title: Ralph Peake
text: # Ralph Peake
  
  Ralph Peake is a former Member of the House of Keys (the lower house of Tynwald, the Isle of Man parliament) for Douglas North and candidate in the 2021 Manx General Election. Peake served as a Member of the Island's Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture, Department of Health and Social Care, and Economic Policy Review Committee.
  
  ## Biography
  
  He was elected for Douglas North in the 2015 by-election, receiving 604 votes. He was re-elected in the general election in 2016.
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2015
  
  2015 By-Election: Douglas North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Ralph Peake | 604 | 43.74% |
  | | Independent | David Ashford | 554 | 40.12% |
  | | Independent | Marie Booth | 223 | 16.15% |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1381 | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.29% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1385 | |
  
  ### 2016
  
  2016 Manx General Election: Douglas North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | David Ashford | 1219 | 32.07% |
  | | Independent | Ralph Peake | 1177 | 30.97% |
  | | Independent | John Houghton | 775 | 20.39% |
  | | Manx Labour Party | Lynn Sirdefield | 343 | 9.02% |
  | | Independent | Karen Angela | 287 | 7.55% |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3801 | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.14% |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,386 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2172 | 49.52% |
  