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Chamber of Commerce urges voters to elect 'national' politicians

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It wants MHKs who are capable of governing the whole Island, not just their constituency

Voters on the Isle of Man are being urged to elect politicians based on their national policies, not their local ones.

The Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce wants the electorate to consider whether the candidates they're choosing are capable of governing in the interests of the whole Island, and not just their constituency.

On the Isle of Man, each of the 12 constituencies elect two people to represent them in the House of Keys.

President of the chamber, Claire Watterson, says voters need to make sure they're asking the right questions of the candidates:

The General Election is taking place on Thursday 24 September.

You can find out more about the election here.

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