Speaker of the House of Keys

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parliamentary office political position presiding officer

The Speaker of the House of Keys is the presiding officer and principal authority of the elected lower branch of the Isle of Man’s parliament, Tynwald.

Aliases (1)

Speaker of the House of Keys (as presiding officer of Tynwald Court) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	parliamentary office → political position → presiding officer →
appliesToJurisdiction	Isle of Man →
appointedBy	House of Keys NERFINISHED →
belongsTo	Tynwald, the Parliament of the Isle of Man →
branchOfGovernment	legislature →
category	Politics of the Isle of Man → Speakers of lower houses → Tynwald NERFINISHED →
country	Isle of Man →
electedBy	Members of the House of Keys →
governmentForm	parliamentary system →
hasAuthorityOver	order in the House of Keys → procedures of the House of Keys →
hasCounterpart	President of Tynwald →
hasRank	principal authority of the House of Keys →
isAnalogousTo	Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) →
isHeadOf	House of Keys NERFINISHED →
isLowerHouseCounterpartOf	President of Tynwald →
isLowerHouseSpeakerOf	Tynwald NERFINISHED →
isPartOf	Tynwald Court proceedings →
isSpeakerOf	House of Keys NERFINISHED →
jurisdiction	Isle of Man →
languageOfOfficialTitle	English →
legislativeBody	House of Keys NERFINISHED → Tynwald NERFINISHED →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Douglas →
meetsAt	Legislative Buildings, Douglas →
officeCreatedIn	Tynwald NERFINISHED →
officeHoldersAreUsually	Members of the House of Keys →
officeType	presiding officer of a lower house → speaker →
oversees	administration of the House of Keys →
partOf	House of Keys → Tynwald NERFINISHED →
positionHeldIn	Isle of Man Government →
presidesOver	House of Keys →
represents	House of Keys in its relations with the Crown and other authorities →
residence	Isle of Man →
responsibleFor	announcing results of votes → calling members to speak → ensuring standing orders are followed → maintaining order during debates → putting questions to the House of Keys →
seat	Douglas, Isle of Man →
selectionMethod	election by members of the House of Keys →
style	The Honorable →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tynwald →	lowerHousePresidingOfficerTitle
President of Tynwald ("Speaker of the House of Keys (as presiding officer of Tynwald Court)") →	precededByOffice
House of Keys →	presidingOfficerTitle