Legislative Council of the Isle of Man

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The Legislative Council (Manx: Yn Choonseil Slattyssagh) is the upper chamber of Tynwald, the legislature of the Isle of Man.

It consists of eleven Members of the Legislative Council or MLCs. The House of Keys votes by secret ballot to elect the MLCs, who must be twenty-one years old and a resident for three years, to four year terms; four members are chosen at a time so that the Council has a rotating membership.

Formerly, the Lieutenant Governor presided over the Legislative Council and over Tynwald Court (a joint session of the Council and the House of Keys). Now, however, the President of Tynwald, who is chosen by the whole Tynwald for a six-year term, is the ex officio President of the Legislative Council, and presides over both the Legislative Council and Tynwald Court, except that the Lieutenant Governor presides once a year on Tynwald Day. Furthermore, the Church of England Bishop of Sodor and Man and the Attorney General appointed by the Lord of Mann have seats on the Legislative Council. The President has a casting vote, the Bishop may vote like other members, while the Attorney General may not vote at all.

The Council does not normally originate legislation (the last Act originating from the Council was the Sharing of Church Buildings Act 1986). Instead, it reviews legislation from the House of Keys. The Council, being elected by the MHKs themselves, does not have significant authority in Tynwald.

Contents 1 Composition 1.1 Original 1.2 1917 Reform 1.3 1919 Reform 1.4 1965 Reform 1.5 1975 Reform 1.6 1980 Reform 1.7 1990 Reform 1.8 Current Composition 2 Current Members of the Legislative Council 3 Membership

[edit] Composition

[edit] Original

The original function of the Legislative Council was executive (i.e. giving advice to the Lieutenant Governor) and its membership was entirely appointed, as follows:

• Lieutenant Governor
• First Deemster
• Second Deemster
• Clerk of the Rolls
• Attorney General
• Receiver General
• Water Bailiff
• Bishop
• Archdeacon
• Vicar General

The first seven were Crown appointments and the last two appointments by the Bishop. Reforms were slowly made to reduce the number of judicial and religious appointments and these members were slowly replaced by indirectly elected members.

[edit] 1917 Reform

In 1917, the Judicature (Amendment) Act introduced by the Legislative Council abolished the office of Clerk of the Rolls thus the Council consisted of the above eight members (excluding the Clerk of the Rolls).

[edit] 1919 Reform

In 1919 The Archdeacon, the Vicar General and the Receiver General were removed as ex-officio members of the Council by the Constitution Amendment Bill 1919. The members were thus:

• Lieutenant Governor
• First Deemster
• Second Deemster
• Attorney General
• Bishop of Sodor and Man
• 2 members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor
• 4 members elected by the House of Keys

[edit] 1965 Reform

The Second Deemster lost his seat in the Council.

[edit] 1975 Reform

The First Deemster lost his seat in the Council.

[edit] 1980 Reform

The Lieutenant Governor was removed as Presiding Officer and replaced by an indirectly elected President of the Legislative Council. The Governor still presided at joint sittings of Tynwald.

[edit] 1990 Reform

The Lieutenant Governor is removed as Presiding Officer of Tynwald and replaced by a member of Tynwald elected by the Members of the court (i.e. the High Court of Tynwald) as President of Tynwald. The President of Tynwald is also a member of the Legislative Council and presides at its sittings.

[edit] Current Composition

• President of Tynwald
• Attorney General
• Bishop of Sodor and Man
• Eight members elected by the House of Keys

The non ex-officio members are elected by the House of Keys for terms which end at the end of February following the fourth anniversary of their election.

[edit] Current Members of the Legislative Council

• President of Tynwald: Noel Cringle
• Bishop of Sodor and Man: Rt Rev Robert Paterson MA
• Attorney General: John Corlett QC
• Clare Christian
• Pamela Crowe
• Alex Downie
• Dudley Butt
• Edmund Lowey
• George Waft
• Alan Crowe
• Juan Turner

