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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.
The largest political party is the Liberal Vannin Party, which promotes liberalism, greater Manx independence and more accountability in Government. The Manx Labour Party is unaffiliated to the British Labour Party. A political pressure group Mec Vannin advocates the establishment of a sovereign republic. The Isle of Man Green Party, which was ...
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]
Mec Vannin (lit. ' Sons of Man ') [2] is a political party operating in the Isle of Man.Formed in 1962, it seeks to revoke the status of Man as a British self-governing Crown dependency and establish a completely sovereign state, which would be a republic.
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 "Vannin" in the party name is a form of the name of the Isle of Man in the native Manx Gaelic language, while "Liberal" is a reference to the general political position of the party. The party is currently led by Lawrie Hooper MHK. The Liberal Vannin Party put forward several candidates at the 2006 general election and had
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]
Pages in category "Political parties in the Isle of Man" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .