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The Isle of Man partially elects its legislature at the national level. ... The Isle of Man lowered its voting age from 18 to 16 in 2006. General elections
The minimum voting age is 16. The Legislative Council has eleven members: the President of Tynwald, the Bishop of Sodor and Man, the Attorney General (non-voting) and eight other members elected by the House of Keys for a five-year term, with four retiring at a time. (In the past they have often already been Members of the House of Keys, but ...
The Isle of Man was the first to amend previous legislation in 2006, when it reduced the voting age to 16 for its general elections, with the House of Keys approving the move by 19 votes to 4. [ 103 ]
General elections were held on the Isle of Man on Thursday, 23 November 2006. The voting age was lowered to 16 at this election. The voting age was lowered to 16 at this election. As usual, the election was dominated by independents, who took 21 of the 24 seats.
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The Isle of Man (Manx: Mannin, also Ellan ... (directly elected by universal suffrage with a voting age of 16 years) and the Legislative Council ...
Citizens over the age of 16 may vote, while one must be at least 18 years old and a resident of the island for three years to be elected an MHK. There are 12 constituencies, mainly based on the sheadings and on local government units. (A few local government units are split between two constituencies.)
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