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Country name:


conventional long form: none
conventional short form:

Isle of Man

Data code: IM

Dependency status:

British crown dependency

Government type: parliamentary democracy

Capital:

Douglas, Isle of Man

Administrative divisions: there are 24 local authorities each with its own elections

Independence: none (British crown dependency)

National holiday:

Tynwald Day, 5 July

Constitution: unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act, 1961 , does not embody the Manx Constitution

Legal system: English common law and Manx statute

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:
chief of state:

Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor His Excellency Ian David MacFadyen (since 25 October 2000)


head of government:

Chief Minister Richard Corkill (since 4 December 2001)


cabinet: Council of Ministers
elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch for a five-year term; the Chief Minister is elected by the Tynwald; election last held 4 December 2001
election results:

Richard CORKILL elected chief minister by the Tynwald

Legislative branch: bicameral Tynwald consists of the Legislative Council (a 10-member body composed of the Lord Bishop of Sodor and ManSodor and Man is a diocese of the Church of England. Originally much larger, today it covers just the Isle of Man and its adjacent islets. The Norwegian diocese of Sodor was formed 1154, covering the Hebrides and the other islands along the west coast of, a nonvoting attorney general, and 8 others named by the House of Keys) and the House of KeysThe House of Keys is the directly elected lower Branch of Tynwald the Parliament of the Isle of Man, the other of the two Branches being the Legislative Council. There is a dispute over the origin of the name. The word 'keys' is thought by some to be an E (24 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: House of Keys - last held 22 November 2001
election results: House of Keys - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independents 17, Alliance for Progressive Government 3, Man Labour Party 2

Judicial branch: High Court of Justice, justices are appointed by the Lord ChancellorThe Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain or Lord Chancellor and in former times Chancellor of England is one of the most senior and important functionaries in the government of the United Kingdom. He is a Great Officer of State, and is appointed by the S of EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor

Political parties and leaders: The party system is not strong, and most members sit as independents with no party allegiance. There are a few small political parties however:

See: List of political parties in the Isle of Man

International organization participation: none

Diplomatic representation in the US: none (British crown dependency)

Diplomatic representation from the US: none (British crown dependency)

Flag description: red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (Trinacria), in the center; the three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at the knee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on both sides of the flag, a two-sided emblem is used

See also : Isle of Man


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