Member of the House of Keys

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A Member of the House of Keys is an elected representative in the lower branch of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative position
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Isle of Man (crown dependency)
surface form: Isle of Man
branchOfGovernment legislative branch
canIntroduce bills
canSitIn Tynwald Chambers, Douglas
surface form: Tynwald Court
chamber lower house
country Isle of Man (crown dependency)
surface form: Isle of Man
electorate constituencies of the Isle of Man
eligibleVoters registered voters of the Isle of Man
governingBody Tynwald
governmentForm parliamentary democracy
hasAbbreviation MHK
hasRole constituency representative
lawmaker
representative
headOfChamber Speaker of the House of Keys
house House of Keys
isElected true
languageOfLabel English
legalSystem Manx law
legislativeBody House of Keys
meetsIn Legislative Buildings, Douglas
nativeLabel MHK
numberOfSeats 24
officeCreatedBy Manx constitutional law
officeHolderOf House of Keys seat
officeLocation Douglas, Isle of Man
officeScope national
officeType parliamentary office
oversightOf Isle of Man Government
parliamentaryBody Tynwald
participatesIn committees of Tynwald
debates
partOf House of Keys
Tynwald
bicameral legislature
relatedInstitution Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
surface form: Legislative Council of Tynwald
relatedPosition Member of the Legislative Council
responsibility passing legislation
representing constituents
scrutinising government
selectionMethod election
style The Honorable
termLength 5 years

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Alfred Cannan positionHeld Member of the House of Keys
Speaker of the House of Keys electedBy Member of the House of Keys
this entity surface form: Members of the House of Keys
MHK standsFor Member of the House of Keys