| Legislative Council Yn Choonseil Slattyssagh |
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| Type | Upper house |
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| President | Clare Christian since 2011 |
| Members | 11 |
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| www.tynwald.org.im/council | |
| 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 —
The MLCs are elected by the House of Keys by secret ballot for a term of 4 years. Four retire every 2 years, so four MLCs are elected at a time. A MLC must be at least 21 years old and resident in the Isle of Man.
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.
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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:
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.
In 1917, the Judicature (Amendment) Act introduced by the Legislative Council removed Clerk of the Rolls from the composition of the Council. It then consisted of the following members:
In 1919 The Archdeacon, the Vicar General and the Receiver General were removed as ex-officio members of the Council by the Isle of Man Constitution Amendment Act 1919. The members were thus:
Replaced an appointed member by an elected member.
The Second Deemster lost his seat in the Council. The members were thus:
The Isle of Man Constitution Act 1969 removed the 2 appointed members of the LegCo. The members were thus:
The First Deemster lost his seat in the Council, by virtue of the Isle of Man Constitution (Amendment) Act 1975. The members were thus:
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. The members were thus:
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. The members are thus:
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.
| Name | Position | Tenure | Replacing |
| Clare Christian | President of Tynwald Elected Member |
2011-present 1993-2011 |
Noel Cringle ? |
| Rt Rev Robert Paterson MA | Bishop of Sodor and Man | 2008-present | Graeme Paul Knowles |
| Stephen Harding QC | Attorney General | 2011-present | John Corlett |
| Edmund Lowey | Elected Member | 1982-present | ? |
| Alan Crowe | Elected Member Elected Member |
1998-2002 2007-present |
Brian Barton Leonard Singer |
| Dudley Butt | Elected Member | 2005-present | Dominic Delaney |
| Alex Downie | Elected Member | 2005-present | Ray Kniveton |
| Juan Turner | Elected Member | 2007-present | Donald Gelling |
| David Callister | Elected Member | 2008-present | Pam Crowe |
| Phil Braidwood | Elected Member | 2010-present | George Waft |
| Tony Wild | Elected Member | 2011-present | Clare Christian |
| Leonard Singer | Elected Member | 2003-2006 | Alan Crowe |
| Arthur Christian Luft | Attorney General Elected Member |
1972-1974 1988-1998 |
? ? |
| John William Corrin | Attorney General | 1974-1980 | Arthur Luft |
| Thomas William Cain QC | Attorney General | 1980-1993 | Jack Corrin |
| Michael Kerruish QC | Attorney General | 1993-1998 | William Cain |
| John Corlett QC | Attorney General | 1998-2011 | Michael Kerruish |
| Graeme Knowles | Bishop of Sodor and Man | 2003-2008 | Noel Jones |
| Donald Gelling | Elected Member | 2002-2007 | Norman Radcliffe |
| Clifford Irving | Elected Member | 1987-1995 | ? |
| Noel Cringle | President of Tynwald | 2000-2011 | Sir Charles Kerruish |
| Sir Charles Kerruish | President of Tynwald | 1990-2000 | Ian Anderson |
| Ian Anderson | Elected Member President of the Legislative Council Elected Member |
1982-1988 1988-1990 1990-1993 |
? Jack Nivison ? |
| Jack Nivison | Elected Member President of the Legislative Council |
1962-1980 1980-1988 |
? ? |
| Joseph Qualtrough | Elected Member | 1919-? | ? |
| Joseph Cunningham | Elected Member | 1919-1924 | ? |
| John Robert Kerruish | Elected Member | 1919-? | ? |
| William Southward | Elected Member | 1919-1943 | ? |
| Geo Drinkwater | Appointed Member | 1919-? | ? |
| Richard Barton Quirk | Appointed Member | 1919-? | ? |
| Sir John Bolton | ? | 1962-1979 | John Crellin |
| Ffinlo Corkill | ? | 1966-1974 | ? |
| Major Geoffrey Crellin | ? | 1975-1982 | ? |
| Norman Crowe OBE JP | ? | 1970-1978 | ? |
| Captain John Crellin OBE MC JP | ? | 1943-1962 | ? |
| Betty Hanson | ? | 1982-1988 | ? |
| Robert Kerruish | ? | 1970-1985 | ? |
| Victor Kneale | ? | 1974-1981 | ? |
| Roy MacDonald | ? | 1978-1985 | ? |
| Cecil McFee | ? | 1962-1971 | ? |
| William Alexander Moore | ? | 1978-1985 | ? |
| Henry Nicholls | ? | 1958-1970 | ? |
| William Quayle | ? | 1970-1978 | ? |
| William Quirk | ? | 1987-1993 | ? |
| Norman Radcliffe | ? | 1985-2002 | ? |
| Percy Radcliffe | ? | 1980-1985 | ? |
| Alfred Simcocks MBE | ? | 1974-1982 | ? |
| George Swales | ? | 1982-1982 | ? |
| Matthew Ward | ? | 19875-1987 | ? |
| Arthur Attwell | Bishop of Sodor and Man | 1983-1988 | Vernon Nicholls |
| Noel Jones | Bishop of Sodor and Man | 1989-2003 | Arthur Attwell |
| Arthur Attwell | Bishop of Sodor and Man | 1983-1988 | ? |
| Vernon Nicholls | Bishop of Sodor and Man | 1973-1983 | ? |
| George Moore | First Deemster | 1969-1974 | ? |
| Sir Ralph Stevenson GCMG CP JP | ? | 1955-1970 | ? |
| William Watson Christian | ? | 1848-1867 | ? |
| Reverend William Christian | ? | 1883-1187 | ? |
| William Quirk | ? | 1887-1893 | ? |
| William Anderson | Receiver General | 1894-1909 | John Cowell |
| John Cowell | Receiver General | 1909-1919 | ? |
| John Goldie-Taubman | ? | 1921-1924 | ? |
| Edward Callister | Elected Member | 1921-1931 | ? |
| John Kerruish | ? | 1924-? | ? |
| John Clucas | ? | 1924-? | ? |
| James Robinson | Appointed Member | 1928-? | ? |
| Frank Dagleish | Elected Member | 1931-? | Edward Callister |
| Charles Gill | Elected Member | 1934-? | ? |
| Arthur Crookall | ? | 1934-1935 | ? |
| Daniel Teare | ? | 1942-1943 | ? |
| John Crellin | ? | 1943-1962 | ? |
| Joseph Callister | ? ? |
1946-1950 1951-1958 |
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| Ewan Farrant | ? | 1954-1964 | ? |
| Hubert Radcliffe | ? | 1963-1974 | ? |
| Year | Election | Previous Members | Candidates | Elected |
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| 2011 |
Elevation of Clare Christian to President of Tynwald |
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| 2011 |
Resignation of the President of Tynwald |
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| 2011 |
Resignation of the Attorney General |
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| 2010 |
Scheduled |
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| 2008 |
Scheduled |
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| 2008 |
Change in Lord Bishop |
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| 2007 |
Resignations |
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| 2005 |
Scheduled |
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| 2003 |
Scheduled |
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| 2003 |
Resignation of the Lord Bishop |
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| 2002 |
Death |
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| 2000 |
Scheduled |
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| 2000 |
Resignation of the President of Tynwald |
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| 1998 |
Attorney General promoted to First Deemster |
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| 1998 |
Scheduled |
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| 1919 |
Constitutional Reform |
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