William Mackay Malarkey (18 June 1951– 20 February 2020) was a Manx politician, who was elected

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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

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. 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. He had been suffering from cancer for some time.Isle of Man TV: Interview with Howard Quayle, Chief Minister
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Career

At the 2006 Manx general election, Malarkey was elected as the

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for Douglas South, alongside David Cretney who was elected for the

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. Malarkey was one of only two Liberal Vannin MHKs elected in 2006, the other being

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, the party Leader. At the

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, Malarkey contested Douglas South as an

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, opposing both Cretney and the official Liberal Vannin Party candidate,

. 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. Malarkey was re-elected for Douglas South in the 2016 General Election and was appointed Minister for Home Affairs.

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