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Manx, Isle of Man, politician (1951–2020)
Bill Malarkey
In office 2015–2020Preceded by
David Cretney In office 2006–2011Preceded by Adrian Duggan Succeeded by
Kate Beecroft
Born (1951-06-18 ) 18 June 1951
Isle of Man Died 20 February 2020(2020-02-20) (aged 68) Isle of Man Political party
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William Mackay Malarkey (18 June 1951
[1] – 20 February 2020) was a
Manx politician, who was elected
Liberal Vannin
MHK for
Douglas South but later defected from the party and sat as an independent. In the 2011 general election he lost his seat to
Liberal Vannin candidate
Kate Beecroft . He was re-elected at a by-election in May 2015 as an independent candidate, and retained his seat for
Douglas South in September 2016.
Bill Malarkey died on 20 February 2020.
[2] He had been suffering from cancer for some time.
[3]
Career
At the
2006 Manx general election , Malarkey was elected as the
Liberal Vannin Party
Member of the House of Keys for Douglas South, alongside
David Cretney who was elected for the
Manx Labour Party . Malarkey was one of only two Liberal Vannin MHKs elected in 2006, the other being
Peter Karran , the party Leader.
At the
2011 Manx general election , Malarkey contested Douglas South as an
Independent , opposing both Cretney and the official Liberal Vannin Party candidate,
Kate Beecroft . Malarkey was narrowly defeated and was not elected.
Following Cretney's election to the
Legislative Council in mid-2015, Malarkey contested the ensuing by-election in Douglas South, winning as an Independent.
[4]
Malarkey was re-elected for Douglas South in the 2016 General Election and was appointed Minister for Home Affairs.
References
MHKs
Eddie Teare (
Ayre , Ind)
Tony Brown (
Castletown , Ind)
Phil Braidwood (
Douglas East , Ind)
Brenda Cannell (
Douglas East , Ind)
Bill Henderson (
Douglas North , Ind)
John Houghton (
Douglas North , Ind)
David Cretney (
Douglas South , Labour)
Bill Malarkey (
Douglas South , Liberal)
Geoff Corkish (
Douglas West , Ind)
John Shimmin (
Douglas West , Ind)
Steve Rodan (
Garff , Ind)
David Anderson (
Glenfaba , Ind)
Graham Cregeen (
Malew & Santon , Ind)
David Cannan (
Michael , Ind)
Martyn Quayle (
Middle , Ind)
Adrian Earnshaw (
Onchan , Liberal)
Peter Karran (
Onchan , Liberal)
David Quirk (
Onchan , Ind)
Tim Crookall (
Peel , Ind)
Allan Bell (
Rasmey , Ind)
Anne Craine (
Rasmey , Ind)
Phil Gawne (
Rushen , Ind)
Quintin Gill (
Rushen , Ind)
Juan Watterson (
Rushen , Ind)
MHKs
Eddie Teare (
Ayre , Ind)
Richard Ronan (
Castletown , Ind)
Brenda Cannell (
Douglas East , Ind)
Chris Robertshaw (
Douglas East , Ind)
Bill Henderson (
Douglas North , Ind)
John Houghton (
Douglas North , Ind)
Kate Beecroft (
Douglas South , Liberal)
David Cretney (
Douglas South , Labour)
Geoff Corkish (
Douglas West , Ind)
John Shimmin (
Douglas West , Ind)
Steve Rodan (
Garff , Ind)
David Anderson (
Glenfaba , Ind)
Graham Cregeen (
Malew & Santon , Ind)
Alfred Cannan (
Michael , Ind)
Howard Quayle (
Middle , Ind)
Zac Hall (
Onchan , Liberal)
Peter Karran (
Onchan , Liberal)
David Quirk (
Onchan , Ind)
Tim Crookall (
Peel , Ind)
Allan Bell (
Rasmey , Ind)
Leonard Singer (
Rasmey , Ind)
Phil Gawne (
Rushen , Ind)
Laurence Skelly (
Rushen , Ind)
Juan Watterson (
Rushen , Ind)
MHKs
Graham Cregeen (
Arbory, Castletown & Malew , Ind)
Jason Moorhouse (Arbory, Castletown & Malew, Ind)
Tim Baker (
Ayre & Michael , Ind)
Alfred Cannan (Ayre & Michael, Ind)
Ann Corlett (
Douglas Central , Ind)
Christopher Thomas (Douglas Central, Ind)
Clare Barber (
Douglas East , Ind)
Chris Robertshaw (Douglas East, Ind)
David Ashford (
Douglas North , Ind)
Ralph Peake (Douglas North, Ind)
Kate Costain (
Douglas South , LibVan)
Bill Malarkey (
Douglas South , LibVan, died Feb 2020)
Daphne Caine (
Garff , Ind)
Martyn Perkins (Garff, Ind)
Geoffrey Boot (
Glenfaba & Peel , Ind)
Ray Harmer (Glenfaba & Peel, Ind)
Howard Quayle (
Middle , Ind)
Bill Shimmins (Middle, Ind)
Rob Callister (
Onchan , Ind)
Julie Edge (Onchan, Ind)
Alex Allinson (
Ramsey , Ind)
Lawrie Hooper (Ramsey, LibVan)
Laurence Skelly (
Rushen , Ind)
Juan Watterson (Rushen, Ind)
Independents (21 seats),
LibVan (3 seats)