Alfred Cannan
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Alfred Cannan MHK | |
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Chief Minister of the Isle of Man | |
Assumed office 12 October 2021 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Howard Quayle |
Minister for the Treasury | |
In office 4 October 2016 – 12 October 2021 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor | Richard Gozney |
Preceded by | Eddie Teare |
Succeeded by | David Ashford |
Member of the House of Keys for Ayre and Michael | |
Assumed office 22 September 2016 | |
Member of the House of Keys for Michael | |
In office 29 September 2011 – 21 September 2016 | |
Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | 1968 |
Nationality | Manx |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse(s) | Bella Cannan |
Children | 3 |
Education | King William's College |
Alma mater | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
Alfred Louis Cannan MHK is an independent Member of the House of Keys for Ayre & Michael and is the current Chief Minister of the Isle of Man. He was previously the Minister for the Treasury.
Cannan sought the position of Chief Minister in 2011, but was unsuccessful. His nomination was the first ever in which only MHKs had a vote: previously the members of the Legislative Council also took part in the election. Cannan replaced Howard Quayle, who was stepping down from his position and declined to run in the 2021 House of Keys election.[1] On October 12, 2021, Cannan defeated Ramsey MHK Alex Allinson to become the Isle of Man's Chief Minister.[2]
Political career[]
In 2011, Cannan was elected as MHK for the constituency of Michael, which was abolished in 2016.
Cannan's first government appointment was as chairman of the Civil Service Commission, serving from 2011 to 2014. In 2014 he was appointed chairman of the newly formed Manx Utilities Authority.
From 2015 to 2016 he was also a political member of the Department of Economic Development.[3]
In 2016 he was elected as an MHK for the new constituency of Ayre & Michael, winning the highest number of votes in the two-member constituency.
Cannan was narrowly defeated by Howard Quayle in the election of the Chief Minister, and was appointed Treasury Minister in October 2016. His term of office as Treasury Minister was marked by some significant decisions. In October 2017 Cannan wrote off £95m of debts owed by the Manx Utilities Authority; in February 2018 pension freedoms were controversially introduced; and in May 2018 the Isle of Man Government purchased the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company for £124.3m.
Cannan has been a strong advocate for reform of the National Health Service on the Isle of Man and was instrumental in initiating the review by Sir Jonathan Michael which has led to a proposed separation of policy and operations and the formation of a new delivery organisation named Manx Care.
He maintained that the focus of his budgets must be on "working families" and the challenge of dealing with a decade of low wage growth. His budgets saw significant rises in personal tax allowances alongside targeted above inflation welfare increases for low paid workers as well as child benefit.
On 12 October 2021 he was elected as Chief Minister of the Isle of Man by the House of Keys.
Electoral history[]
2011[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Alfred Cannan | 1014 | 64.06% | |
Independent | Juan Heavey | 244 | 15.41% | |
Independent | David Talbot | 325 | 20.53% | |
Total valid votes | 1583 | |||
Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.44% | ||
Registered electors | 2,540 | |||
Turnout | 3268 | 62.32% |
2016[]
In 2014, Tynwald approved recommendations from the Boundary Review Commission which saw the reform of the Island's electoral boundaries.
Under the new system, the Island was divided into 12 constituencies based on population, with each area represented by two members of the House of Keys.
As a result the constituencies of Ayre and Michael were merged.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Alfred Cannan | 1839 | 31.35% | |
Independent | Tim Baker | 1572 | 26.8% | |
Independent | Carlos Phillips | 1358 | 23.15% | |
Independent | Louise Whitelegg | 638 | 10.88% | |
Independent | Alan Kermode | 440 | 7.5% | |
Liberal Vannin Party | Pat Ayres | 39 | 0.66% | |
Total valid votes | 5886 | |||
Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.22% | ||
Registered electors | 4,884 | |||
Turnout | 3192 | 65.36% |
2021[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | ||
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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 | 5,821 | |||
Total ballots | ||||
Rejected ballots | ||||
Turnout | ||||
Registered electors | 5,127 |
Personal life[]
Cannan was born in 1968 and educated at King William's College, Isle of Man, and Sandhurst. He then served as an army officer for four years, before going into business.
He has three children with his wife Bella.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Isle of Man: Alfred Cannan elected new chief minister". BBC News. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Isle of Man: Two MHKs nominated to become the next chief minister". BBC News. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Alfred Louis CANNAN MHK - Constituency: Ayre and Michael". tynwald.org.im. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16.
- ^ "House of Keys 2011 General Election Results" (PDF). gov.im.
- ^ "2016 General Election - Constituency Results" (PDF). gov.im.
- ^ "Ayre and Michael (2021)". Manx Radio.
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