Legislative Council of the Isle of Man information
Upper house of the parliament of the Isle of Man
Legislative Council
Yn Choonceil Slattyssagh
Type
Type
Upper house
of the Tynwald
Leadership
President
Laurence Skelly since 20 July 2021
Structure
Seats
11
Political groups
Independent (8)
Ex officio (3)
Elections
Voting system
Indirect election by the House of Keys
Meeting place
Chamber of the Legislative Council, Legislative Buildings, Douglas
Website
www.tynwald.org.im/council
Politics of the Isle of Man
Lord of Mann
Charles III
Lieutenant governor
John Lorimer
Deputy governor
Andrew Corlett
Isle of Man Government
Council of Ministers
Chief minister
Alfred Cannan
Departments
Statutory Boards
Offices
Other Agencies
Tynwald
Act of Tynwald List
President of Tynwald
Laurence Skelly
Legislative Council
President
President of Tynwald ex officio
House of Keys
Speaker
Juan Watterson
Members (MHKs)
Officials of state
Judiciary
Local government
Parish captains
Elections
House of Keys elections
Legislative Council elections
Keys constituencies
Political parties
Last Keys election
Other countries
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The Legislative Council (Manx: Yn Choonceil Slattyssagh) is the upper chamber of Tynwald, the legislature of the Isle of Man. The abbreviation "LegCo" is often used.[1]
It consists of eleven members (MLCs):
Eight members elected by the House of Keys
Three ex officio members:
President of Tynwald, ex officio President of the Legislative Council (casting vote)
Bishop of Sodor and Man
Attorney General for the Isle of Man (non-voting)
Historically, most or all elected MLCs were former MHKs, but this practice has now much reduced or ceased.
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 five-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 have seats on the Legislative Council. The Bishop is a voting member, the Attorney General is a non-voting member, and the President has the casting vote.
The Council does not usually originate legislation[citation needed]; most of the time, it reviews draft legislation originating in the House of Keys. However, it is possible for legislation to originate in the Council: a recent example is the Equality Act 2017.[2][3]
^"'Sunset Clauses' back in LegCo".
^"Tynwald - Parliament of the Isle of Man - 2016-2021".
^"Tynwald - Parliament of the Isle of Man - Chapter 7 - Making Legislation".
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