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{{Short description|Sheading of the Isle of Man}}
{{For|the American businessman and politician|Robert H. Garff}}
{{See also|Garf (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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[[Image:Sheadings-Garff.svg|thumb|Sheading of Garff]]
'''Garff''' ({{Langx|gv|Garff}}) is one of the six [[sheading]]s of the [[Isle of Man]].

It is located on the east of the island (part of the traditional ''South Side'' division) and consists of the two historic [[parish]]es of [[Lonan (parish)|Lonan]] and [[Maughold (parish)|Maughold]]. Before 1796 it also included the parish of [[Onchan (parish)|Onchan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legislation.gov.im/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1796/1796-0001/CommonLawCourtsAct1796_1.pdf |title=Common Law Courts Act 1796 (AN ACT for the better Regulation of the Court of Common Law.) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1796 |website=Isle of Man Government On-line Legislation |publisher=Isle of Man Government |access-date=9 April 2019 |page=5 |quote="Island divided into Districts, etc"}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Broderick |first=George |date=2000 |title=Placenames of the Isle of Man |volume=Five. Sheading of Middle (Kirk Braddan, Kirk Marown, and Kirk Santan) |location=Tübingen |publisher=Niemeyer |page=xli |isbn=3484401338 |author-link=George Broderick }}</ref>

Administratively, since May 2016 the sheading of Garff has been covered by a single Garff [[local authority]], a parish district, formed by merging the former [[village]] [[district]] of [[Laxey]] with the parish districts of Lonan and Maughold.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.garff.im/ |title=Garff Commissioners |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=garff.im |access-date=9 April 2019 }}</ref>

The [[town]] of [[Ramsey, Isle of Man|Ramsey]], which is administered separately, covers areas of two historic parishes (Maughold, and [[Lezayre]] in the sheading of [[Ayre]]). It is treated as part of Garff for some purposes, e.g. the coroner.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.courts.im/court-information/coroners/ |title=Coroners |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Isle of Man Courts of Justice |access-date=9 April 2019 }}</ref>

Other settlements in the sheading include [[Baldrine]] and [[Ballabeg, Lonan|Ballabeg]] (both in the parish of Lonan), and [[Ballure, Isle of Man|Ballure]] in the parish of Maughold.

==Etymology==

The origin of the name is uncertain. [[John Kneen|Kneen]] (1925)<ref>{{cite book |last=Kneen |first=J.J. |date=1925 |title=The place-names of the Isle of Man with their origin and history |url=http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/fulltext/pn1925/index.htm |location=Douglas |publisher=Yn Çheshaght Ghailckagh |author-link=John Kneen }}</ref> suggests that it derives from the Norse ''gröf'' (N.B. not ''grðf'', which is a typo there), meaning a pit or ravine (cognate with "grave").

==MHKs and elections==
Garff is also a [[House of Keys constituency]] (excluding (most of) Onchan). It was originally a three-seat constituency, but this was reduced to two seats in 1893 and one seat in 1986. Until 2016 it was heavily under-represented by having only a single MHK. However in the 2016 general election it elected 2 MHKs (the new constituency also includes the (sparsely populated) parish of Onchan, i.e. excluding the village of Onchan).
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
! Year !! Election !! Turnout !! Candidates 
|- 
!1867
|
General Election
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|No information available
|-
!1875
|
General Election

