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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 candidates with the most votes are elected. The Legislative Council has 11 members: three ex-officio members and eight other members who are elected by the House of Keys for a five-year term. Political parties do not play an important role on the Island. The Isle of Man lowered its voting age from 18 to 16 in 2006.

General elections edit

The House of Keys has 24 members, elected in a General Election for a five-year term in 12 two-seat constituencies. The Legislative Council has 11 members: three ex-officio members and eight other members who are elected by the House of Keys for a four-year term.

Local elections edit

Local authorities and sheadings

There are elections for commissioners and councillors for the 21 local authorities on the Isle of Man, consisting of 4 town authorities, 2 district authorities, 2 village authorities, and 13 parish authorities.

2016 Manx Local Authority elections^[1]
2021 Manx Local Authority elections^[2]^[3]
- 2021 Douglas borough council election

Board of Education elections edit

Elections took place for the Board of Education until this was dissolved in 2009.

Recent general elections edit

Historic general elections edit

1971 Manx general election
1976 Manx general election
1981 Manx general election
1986 Manx general election
1991 Manx general election
1996 Manx general election

References edit

^ "Isle of Man Local Authority Election 2016". iom elections.
^ "Local Authority Election". Isle of Man Government. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Local authority by-elections called in Douglas and Onchan". BBC News. 11 September 2020. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2020.