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Candidate list for impending by-elections revealed

Wed, 12 Aug 2015

Four people are due to contest the vacant Peel seat and two are vying for the Glenfaba post in the upcoming by-elections.

The date for the two by-elections has been set at Thursday, September 10th.

In Peel dentist Leslie Hanson will be up against civil servant Penelope Hardman, marketing product manager Ray Harmer and heritage site supervisor David Pownall.

They'll be filling the seat left vacant by Tim Crookall.

In Glenfaba, company director Geoffrey Boot and accountant and company secretary David Talbot will be looking to succeed David Anderson.

Each post was created following the respective MHKs elevation into the Legislative Council.

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