|-
!1881
|
General Election
|colspan="2" rowspan="4"|[[John Allen Mylrea]] elected, no other information available
|-
!1886
|
General Election
|- 
!1891
|
General Election
|-
!1896
|
General Election
|- valign="top"
!1900
|
By-Election
|colspan="2"|Due to the resignation of J. A. Mylrea, no other information available
|- 
!1903
|
General Election
|
|
*[[John Robert Kerruish]], elected unopposed
*[[John Killip]], elected unopposed
|-
|colspan="4"|By-election called following the resignation of John Killip
|- valign="top"
!1908
|
By-Election
|
|
*[[Robert Kerruish]], elected unopposed
|-
|colspan="4"|'''No information available on unsuccessful candidates from 1908-1985'''
|- valign="top"
!1908
|
General Election
|
|
*John Robert Kerruish, 468 votes, elected
*Robert Kerruish, 407 votes, elected
|- valign="top"
!1913
|
General Election
|colspan="2"|No information available
|- 
!1919
|
General Election
|colspan="2|No information available
|- valign="top"
!1924
|
General Election
|
|
*[[Thomas Callow]], elected
*[[Walter Cowin]], elected
|- valign="top"
!1929
|
General Election
|
|
*Thomas Callow, elected
*Walter Cowin, elected
|- valign="top"
!1934
|
General Election
|
|
*Thomas Callow, elected
*Walter Cowin, elected
|- valign="top"
!1946
|
General Election
|
|
*Sir [[Charles Kerruish]], elected
|- valign="top"
!1951
|
General Election
|
|
*Sir Charles Kerruish, elected
*[[Annie Bridson]], elected
|- valign="top"
!1956
|
General Election
|
|
*Sir Charles Kerruish, elected
|- valign="top"
!1962
|
General Election
|
|
*Sir Charles Kerruish, elected
*[[Eric Moore (Manx politician)|Eric Moore]], elected
|- valign="top"
!1966
|
General Election
|
|
*Sir Charles Kerruish, elected
*[[Jean Thornton-Duesbery]], elected
|- valign="top"
!1971
|
General Election
|
|
*Sir Charles Kerruish, elected
*Jean Thornton-Duesbery, elected
|- valign="top"
!1976
|
General Election
|
|
*Sir Charles Kerruish, elected
*[[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Doctor (title)|Dr]] [[Edgar Mann]], elected
|- valign="top"
!1981
|
General Election
|
|
*Sir Charles Kerruish, elected
*Lt Col Dr Edgar Mann, elected
|-
|colspan="4"|By-election called following the elevation of Edgar Mann to the Legislative Council
|- valign="top"
!1985
|
By-Election
|
|
*[[James Harris Kneale]] [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], elected
|-
|colspan="4"|Garff loses the [[Onchan (parish)|District of Onchan]] and becomes a single seat constituency
|- valign="top"
!1986
|
General Election
|
79%
|
*Sir Charles Kerruish (1113 votes, elected)
*Lt Col Dr Edgar Mann (889 votes)
|-
|colspan="4"|By-election called following the election of Sir Charles Kerruish as<br />[[President of Tynwald]] and thus his elevation to the Legislative Council
|- valign="top"
!1990
|
By-Election
|
59.6%
|
*Lt Col Dr Edgar Mann (648 votes, elected)
*James McKenzie (293 votes)
*D Corlett (252 votes)
*D Robertson (198 votes)
|- valign="top"
!1991
|
General Election
|
64%
|
*Lt Col Dr Edgar Mann (899 votes, elected)
*James  McKenzie (444 votes)
*Harry Wade (376 votes)
|-
|colspan="4"|By-election called following the re-elevation of Edgar Mann to the Legislative Council
|- valign="top"
!1995
|
By Election
|
61.7%
|
*[[Steve Rodan]] (562 votes, elected)
*Faragher (462 votes)
*James McKenzie (319 votes)
*Andrew Smith (228 votes)
*Sharpe (71 votes)
|- valign="top"
!1996
|
General Election
|
64.5%
|
*Steve Rodan (1257 votes, elected)
*James McKenzie (473 votes)
*Kenneth Morkille (52 votes)
|- valign="top"
![[2001 Manx general election|2001]]
|
General Election
|
63.7%
|
*Steve Rodan (1176 votes, elected)
*Marianne Kerruish (809 votes)
|- valign="top"
![[2006 Manx general election|2006]]
|
General Election
|
|
*Steve Rodan (1400 votes, elected)
* [[Nigel Dobson]] (524 votes)
|- valign="top"
![[2011 Manx general election|2011]]
|
General Election
|
|
* Steve Rodan (1725 votes, elected)
* Nigel Dobson (136 votes)
|-
|colspan="4"|Garff becomes a two-seat constituency
|}

==Election results since 2016==
In 2014, [[Tynwald]] approved recommendations from the Boundary Review Commission which saw the reform of the Island's electoral boundaries.

