The

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partially elects its

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at the national level. The High Court of Tynwald consists of two chambers. The

House of Keys The House of Keys () is the directly elected lower house of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, the other branch being the Legislative Council. History The oldest known reference to the name is in a document of 1417, written in L ...

has 24 members, elected in a general election for a five-year term in 12 two-seat

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. Each voter has two votes (but may choose to vote for only one candidate) and in each constituency the two candidates with the most votes are elected. The Legislative Council has 11 members: three

ex-officio An ''ex officio'' member is a member of a body (notably a board, committee, council) who is part of it by virtue of holding another office. The term '' ex officio'' is Latin, meaning literally 'from the office', and the sense intended is 'by right ...

members and eight other members who are elected by the House of Keys for a five-year term. Political parties do not play an important role on the Island. The Isle of Man lowered its

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from 18 to 16 in 2006.

General elections

The

has 24 members, elected in a General Election for a five-year term in 12 two-seat

. The Legislative Council has 11 members: three ex-officio members and eight other members who are elected by the House of Keys for a four-year term.

Local elections

There are elections for commissioners and councillors for the 21 local authorities on the

, consisting of 4 town authorities, 2 district authorities, 2 village authorities, and 13 parish authorities. * 2016 Manx Local Authority elections * 2021 Manx Local Authority elections

Board of Education elections

Elections took place for the Board of Education until this was dissolved in 2009.

Recent general elections

2001 Manx general election General elections were held on the Isle of Man on 22 November 2001 to elect members to the island's lower house: the House of Keys. The election was dominated by Independents, who won 22 of the 24 seats. Results By constituency References ...

* 2006 Manx general election *

2011 Manx general election General elections were held on the Isle of Man on 29 September 2011 to elect 24 members to the island's lower house, the House of Keys. 60,000 residents were eligible to vote, including 16- and 17-year-olds. Successful candidates were sworn in o ...

2016 Manx general election General elections were held in the Isle of Man on 22 September 2016. Independents won 21 of the 24 seats in the House of Keys. A record number of women were elected (5, or 21% of the House). Electoral system Following changes to the electoral ...

2021 Manx general election General elections were held in the Isle of Man on 23 September 2021. A record ten women were elected, twice as many as the five elected at the previous election. For the first time, in two constituencies, both elected MHKs were women. Four gover ...

Historic general elections

* 1971 Manx general election * 1976 Manx general election * 1981 Manx general election * 1986 Manx general election * 1991 Manx general election *

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References

External links

Isle of Man Election Results and Portal
*https://www.gov.im/categories/home-and-neighbourhood/elections-and-voting/
Access to work & info of members of TynwaldManx Radio Elections Site
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