title: Ayre & Michael
text: # Ayre & Michael
  
  Ayre & Michael is a House of Keys constituency in the north of the Isle of Man. It was created for the 2016 general election and elects 2 MHKs.
  
  It is easily the largest Keys constituency in area, and includes the parishes of Michael, Ballaugh, Jurby, Andreas, Bride and Lezayre.
  
  ## Elections
  
  General election 2021: Ayre & Michael :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Count | Of total (%) |
  | | Independent | Alfred "Alf" Cannan | 2,117 | 36.4 |
  | | Independent | Tim Johnston | 1,203 | 20.7 |
  | | Independent | Tim Baker | 709 | 12.2 |
  | | Liberal Vannin | Paul Weatherall | 540 | 9.3 |
  | | Independent | Duncan Livingstone | 517 | 8.9 |
  | | Independent | Phil Corkill | 378 | 6.5 |
  | | Independent | Dr Sos Boussougou | 189 | 3.2 |
  | | Independent | Madeleine Westall | 168 | 2.9 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,821 | |
  | Total ballots | Total ballots | Total ballots | | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,127 | |
  
  General election 2016: Ayre & Michael :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Alfred Louis Cannan | 1,839 | 31.2 |
  | | Independent | Timothy Simon Baker | 1,572 | 26.7 |
  | | Independent | Carlos Phillips | 1,358 | 23.1 |
  | | Independent | Louise Elizabeth Whitelegg | 638 | 10.8 |
  | | Independent | Alan Kermode | 440 | 7.5 |
  | | Liberal Vannin | Patrick Stephen Ayres | 39 | 0.7 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,886 | |
  | Total ballots | Total ballots | Total ballots | 3,185 | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,192 | 65.4 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,884 | |
  
  There were serious allegations, which were discussed by a Select Committee of Tynwald in 2016–17, about the conduct of this election. See also the Report of the Acting Attorney General.
  
  