{{Election box begin no change |title=[[2021 Manx general election|General election 2021]]: Garff<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.im/media/1374587/garff-notice-of-result.pdf|format=PDF|title=Notice of Results for the General Election to the House of Keys 2021 (Garff)|website=Gov.im|accessdate=9 March 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Independent politician
 | candidate  = [[Daphne Caine|Daphne Hilary Penelope Caine]]
 | votes      = 1122
 | percentage = 23.4
 }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Independent politician
 | candidate  = Andrew Joseph Smith
 | votes      = 1112
 | percentage = 23.2
 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Manx Labour Party 
 | candidate  = Gareth Young
 | votes      = 1021
 | percentage = 21.3
 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Independent politician
 | candidate  = Martyn Jones Perkins
 | votes      = 971
 | percentage = 20.2
 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Independent politician
 | candidate  = Jamie Smith
 | votes      = 576
 | percentage = 12.0
 }}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = {{#expr:1112+1122+576+971+1021}}
 | percentage = 
}}
{{Election box total ballots
 | votes      = {{val|fmt=commas|2718}}
 | percentage =
}}
{{Election box rejected no change
 | votes      = {{val|fmt=commas|7}}
 | percentage =
}}
{{Election box turnout no change with votes
 | votes      = {{val|fmt=commas|2725}}
 | percentage = {{#expr:100*2725/5292 round 1}}
}}
{{Election box registered electors no change
 | reg. electors = {{val|fmt=commas|5292}}
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change |title=[[2016 Manx general election|General election 2016]]: Garff<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.im/media/1353347/2016-general-election-results-and-turnout.pdf|format=PDF|title=Isle of Man Election Results 2016|website=Gov.im|accessdate=9 March 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Independent politician
 | candidate  = Martyn John Perkins
 | votes      = {{val|fmt=commas|1767}}
 | percentage = 36.4
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Independent politician
 | candidate  = [[Daphne Caine|Daphne Hilary Penelope Caine]]
 | votes      = {{val|fmt=commas|1270}}
 | percentage = 26.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Independent politician
 | candidate  = Andrew Joseph Smith
 | votes      = {{val|fmt=commas|1247}}
 | percentage = 25.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Independent politician
 | candidate  = Andrew Barton
 | votes      = {{val|fmt=commas|346}}
 | percentage = 7.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Independent politician
 | candidate  = Nigel Anthony Dobson
 | votes      = {{val|fmt=commas|231}}
 | percentage = 4.8
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = {{val|fmt=commas|4861}}
 | percentage = 
}}
{{Election box total ballots
 | votes      = {{val|fmt=commas|2510}}
 | percentage =
}}
{{Election box rejected no change
 | votes      = {{val|fmt=commas|13}}
 | percentage =
}}
{{Election box turnout no change with votes
 | votes      = {{val|fmt=commas|2523}}
 | percentage = {{#expr:100*2523/5069 round 1}}
}}
{{Election box registered electors no change
 | reg. electors = {{val|fmt=commas|5069}}
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
*[[Local government in the Isle of Man]]
*[[Laxey Bay]]
*[[Ramsey Bay]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091102151345/http://www.tynwald.org.im/keys/election.shtml Constituency maps and general election results]

{{Isle of Man}}
{{House of Keys constituencies}}

[[Category:Sheadings of the Isle of Man]]
[[Category:Constituencies of the Isle of Man]]