle of Man. It consists of the directly elected House of Keys and the indirectly chosen Legislative Council....
. Manx Transportation Museum, which opened in 2002, is housed in the former Brickworks builing near to the harbour.
Leece Museum was established in 1984 and relocated to the Old Courthouse building in East Quay in 2000. The museum is devoted to objects, photographs and documents specifically relating to the town.
Peel Castlethumb|250px|right|Peel Castle as seen from the [[swing bridge]] at the entrance to Peel harbourthumb|250px|right|Chancel of the Cathedral of St. German...
is situated on a small island,
St Patrick's IsleSt Patrick's Isle is a small island off the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, largely occupied by Peel Castle and noted for its attractive and relatively well preserved historic castle ruins. These ruins include St Patrick's Church and an Irish-style round tower, St German's Cathedral, and the more...
, connected to the town by a causeway. It was built in 1392 by William La Scrope. Peel Centenary Centre is an arts and community centre based at the Centenary Hall.
The Headlands Field has a basketball court, bowling green, a BMX course, a five-a-side pitch and a tennis court.
Douglas to Peel railway line
Peel railway station-Railway station construction, location and operations:Peel station was built by the Isle of Man Railway and opened on 1 July 1873. The station was located at the end of the railway line from Douglas via St John's to the town of Peel. The station building was located next to Peel harbour...
opened on 1 July, 1873, beside the harbour, as the western terminus of the
Isle of Man RailwayThe Isle of Man Railway is a narrow gauge steam-operated railway connecting Douglas with Castletown and Port Erin in the Isle of Man. The line is built to gauge track and is 15.3 miles long...
's Douglas to Peel line. The station closed to passengers on 7 September, 1968. The station site is now a car park and boatyard with the station building being used as the House of Mannan Museum.
Douglas to Peel railway line mountain bike & heritage trail
The former railway line is now a
long distance footpath and cyclewayLong-distance trails are the longer recreational right-of-way routes mainly through rural areas, used for non-motorised recreational travelling ....
.
Peel Harbour and Marina
Peel Harbour is the most active fishing port in the Isle of Man and is also used to import fuel oils. There is a fish and shellfish processing industry as well as the traditional art of
kipperA kipper is a whole herring, a small, oily fish, that has been split from tail to head, gutted, salted or pickled, and cold smoked.In the United Kingdom and North America they are often eaten grilled for breakfast...
curing. The castle overlooks the entrance to the inner harbour, which is tidal. However a water retention scheme was built in July 2005 with a jetty from East Quay toward West Quay with an automatically operated gate-flap and a pedestrian swingbridge above it. The breakwater has deepwater berths with a lighthouse situated at the end.
Peel Marina is currently under construction at a cost of £3.1M. 124 new berths are being installed by reclaiming part of the top end of the harbour for a boat park, with construction of a new harbour office.
Sport and recreation
Peel A.F.C., who compete in the
Isle of Man Football LeagueThe Isle of Man Football League is a football league for clubs on the Isle of Man run by the Isle of Man Football Association. The league does not form part of the English football league system. All clubs on the island are amateur.-Format:...
, are based in Peel. They play their home games at the Peel FC Football Ground, Douglas Road. Formed in 1888, they are the most successful club on the island with 29 league titles and 30 victories in the Manx FA Cup. They were the first winners of the Isle of Man Football League in 1897. Peel
CricketCricket is a bat-and-ball team sport that is first documented as being played in southern England in the 16th century. By the end of the 18th century, cricket had developed to the point where it had become the national sport of England. The expansion of the British Empire led to cricket being...
Club are also based in the town, they are members of the
Isle of Man Cricket AssociationThe Isle of Man Cricket Association is the official ICC recognised organisation chosen to represent Isle of Man in terms of cricket matters....
.
Valkyrs Hockey Club play their home matches at the Queen Elizabeth II High School astro turf pitch. Peel Golf Club is an 18 hole
golf courseA golf course consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
located on Rheast Lane which was established in 1895. The clubhouse was opened in 1977 by
Peter AllissPeter Alliss is an English golfer, BBC television presenter and commentator, author and golf course designer. Alliss is known for his charismatic and unique style of commentary often displaying a witty demeanour. He is regarded by many as the "Voice of Golf" along with long term commentating...
. Western Athletics club is based at Queen Elizabeth II School. Western Swimming Pool is located on Derby Road.
The
Raad ny Foillan is a long distance footpath in the Isle of Man.-Route and history:The starts and finishes at the Millennium Bridge over Douglas Harbour...
long distance coastal footpathLong-distance trails are the longer recreational right-of-way routes mainly through rural areas, used for non-motorised recreational travelling ....
opened in 1986 runs along the coast through Peel.
A local person is known as a "Peelite" or ( – dogfish). "Peel girls" are the Manx equivalent of "Essex girls".
