Speaker of the House of Keys

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The Speaker of the House of Keys is the principal officer of the House of Keys, the lower house of the Isle of Man legislature. The Speaker is elected from the membership of the house at its first sitting after an election. He is responsible for controlling the procedure of the House and for authoritative interpretation of its Standing Orders. He exercises sets the business of the House and authorises the order of business of the House for each sitting.

The Speaker is an impartial member of the House and only votes on motions where the division of votes is exactly half in favour and half against. He then votes in favour of the status quo.

All Speakers from 1750 to 1898 were either members of the Moore or Taubman families or married into them. Until 1866 the Keys was non-elected.

The present Speaker is the Hon Steve Rodan SHK, who was elected in 2006.

[edit] Chairmen the House of the Keys

• Major Richard Stevenson, c.1649-c.1660
• Edward Christian, c.1660-1673
• Charles Christian, 1673-1697
• Captain Thomas Stevenson, 1697-1704
• Captain John Stevenson, 1704-1738
• Captain Thomas Heywood, 1738-1758

[edit] Speakers of the House of Keys

• Sir George Moore, 1758-1780
• John Taubman, 1780-1799
• Major John Taubman, 1799-1823
• Colonel Mark Wilkes FRS, 1823-1831
• General Alexander John Goldie, 1831-1844
• Colonel John Taubman Goldie-Taubman, 1844-1847
• John Moore, 1847-1854
• Edward Moore Gawne, 1854-1867
• Sir John Senhouse Goldie-Taubman JP , 1867-1898
• Arthur William Moore CVO MA JP, 1898-1909
• Dalrymple Maitland, 1909-1919
• John Robert Kerruish, 1919
• Sir George Frederick Clucas CBE JP MA, 1919-1937
• Sir Joseph David Qualtrough CBE, 1937-1960
• Henry Knowles Corlett OBE CP, 1960-1962
• Sir Henry Charles Kerruish OBE CP, 1962-1990
• George Victor Harris Kneale CBE MA, 1990-1991
• James Crookall Cain FCA, 1991-1996
• Noel Quayle Cringle, 1996-2000
• John David Qualtrough Cannan, 2000-2001
• James Anthony Brown, 2001-2006
• Steve Rodan, 2006-present

[edit] Recent Elections

Year	Candidates & Votes	Elected
2006	Steve Rodan - 10 votes David Cannan - 7 votes Quintin Gill - 6 votes	Steve Rodan
2006	Tony Brown	Tony Brown
2001	Tony Brown David Cannan	Tony Brown