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2,000 people fail to use their vote at by-election

Sat, 14 Nov 2015


Thousands of people living in Douglas East failed to utilise their right to vote this week.

Thursday's by-election, in which Jon Joughin was crowned MHK, saw a 30 per cent turnout.

Chief Minister Allan Bell has branded the constituency a "strange beast" saying it consistently records low numbers:


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