General elections were held in the

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between 7 and 15 November 1929. Independent candidates won a majority of seats in the

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.Tom Sherratt (1979) ''Isle of Man parliamentary election results 1919 – 1979'', p38

Electoral system

The 24 members of the House of Keys were elected from 11 constituencies,Sherratt, p39 which had between one and three seats.

Campaign

A total of 40 candidates contested the elections; 30 independents, eight from the

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and two from

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Results

By constituency

References

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