William Mackay Malarkey (18 June 1951– 20 February 2020) was a

Manx Manx (; formerly sometimes spelled Manks) is an adjective (and derived noun) describing things or people related to the Isle of Man: * Manx people **Manx surnames * Isle of Man It may also refer to: Languages * Manx language, also known as Manx ...

politician, who was elected Liberal Vannin MHK for

Douglas South Douglas South is a House of Keys constituency in Douglas, Isle of Man Douglas ( gv, Doolish, ) is the capital and largest town of the Isle of Man, with a population of 26,677 (2021). It is located at the mouth of the River Douglas, an ...

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

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 General elections were held on the Isle of Man on Thursday, 23 November 2006. The voting age was lowered to 16 at this election. As usual, the election was dominated by independents, who took 21 of the 24 seats. Background In the 2001 Manx gener ...

, Malarkey was elected as the Liberal Vannin Party Member of the House of Keys for Douglas South, alongside

David Cretney David Clifford Cretney (born 15 January 1954) is a former Manx politician. He was, until March 2014, Minister of Infrastructure in the Isle of Man Government, and had formerly headed the Departments of Community, Culture & Leisure, Trade & Ind ...

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 Peter Karran (born 20 May 1960) is a Manx politician, who is a former leader of the Liberal Vannin Party and former Minister of Education and Children. He was a Member of the House of Keys for Middle, and then for Onchan, from 1985 to 2016. ...

, the party Leader. At the

2011 Manx general election General elections were held on the Isle of Man on 29 September 2011 to elect 24 members to the island's lower house, the House of Keys. 60,000 residents were eligible to vote, including 16- and 17-year-olds. Successful candidates were sworn in on ...

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Malarkey, Bill 1951 births 2020 deaths 21st-century Manx politicians Liberal Vannin Party politicians Members of the House of Keys 2006–2011 Members of the House of Keys 2011–2016 Members of the House of Keys 2016–2021