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New members serving as 'second class councillors'

Wed, 28 Oct 2020


A Douglas councillor has again questioned the purpose of a recent by-election in the town.

Manx Labour duo Devon Watson and Samuel Hamer were voted in to represent the Derby Ward little under two weeks ago.

Despite criticism, the ballot went ahead because of what was described as a “democratic right to representation” by the DoI minister.

That’s now being disputed, however, as Local Democracy Reporter Chris Cave explains:
 

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  • Fair Representation Report

 

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