[edit] Membership

Year	Election	Previous Members	Candidates	Elected
2008	Scheduled	Clare Christian Pamela Crowe Edmund Lowey Juan Turner	Clare Christian Pamela Crowe Edmund Lowey Juan Turner Simon Graley Dick Horsnell David Callister	Clare Christian Edmund Lowey Juan Turner
2008	Change in Lord Bishop	Graeme Paul Knowles	n/a	Robert Paterson
2007	Resignations	Leonard Singer Donald Gelling	Charles Cain Alan Crowe Leonard Singer Peter Kelly John Lightfoot Richard Radcliffe David Owens David Moore Juan Turner	Alan Crowe Juan Turner
2005	Scheduled	Dominic Delaney Donald Gelling George Waft Ray Kniveton	Dudley Butt Dominic Delaney Alex Downie Donald Gelling Howard Parkin George Waft	Donald Gelling Dudley Butt George Waft Alex Downie
2003	Scheduled	Edgar Mann (voluntarily stepping down) Clare Christian Alan Crowe Ray Kniveton Edmund Lowey	St John Bates Andrew Roy Roger Watterson Clare Christian Pamela Crowe Ray Kniveton Leonard Singer	Clare Christian Pamela Crowe Ray Kniveton Edmund Lowey Leonard Singer
2002	Death	Norman Radcliffe	Donald Gelling	Donald Gelling
2003	Resignation of the Lord Bishop	Noel Jones	n/a	Graeme Knowles
2000	Scheduled	Edgar Mann Dominic Delaney George Waft Norman Radcliffe	Edgar Mann Dominic Delaney David North Norman Radcliffe George Waft	Dominic Delaney George Waft Norman Radcliffe Edgar Mann
2000	Resignation of the President of Tynwald	Charles Kerruish	Noel Cringle	Noel Cringle
1998	Attorney General promoted to First Deemster	Mike Kerruish QC	n/a	John Corlett QC
1998	Scheduled	Edmund Lowey Arthur Luft Clare Christian Brian Barton	Edmund Lowey Ray Kniveton Clare Christian Adrian Duggan Andrew Douglas Alan Crowe Charles Cain Robert Quayle Richard Radcliffe	Edmund Lowey Ray Kniveton Clare Christian Alan Crowe
1995	?	Clifford Irving	?	?
1994	?	?	?	George Waft
1993	?	?	?	Clare Christian
1990	Constitutional Change: President of Tynwald becomes ex officio President of the LegCo	Ian Anderson	?	Charles Kerruish
1988	Resignation of President of the LegCo	Jack Nivison	?	Ian Anderson
1985	?	Robert Kerruish	?
1982	?	?	?	Edmund Lowey
1982	?	Alfred Simcocks	?	?
1981	Resignation	Victor Kneale	?	?
1980	(constitutional Change: Governor replaced as Presiding Officer by elected President of the LegCo	John Warburton Paul	?	Jack Nivison
1977	?	John Bolton	?
1974	?	?	?	Alfred Simcocks
1974	?	?	?	Victor Kneale
1974	?	Hubert Radcliffe	?	?
1970	?	?	?	Robert Kerruish
1970	?	?	?	Ralph Stevenson
1964	?	Ewan Farrant	?	?
1963	?	?	?	Hubert Radcliffe
1963	?	George Moore	?	?
1962	Resignation	John Crellin	?	John Bolton
1962	Constitution Change	(seat created)	?	Jack Nivison
1958	?	?	?	George Moore
1958	?	Joseph Callister	?	?
1955	?	?	?	Ralph Stevenson
1954	?	?	?	Ewan Farrant
1951	?	?	?	Joseph Callister
1950	?	Joseph Callister	?
1946	?	?	?	Joseph Callister
1943	?	?	?	John Crellin
1943	?	Daniel Teare	?
1943	?	William Southward	?
1942	?	?	?	Daniel Teare
1942	?	Richard Quirk	?
1935	?	Arthur Crookall	?
1934	?	?	?	Arthur Crookall
1934	?	?	?	Charles Gill (Keys electee)
1931	Death	Edward Callister	Frank Dagleish ?	Frank Dagleish (Keys electee)
1928	?	John Clucas (Governor's appointee)	?
1928	?	?	?	James Robinson (Governor's appointee)
1924	?	?	?	John Clucas
1924	?	Joseph Cunningham	?
1924	?	John Kerruish	?
1924	?	John Goldie-Taubman	?
1921	?	?	?	Edward Callister (Keys electee)
1921	?	?	?	John Goldie-Taubman
1921	Change of Attorney General	George Alfred Ring	n/a	Ramsey Bignall Moore
1919	Constitutional Reform	Cyril Hughes-Games (Vicar General) John Cowell (Receiver General) Venerable J. Kewley (Archdeacon)	Joseph Qualtrough Joseph Cunningham John Kerruish William Southward ?	Joseph Qualtrough (Keys electee) Joseph Cunningham (Keys electee) John Kerruish (Keys electee) William Southward (Keys electee) George Drinkwater (Governor's appointee) Richard Quirk (Governor's appointee)
1909	Resignation of Receiver General	William Anderson	n/a	John Cowell
1894	?	?	?	William Anderson
1893	?	William Quirk	?
1887	?	Reverend William Christian	?
1887	?	?	?	William Quirk
1883	?	?	?	Reverend William Christian
1867	?	William Watson Christian	?
1848	?	?	?	William Watson Christian

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