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  2. Tynwald Day - Wikipedia

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    Tynwald Day (Manx: Laa Tinvaal) is the National Day of the Isle of Man, usually observed on 5 July (if this is a Saturday or Sunday, then on the following Monday). [1] On this day, the Island's legislature, Tynwald, meets at St John's, instead of its usual meeting place in Douglas. The session is held partly in the Royal Chapel of St John the ...

  3. Tynwald - Wikipedia

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    Tynwald claims to be over 1,000 years old, and thus the "oldest continuous parliament" in the world [4] (Iceland's Althing claims world’s oldest parliament, though with noncontinuous operation). In 1979, the Manx people celebrated the millennium of their parliament. The year was picked arbitrarily by officials; there is no evidence indicating ...

  4. St John's, Isle of Man - Wikipedia

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    Tynwald Hill, the original assembly place for the Isle of Man parliament, Tynwald, is the scene of the annual ceremony in which the laws of the Isle of Man are promulgated in English and Manx, usually [3] on 5 July. Tynwald Day attracts thousands of spectators to watch the ceremony and participate in the Tynwald Fair.

  5. List of political parties on the Isle of Man - Wikipedia

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    Manx Progressive Party (MPP) 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.

  6. Assisted Dying: Isle of Man parliament hears widow’s speech ...

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    The island’s chief minister has said the Bill ‘changes the social contract’ on the island and requires a public mandate.

  7. House of Keys - Wikipedia

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    Liberal Vannin Party (1) Elections; ... the parliament of the Isle of Man, ... on Tynwald Day, the Isle of Man's national day, the Lieutenant Governor ...

  8. Isle of Man - Wikipedia

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    It has always retained its internal self-government. In 1881, the Isle of Man Parliament, Tynwald, became the first national legislative body in the world to give women the right to vote in a general election, although this excluded married women. [16] [b] The Manx economy is bolstered by its status as a tax haven and offshore banking destination.

  9. Isle of Man’s Assisted Dying Bill to undergo committee scrutiny

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