Bill Malarkey (politician)

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Bill Malarkey
Member of the House of Keys
for
Kate Beecroft
Personal details
Born(1951-06-18)18 June 1951
Isle of Man
Died20 February 2020(2020-02-20) (aged 68)
Isle of Man
Political partyIndependent
Children3

William Mackay Malarkey (18 June 1951

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

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

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

  1. ^ "Malarkey, William Mackay" (PDF). www.tynwald.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  2. ^ Tynwald website
  3. ^ Isle of Man TV: Interview with Howard Quayle, Chief Minister
  4. ^ "Bill Malarkey back in the Keys in Douglas South by-election". IOM Today. 21 May 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.