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{{Short description|Upper house of the parliament of the Isle of Man}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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 | native_name        = Yn Choonceil Slattyssagh
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 | house_type         = Upper house
 | body               = Tynwald
 | leader1_type       = [[President of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man|President]]
 | leader1            = [[Laurence Skelly]]
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 | election1          = 20 July 2021
 | members            = 11
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 | meeting_place      = Chamber of the Legislative Council, Legislative Buildings, [[Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas]] 
 | website            = [http://www.tynwald.org.im/council www.tynwald.org.im/council]
 | footnotes          = 
}}
{{Politics of the Isle of Man}}

The '''Legislative Council''' ({{langx|gv|Yn Choonceil Slattyssagh}}) is the [[upper house|upper chamber]] of [[Tynwald]], the legislature of the [[Isle of Man]]. The abbreviation "LegCo" is often used.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/sunset-clauses-back-in-legco/|title='Sunset Clauses' back in LegCo}}</ref>

It consists of eleven members (MLCs):
* Eight members elected by the [[House of Keys]]
* Three ''[[ex officio]]'' members:
** [[President of Tynwald]], ''ex officio'' President of the Legislative Council (casting vote)
** [[Bishop of Sodor and Man]]
** [[Attorney General (Isle of Man)|Attorney General]] for the Isle of Man (non-voting)

Historically, most or all elected MLCs were former MHKs, but this practice has now much reduced or ceased.

Formerly, the [[Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man|Lieutenant Governor]] presided over the Legislative Council and over [[Tynwald Court]] (a joint session of the Council and the House of Keys). Now, however, the President of Tynwald, who is chosen by the whole Tynwald for a five-year term, is the ''ex officio'' President of the Legislative Council, and presides over both the Legislative Council and Tynwald Court, except that the Lieutenant Governor presides once a year on [[Tynwald Day]].

Furthermore, the [[Church of England]] [[Bishop of Sodor and Man]] and the Attorney General have seats on the Legislative Council. The Bishop is a voting member, the Attorney General is a non-voting member, and the President has the [[casting vote]].

The Council does not usually [[Legislative initiative|originate legislation]]{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}; most of the time, it reviews draft legislation originating in the House of Keys. However, it is possible for legislation to originate in the Council: a recent example is the Equality Act 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tynwald.org.im/business/bills/Pages/2016-2021.aspx|title=Tynwald - Parliament of the Isle of Man - 2016-2021|access-date=25 July 2018|archive-date=11 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611100631/http://www.tynwald.org.im/business/bills/Pages/2016-2021.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tynwald.org.im/links/tls/TC/Pages/C7.aspx#C7b|title=Tynwald - Parliament of the Isle of Man - Chapter 7 - Making Legislation|access-date=25 July 2018|archive-date=11 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611100633/http://www.tynwald.org.im/links/tls/TC/Pages/C7.aspx#C7b|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Method of election==
The MLCs are elected by the members of the [[House of Keys]] for a term of five years. Four MLCs retire at a time, and four new MLCs are then elected. An MLC must be at least 21 years old and resident in the Isle of Man. Historically the election procedure has been cumbersome, and on some occasions in recent years the election has required many ballots, stretching over a period of weeks or even months. However the Standing Orders of the House of Keys regarding the election of MLCs were amended on 4 April 2017, and a relevant Guidance Note was issued by the Speaker of the House of Keys in June 2017. In 2018, only one ballot was required, although some felt that that was at the cost of allowing members to vote for an excessive number of candidates (one member voted for 13 candidates out of 15 and another for 11).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.manxradio.com/news/manx-gaelic/speaker-denies-voting-system-lacks-principle1/|title = Speaker denies voting system lacks principle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiDvBZCPQOQ|title = Chief Minister: MLC elections|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>

A motion was proposed in the Keys on 28 January 2020, shortly before the 2020 MLC election, which would have prevented MHKs voting for more candidates than there are places to be filled, but this was rejected.

In 2020, again only one ballot was required, and members voted for an average of about 4 candidates each. In 2023, again only one ballot was required, and members voted for an average of about 5 candidates each.

==2016 Review of the Functioning of Tynwald==
For many years there has been considerable debate about the functioning of Tynwald, and specifically about the composition, method of election, and functions of the Legislative Council. In the past, a number of reforms were made in the composition of the Legislative Council, which are set out below. In 2016 [[Lord Lisvane]] was asked to carry out a review of the functioning of Tynwald.<ref>[https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/cabinet-office/review-of-the-functioning-of-tynwald/ Review of the Functioning of Tynwald], Isle of Man Government, 19 July 2016</ref> Among his recommendations were:

* Members of the Legislative Council should continue not to be directly elected, but instead should be nominated by an independent Nominations Commission to the House of Keys. No sitting MHK could be nominated.
* The Legislative Council should not vote on taxation or appropriation.
* Only exceptionally should MLCs be ministers.
* The Bishop should continue as an ''ex officio'' voting member of the Legislative Council.