Religion
Peel Cathedral (the cathedral church of St German), built in 1884, became a cathedral in 1980. It is the cathedral church for the diocese of Sodor and Man and is located in the centre of the town.
Peel
Elim Community ChurchThe Elim Pentecostal Church is a UK-based Pentecostal Christian denomination.-History:George Jeffreys , a Welshman, founded the Elim Pentecostal Church in Monaghan, Ireland in 1915. Jeffreys was an evangelist with a Welsh Congregational church background. He was converted at age 15 during the...
holds Sunday morning meetings at the Clothworkers' School.
Grace
BaptistA Baptist is a Christian who subscribes to a theology and may belong to a church that, among other things, is committed to believer's baptism and, with respect to church polity, favors the congregational model...
Church, founded in 1974 as an outreach of the Grace Baptist Church in Onchan, is located in the former Peel Mathematical School building. It was purchased in 1984 and was renovated in 1997 and is listed as a "heritage builing".
There have been a number of
MethodistMethodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to Reverend John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement in the Anglican Church. His younger brother...
chapels in Peel. The first one was Shore Road Wesley Methodist Chapel, built in 1777. It was used as a fishing-net factory between the 1850s and 1870s, and is now the Peel Youth Centre. A Primitive Methodist Chapel was built on Kirk Michael Street in 1835. It became a public hall when the Christian Street Chapel opened and is now used,with much redevelopment as a showroom. Peel Centenary Wesley Methodist Chapel was built in 1839 on Athol Street. Peel Primitive Methodist Chapel, built in 1878 it is now converted to flats. The organ is now in
JurbyJurby is a parish in Micheal Sheading in the Isle of Man and has, according to the 2006 census 659 , residents.It is largely an agricultural district on the north-north-western coast of the island but also has an industrial park on the old Jurby Airfield...
parish church. The Isle of Man Christian Fellowship are based at the Philip Christian Centre on Christian Street. St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church is on Patrick Street.
Education
The local
secondary schoolSecondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. It follows on from elementary or primary education....
is
Queen Elizabeth II High SchoolQueen Elizabeth II High School is a co-educational comprehensive school in Peel Isle of Man. It is commonly referred to as simply "QE2" and teaches the years 7-11 as well as a sixth form for years 12-13....
, which is on Douglas Road at the eastern edge of the town. It was opened on 5 July 1979 by
Queen Elizabeth IIElizabeth II is the queen regnant of sixteen independent states known informally as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,...
, during her visit to the island to celebrate the millennium of
TynwaldTynwald , or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald is the bicameral legislature of the Isle of Man. It consists of the directly elected House of Keys and the indirectly chosen Legislative Council....
, and since then has grown to about 850 pupils with about 50 staff.
Peel Clothworkers' School is a primary school on Derby Road, which was founded in the 17th century after Philip Christian, a successful expatriate Peel businessman, bequeathed a sum of money in his will to provide for the education of the children in Peel. After changing sites in the town a number of times, as it grew and developed, it finally moved to Derby Road after
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and officially opened there in 1953. It is the third largest primary school in the Isle of Man. On 23 April, 2008 new £3.3m facilities at the school were officially opened. New dining/assembly hall, kitchen, reception/office complex, meeting room, library, special needs unit, ICT suite had all opened in June 2007, while a refurbished sports hall, staff facilities, two more classrooms and a permanent nursery were added in 2008.
Christian's Endowed National School was built in 1860. It was closed for some time in the mid-
20th centuryThe 20th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1901 and ended on December 31, 2000, according to the Gregorian calendar.The British Empire, the Russian Empire, the German Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire dissolved in the first half of the century, with all but the...
before it was refurbished and became the Philip Christian Centre, and a registered building.
MHKs & Elections
| Year | Election | Turnout | Candidates | Elected | Notes |
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| 1900 |
By Election |
? |
- Alfred Nelson Laughton
- Dr W Keegan Faraker
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Alfred Nelson Laughton |
Resignation of Thomas Clague |
| 1903 |
General Election |
? |
- Thomas Henry Cormode, 311 votes
- Alfred Nelson Laughton, 287 votes
|
Thomas Henry Cormode |
| 1908 |
General Election |
Unopposed |
|
Thomas Henry Cormode |
|
| 1913 |
General Election |
? |
- Thomas Henry Cormode
- G B Kermode
|
Thomas Henry Cormode |
| 1919 |
General Election |
? |
|
Christopher Shimmin |
| 1924 |
General Election |
? |
|
Christopher Shimmin |
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| 1929 |
General Election |
? |
|
Christopher Shimmin |
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| 1933 |
By Election |
? |
|
Marion Shimmin |
Called following the death of Thomas Barlow Thomas Barlow may refer to:* Sir Thomas Barlow, 1st Baronet, British physician* Sir Thomas Barlow, 3rd Baronet, British naval commander, grandson of the above* Tom Barlow , early US professional athlete...
