The electorate in Douglas South has voted for Bill Malarkey to be their new MHK.
The votes were:
Kurt Buccholz 169
Amy Burns 273
Keith Fitton (Liberal Vannin) 502
Bill Malarkey 598
For Mr Malarkey, it’s a return to the Keys.
He was MHK for the area until 2011 when he lost his seat in the general election.
He said he was ‘over the moon’ with the result.
The vacancy came about after long-standing MHK David Cretney was elected to the Legislative Council.
We asked all candidates to say why they should be an MHK.
{http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/politics/douglas-south-bill-malarkey-1-7267846|This is what Mr Malarkey wrote in this week’s Examiner.}