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The Isle of Man Green Party, which was founded in 2016, holds two local government seats and promotes Green politics. The island also formerly had a Manx National Party. There are Manx members in the Celtic League, a political pressure group that advocates greater co-operation between and political autonomy for the Celtic nations.
Isle of Man Climate Change Coalition (CCC) Isle of Man Student Climate Network (IOMSCN) Isle of Man Libertarians (IOMLUK) Free Public Transport: Isle of Man (Fare Free Campaign) Mec Vannin, although an electoral party in its early years (several MHKs are ex-members) has evolved into a quasi-pressure group.
The Manx Labour Party was formed in 1918, making it the first organised political party on the island. Its formation was prompted by the high level of indirect taxation as a proportion of the Isle of Man Government's income, the relatively low wages, and the lack of social legislation. [6]
The formal head of the Isle of Man Government is the Lieutenant Governor, the personal representative of the Lord of Mann (currently Charles III). The executive head is the Chief Minister . Douglas , the capital city in the Isle of Man, home to the seat of government , is where most Government offices and the parliament chambers ( Tynwald ) are ...
The Isle of Man partially elects its legislature at the national level. The High Court of Tynwald consists of two chambers. The House of Keys has 24 members, elected in a general election for a five-year term in 12 two-seat constituencies. Each voter has two votes (but may choose to vote for only one candidate) and in each constituency the two ...
The Isle of Man (Manx: Mannin, also Ellan Vannin [ˈɛlʲan ˈvanɪnʲ]) or Mann (/ m æ n / man), [11] is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the Celtic nations and is the homeland of the Manx people, a Celtic ethnic group.
The Manx Labour Party ran three candidates, [5] Liberal Vannin ran four, [5] and the Isle of Man Green Party ran two. [5] The 2021 election was the first election in which the Green Party fielded candidates, having previously only stood in local elections. [7]
The Isle of Man Green Party (Manx: Partee Glass Vannin) is a green political party in the Isle of Man founded in August 2016 by Andrew Langan-Newton, [3] who still leads the party along with Deputy Leader, Lamara Craine. [1]