1996 Manx general election
General elections were held on the Isle of Man on the 21 November 1996 to elect members to the House of Keys. Independents won 16 of the 24 seats, whilst the Manx Labour Party had its worst result since 1971, winning just two seats. The Alliance for Progressive Government contested its first general election after its formation following the 1991 general elections, winning six seats, including four incumbent MHKs who had previously been independents.
Results
By constituency
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes |
| Ayre; 1 seat | Edgar Quine | 1,247 |
| Ayre; 1 seat | Hazel Bradley | 167 |
| Castletown; 1 seat | Tony Brown | 876 |
| Castletown; 1 seat | Elsie Pickard | 467 |
| Castletown; 1 seat | Carol Edge | 102 |
| Douglas East; 2 seats | Phil Braidwood | 1,289 |
| Douglas East; 2 seats | Brenda Cannell | 836 |
| Douglas East; 2 seats | Philip Kermode | 593 |
| Douglas East; 2 seats | Alan Burrows | 381 |
| Douglas North; 2 seats | John Houghton | 1,493 |
| Douglas North; 2 seats | Alan Crowe | 1,241 |
| Douglas North; 2 seats | Bernie May | 827 |
| Douglas North; 2 seats | Brian Crookall | 612 |
| Douglas South; 2 seats | David Cretney | 2,061 |
| Douglas South; 2 seats | Adrian Duggan | 796 |
| Douglas South; 2 seats | John Tobin | 755 |
| Douglas South; 2 seats | Patrick Bell | 530 |
| Douglas South; 2 seats | Allan Connor | 282 |
| Douglas South; 2 seats | John Cowley | 247 |
| Douglas West; 2 seats | John Shimmin | 1,637 |
| Douglas West; 2 seats | Alex Downie | 1,515 |
| Douglas West; 2 seats | Jim Cain | 911 |
| Garff; 1 seat | Steve Rodan | 1,257 |
| Garff; 1 seat | Stuart McKenzie | 473 |
| Garff; 1 seat | Kenneth Markillie | 52 |
| Glenfaba; 1 seat | Walter Gilbey | 743 |
| Glenfaba; 1 seat | Toni Collister | 312 |
| Malew and Santon; 1 seat | Donald Gelling | Unopposed |
| Michael; 1 seat | David Cannan | 973 |
| Michael; 1 seat | Jennifer Kewley Draskau | 495 |
| Middle; 1 seat | David North | 842 |
| Middle; 1 seat | Bruce Corfield | 519 |
| Onchan; 3 seats | Peter Karran | 2,257 |
| Onchan; 3 seats | Richard Corkill | 1,713 |
| Onchan; 3 seats | Ray Kniveton | 1,702 |
| Onchan; 3 seats | Richard Leventhorpe | 1,372 |
| Onchan; 3 seats | David Quirk | 1,143 |
| Onchan; 3 seats | Ellis Killey | 775 |
| Onchan; 3 seats | Mark Kermode | 559 |
| Peel; 1 seat | Hazel Hannan | 1042 |
| Peel; 1 seat | Christine Moughton | 477 |
| Peel; 1 seat | Timothy Crookall | 469 |
| Ramsey; 2 seats | Leonard Singer | 2,059 |
| Ramsey; 2 seats | Allan Bell | 2,056 |
| Ramsey; 2 seats | Terry Groves | 1,763 |
| Rushen; 3 seats | Miles Walker | 2,499 |
| Rushen; 3 seats | Noel Cringle | 1,903 |
| Rushen; 3 seats | Pamela Crowe | 1,609 |
| Rushen; 3 seats | Illiam Costain | 1,568 |
| Rushen; 3 seats | John Rimington | 1,342 |
| Rushen; 3 seats | David Bennett | 774 |
| Rushen; 3 seats | Terry Jackson | 444 |