Tynwald
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Tynwald is the parliament of the Isle of Man and is often cited as one of the oldest continuous legislative bodies in the world.
Observed surface forms (10)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
legislature ⓘ parliament ⓘ |
| autonomyStatus | self-governing Crown Dependency legislature ⓘ |
| ceremonialEvent | Tynwald Day ⓘ |
| ceremonialMeetingLocation | St John’s, Isle of Man ⓘ |
| ceremonialMeetingPlace | Tynwald Hill ⓘ |
| claimsAttribute | one of the oldest continuous parliaments in the world ⓘ |
| compositionFeature | includes elected and appointed members ⓘ |
| country |
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Man
|
| hasChamber |
House of Keys
ⓘ
Legislative Council of the Isle of Man ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
approve the budget of the Isle of Man Government
ⓘ
scrutinize the Manx Government ⓘ |
| hasPower |
approve taxation on the Isle of Man
ⓘ
enact primary legislation for the Isle of Man ⓘ |
| hasPresidingOfficer | President of Tynwald ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.tynwald.org.im/ ⓘ |
| headOfState | monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | Norse thing system ⓘ |
| houseType | bicameral ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Man
|
| languageOfName | Manx ⓘ |
| lawPromulgationRequirement | laws must be promulgated on Tynwald Day to come into force ⓘ |
| legalSystemContext | common law ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyOf |
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Man
|
| legislativeProcess | bills must be approved by both branches ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Man
|
| lowerHouseName | House of Keys ⓘ |
| lowerHousePresidingOfficerTitle | Speaker of the House of Keys ⓘ |
| lowerHouseRole | directly elected chamber ⓘ |
| meetingPlace | Tynwald Chambers, Douglas ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Douglas ⓘ |
| officialName |
Tynwald
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tynwald Court
|
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of Tynwald ⓘ |
| relationshipToUKParliament | Isle of Man is a Crown Dependency, not part of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| representativeOfHeadOfState | Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man ⓘ |
| sessionFrequency | meets regularly throughout the year ⓘ |
| shortName | Tynwald self-link ⓘ |
| TynwaldDayActivity | promulgation of laws on Tynwald Hill ⓘ |
| TynwaldDayAlternativeDateRule | if 5 July is a weekend, Tynwald Day is held on the following Monday ⓘ |
| TynwaldDayDate | 5 July ⓘ |
| TynwaldDaySignificance | national day of the Isle of Man ⓘ |
| upperHouseName | Legislative Council ⓘ |
| upperHousePresidingOfficerTitle | President of Tynwald ⓘ |
| upperHouseRole | revising chamber ⓘ |
| votingSystemLowerHouse | plurality voting system ⓘ |
| votingSystemUpperHouse | indirect election and ex officio members ⓘ |
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tynwald (parliament of the Isle of Man)
this entity surface form:
Isle of Man Parliament
this entity surface form:
Tynwald, the Parliament of the Isle of Man
this entity surface form:
Tynwald (legislative branch)
this entity surface form:
Tynwald Acts
subject surface form:
Attorney General for the Isle of Man
subject surface form:
Attorney General for the Isle of Man
this entity surface form:
House of Keys (Isle of Man)
subject surface form:
Isle of Man
subject surface form:
Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
this entity surface form:
House of Keys in Tynwald Court
subject surface form:
Attorney General for the Isle of Man
this entity surface form:
Tynwald (ex officio, non-voting)
this entity surface form:
Tynwald (in a non-voting capacity on ceremonial occasions)
this entity surface form:
Tynwald Court
this entity surface form:
Tynwald Court
subject surface form:
Isle of Man
this entity surface form:
Tynwald Court
subject surface form:
Legislative Council of the Isle of Man