, late husband of Marion Shimmin |
| 1934 |
General Election |
Unopposed |
Marion Shimmin |
Marion Shimmin |
|
| 1978 |
By Election |
? |
- Dr David Moore
Dr David Moore is a Manx politician and former Chairman of the Finance Board, the forerunner to the present Treasury Minister. He was Member of the House of Keys for Peel from 1978 until his retirement in 1986...
- ?
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Dr David Moore Dr David Moore is a Manx politician and former Chairman of the Finance Board, the forerunner to the present Treasury Minister. He was Member of the House of Keys for Peel from 1978 until his retirement in 1986...
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| 1981 |
General Election |
? |
Hazel Hannan Hazel Hannan; former Member of the House of Keys was the Deputy Speaker of the House of Keys and a former Education and DAFF Minister of the Isle of Man Government. She was elected as a Member of the House of Keys in 1986 for Peel as an independent after a failed attempt 5 years earlier standing...
Dr David MooreDr David Moore is a Manx politician and former Chairman of the Finance Board, the forerunner to the present Treasury Minister. He was Member of the House of Keys for Peel from 1978 until his retirement in 1986...
? |
Dr David Moore Dr David Moore is a Manx politician and former Chairman of the Finance Board, the forerunner to the present Treasury Minister. He was Member of the House of Keys for Peel from 1978 until his retirement in 1986...
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| 1986 |
General Election |
79.5% |
Hazel Hannan Hazel Hannan; former Member of the House of Keys was the Deputy Speaker of the House of Keys and a former Education and DAFF Minister of the Isle of Man Government. She was elected as a Member of the House of Keys in 1986 for Peel as an independent after a failed attempt 5 years earlier standing...
(664 votes)
GF Crowe (361 votes)
GLC McPherson (358 votes)
MB Hartley (249 votes)
MCD Felton (147 votes)
SR Pitts (140 votes)
ER Kelly (63 votes)
JM Wade (63 votes)
RJ Quayle (46 votes) |
Hazel Hannan Hazel Hannan; former Member of the House of Keys was the Deputy Speaker of the House of Keys and a former Education and DAFF Minister of the Isle of Man Government. She was elected as a Member of the House of Keys in 1986 for Peel as an independent after a failed attempt 5 years earlier standing...
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| 1991 |
General Election |
76.5% |
- Hazel Hannan
Hazel Hannan; former Member of the House of Keys was the Deputy Speaker of the House of Keys and a former Education and DAFF Minister of the Isle of Man Government. She was elected as a Member of the House of Keys in 1986 for Peel as an independent after a failed attempt 5 years earlier standing...
(1066 votes)
- MC Kelly (627 votes)
- GF Crowe (517 votes)
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Hazel Hannan Hazel Hannan; former Member of the House of Keys was the Deputy Speaker of the House of Keys and a former Education and DAFF Minister of the Isle of Man Government. She was elected as a Member of the House of Keys in 1986 for Peel as an independent after a failed attempt 5 years earlier standing...
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| 1996 |
General Election |
70.7% |
- Hazel Hannan
Hazel Hannan; former Member of the House of Keys was the Deputy Speaker of the House of Keys and a former Education and DAFF Minister of the Isle of Man Government. She was elected as a Member of the House of Keys in 1986 for Peel as an independent after a failed attempt 5 years earlier standing...
(1042 votes)
- Christine Moughtin (477 votes)
- Tim Crookall (469 votes)
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Hazel Hannan Hazel Hannan; former Member of the House of Keys was the Deputy Speaker of the House of Keys and a former Education and DAFF Minister of the Isle of Man Government. She was elected as a Member of the House of Keys in 1986 for Peel as an independent after a failed attempt 5 years earlier standing...
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| 2001 |
General Election |
61.8% |
- Hazel Hannan
Hazel Hannan; former Member of the House of Keys was the Deputy Speaker of the House of Keys and a former Education and DAFF Minister of the Isle of Man Government. She was elected as a Member of the House of Keys in 1986 for Peel as an independent after a failed attempt 5 years earlier standing...
(1296 votes)
- Christine Moughtin (505 votes)
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Hazel Hannan Hazel Hannan; former Member of the House of Keys was the Deputy Speaker of the House of Keys and a former Education and DAFF Minister of the Isle of Man Government. She was elected as a Member of the House of Keys in 1986 for Peel as an independent after a failed attempt 5 years earlier standing...
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| 2006 |
General Election |
63.4% |
- Hazel Hannan
Hazel Hannan; former Member of the House of Keys was the Deputy Speaker of the House of Keys and a former Education and DAFF Minister of the Isle of Man Government. She was elected as a Member of the House of Keys in 1986 for Peel as an independent after a failed attempt 5 years earlier standing...
, 712 votes
- Rodger Gimbert, 321 votes
- Tim Crookall, 839 votes
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Tim Crookall |
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