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:For the landform, see ayre (landform). ť For the musical form, see air (music).

Ayre is one of six sheadings in the Isle of Man and consists of the parishes of Andreas, Bride and Lezayre.
Ayre is also a House of Keys constituency, electing a single MHK.
The derivation of the word ayre is from Old Norse. It refers to a storm beach forming a narrow spit of shingle or sand cutting across the landward and seaward ends of a shallow bay. This may partly cut off a sheltered stretch of water from the sea to form a shallow freshwater loch. This word is still in use for the particular landform in the Northern Isles of Scotland.

MHKs and elections

Year	Election	Turnout	Candidates	Elected	Notes
1903	General Election	?	Robert Cowley, 477 votes Robert Sayle Corlett, ? votes William John Radcliffe, 419 votes Thomas Allen, 397 votes	Robert Cowley Robert Sayle Corlett William John Radcliffe
1913	General Election	?	?	William Charles Southward
1919	General Election	?	Richard Cain William Charles Southward CP JP Daniel Joughin Teare CP JP ?	Richard Cain William Charles Southward CP JP Daniel Joughin Teare CP JP
1924	General Election	?	Richard Cain John Crellin Daniel Joughin Teare CP JP ?	Richard Cain John Crellin Daniel Joughin Teare CP JP
1929	General Election	?	Richard Cain Arthur James Cottier Daniel Joughin Teare CP JP ?	Richard Cain Arthur James Cottier Daniel Joughin Teare CP JP
1934	General Election	?	Ewan Farrant Arthur James Cottier Daniel Joughin Teare CP JP ?	Ewan Farrant Arthur James Cottier Daniel Joughin Teare CP JP
1962	General Election	?	?	Robert Kerruish
1966	General Election	?	?	Robert Kerruish
1976	General Election			Percy Radcliffe John Norman Radcliffe
1980	By Election	?	?	Clare Christian	Called following the elevation to the LegCo of Percy Radcliffe.
1981	General Election	?	John Norman Radcliffe Clare Christian David Cannan	John Norman Radcliffe Clare Christian
1986	General Election	80.8%	Edgar Quine (831 votes) Clare Christian (765 votes) A Robertson (109 votes)	Edgar Quine	Ayre becomes a 1-seat constituency, previously having been a 2-seat.Norman Radcliffe elevated to LegCo in 1985.
1991	General Election	Elected Unopposed	Edgar Quine	Edgar Quine
1996	General Election	72.9%	Edgar Quine (1246 votes) Eva Bradley (167 votes)	Edgar Quine
2001	General Election	59.4%	Edgar Quine, 1038 votes Thurston Arrowsmith, 202 votes	Edgar Quine
2004	By Election	59.4%	William Edward Teare, 733 votes John Crellin, 542 votes Hazel Bradley, 283 votes	William Edward Teare	Called following the resignation of Edgar Quine.
2006	General Election	Elected Unopposed	Eddie Teare	Eddie Teare

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