Tynwald

High Court of Tynwald Tinvaal
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Legislative Council House of Keys
Leadership
President of Tynwald and of the Legislative Council	Stephen Rodan Since 2016
Speaker of the House of Keys	Vacant
Seats	35 11 MLCs 24 MHKs
Elections
Legislative Council voting system	Indirect election
House of Keys voting system	Multiple non-transferable vote
House of Keys last election	22 September 2016
House of Keys next election	2021
Meeting place
Legislative Buildings, Douglas, Isle of Man
Website
www.tynwald.org.im

Tynwald (Manx: Tinvaal), or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald (Manx: Ard-whaiyl Tinvaal) or Tynwald Court is the legislature of the Isle of Man. It is claimed to be the oldest continuous parliamentary body in the world, consisting of two Houses: the directly elected House of Keys and the indirectly chosen Legislative Council.

The Houses sit jointly, on Tynwald Day at St John's for largely ceremonial purposes, and usually once a month in the Legislative Buildings in Douglas. Otherwise, the two Houses sit separately, with the House of Keys originating most legislation, and the Legislative Council acting as a revising chamber.

The name Tynwald, like the Icelandic Þingvellir and Norwegian Tingvoll, is derived from the Old Norse word Þingvǫllr meaning the meeting place of the assembly, the field (vǫllr→wald, cf. the Old English cognate weald) of the thing.

When Tynwald meets annually (normally on 5 July) at an open-air ceremony at Tynwald Hill at St John's, the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man presides, unless HM The Queen as Lord of Mann, or a member of the Royal Family representing Her Majesty, is present. Here, all laws are promulgated and special petitions are received.

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