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The youngest general election candidate to come forward so far says he could bring a fresh, new perspective to Manx politics.
Lawrie Hooper, a 24-year-old accountant, is standing in Ramsey.
On Mandate today (Friday), he told James Davies about the qualities which he thought would make him a good MHK (listen to audio file below):
The other candidates in Ramsey are outgoing MHKs Allan Bell and Anne Craine, Linda Bowers-Kasch, John McDonough and Leonard Singer.

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