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.

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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

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this entity surface form: Tynwald (parliament of the Isle of Man)
Lord of Mann associatedWith Tynwald
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)
Douglas hasParliament Tynwald
Douglas hostsInstitution Tynwald
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
Alfred Cannan memberOf Tynwald
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)
Tynwald officialName Tynwald self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tynwald Court
this entity surface form: Tynwald Court
subject surface form: Isle of Man
this entity surface form: Tynwald Court
House of Keys partOf Tynwald
Legislative Council partOf Tynwald
subject surface form: Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
Tynwald shortName Tynwald self-link
Triskelion of Mann usedBy Tynwald