In the first vote in the House of Keys on 13 October 2026 Chris Thomas won 16 votes, above the 13 needed, with 6 for Kirrie Jenkins, as Tynwald and BBC News report.
History. 3 of 4; the 2006 rounds come only from IOM Today, without it 3 of 3.
Hunch. Only two candidates stand this time, as in 2021, when the first vote settled it.
Resolves YES if in the first vote on 13 October 2026 one candidate gets at least 13 votes, as shown on Tynwald’s news page or the Votes and Proceedings, and NO if no one reaches 13 and a second round or new nominations follow. BBC and The Guardian are the backup.
We looked for cases where the Isle of Man’s parliament chose a Chief Minister after a general election. We found four votes on open pages, from 2006 to 2021. Until 2021 both chambers of Tynwald voted, and since then only the elected members.