However there has been little action to implement these recommendations.

==1990 reform and current composition==
The Lieutenant Governor was removed as Presiding Officer of Tynwald and replaced by a member of Tynwald elected by the Members of the High Court of Tynwald as [[President of Tynwald]]. (Currently only MHKs are electors.) The President of Tynwald is also a member of the Legislative Council and presides at its sittings. The members are thus:

*President of Tynwald
*Attorney General
*Bishop of Sodor and Man
*Eight members elected by the House of Keys

The non-''ex officio'' members are elected by the House of Keys for terms which end at the end of February immediately before the fifth anniversary of their election.

==Current membership==

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Position
! Tenure
! Predecessor
|-
| [[Laurence Skelly]] || President of Tynwald|| 2021–2026 || [[Steve Rodan]]
|-
| [[Tricia Hillas]] || Bishop of Sodor and Man || Since 2024 || [[Peter Eagles]]
|-
| Walter Wannenburgh
|Attorney-General
| Since 2022
| [[John Quinn (advocate)|John Quinn]]
|-
| [[Tanya August-Phillips]]{{efn|Elected under the name of Tanya Humbles.}}
|rowspan=8|Elected members
|2018–2028
|rowspan="8"   {{n/a}}
|-
|Paul Craine
|rowspan=2|2021–2028
|-
|Diane Kelsey
|-
| [[Rob Mercer]]
|2020-2030
|-
|| Peter Reid
| rowspan="3" |2025-2030
|-
| Gary Clueit
|-
| Kirstie Morphet
|-
|Dawn Kinnish
|2023–2028
|}

{{noteslist}}

==Membership of the council since 1990==

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
! Year
! width="225pt" | Reason for change
! width="150pt" | Previous
! Candidates
|-
!4 March 2025
|Scheduled election
|Robert Mercer<br>Bill Henderson<br>Peter Greenhill<br>Kerry Sharpe
|Robert Mercer (elected)<br>Peter Reid (elected)<br>Gary Clueit (elected)<br>Kirstie Morphet (elected)<br>Julia Bell<br>Ronald Berry<br>Barry Carbis<br>Mark Cleator<br>Barry Duncan<br>Matthew Gough<br>Bill Henderson<br>Andrew Jones<br>Clair Newall<br>Martyn Perkins<br>Kerry Sharpe
|-
!14 March 2023
|Scheduled election
|Tanya August-Phillips<br>Paul Craine<br>Diane Kelsey<br>Marlene Maska
|Tanya August-Phillips (elected)<br>Paul Craine (elected)<br>Diane Kelsey (elected)<br>Dawn Kinnish (elected)<br>Marie Birtles<br>Brian Brumby<br>Gary Clueit<br>Kirrie Anne Jenkins<br>Conor Keenan<br>David Prictor<br>Peter Reid
|-
!January 2022
|colspan=3|Death of John Quinn
|-
!23 November 2021
|Election of two MLCs as MHKs ||Jane Poole-Wilson<br />Kate Lord-Brennan ||Paul Craine (elected)<br />Diane Kelsey (elected)<br />Bill Shimmins<br />Corelli Bentham<br />Craig Brown<br />MaryBeth Coll<br />Conor Keenan
|-
|colspan=4|In 2021 Steve Rodan reached the end of his term as President and was replaced by Laurence Skelly.
|- valign="top"
!rowspan=2|12 March 2020
|rowspan=2|Scheduled election
|rowspan=2|David Cretney<br />Tim Crookall<br />Bill Henderson<br />Kerry Sharpe
|Peter Greenhill (elected)<br />Bill Henderson (elected)<br />Robert Mercer (elected)<br />Kerry Sharpe (elected)
|-
|Danielle Bell<br />Michelle Haywood<br />Haafizah Hoosen<br />Carole Lillywhite<br />Zahed Miah<br />
|- valign="top"
! rowspan=3 | {{dts|2018|3|12|format=dmy}}
| rowspan=3 | Scheduled election, and casual vacancy by resignation<ref>
{{cite hansard
 | jurisdiction=Isle of Man
 | house=House of Keys
 | date=12 March 2018
 | title=12 March 2018 House of Keys Hansard
 | volume=134
 | series=14
 | pages=699–708
 | url=http://www.tynwald.org.im/business/hansard/20002020/k180312.pdf
 | format=pdf
}}</ref>
| {{ubl
 | Michael Coleman
 | Geoff Corkish
 | Jane Poole-Wilson
 | Juan Turner
 }}
| {{yes|}}{{ubl
 | Tanya Humbles (now Tanya August-Phillips)(elected)
 | [[Marlene Hendy]] (now Marlene Maska)(elected)
 | Kate Lord-Brennan (elected)
 | Jane Poole-Wilson (elected)
 }}
|-
| {{ubl
 | David Anderson (resigned, term ending Feb 2020)
 }}
| {{partial|}}{{ubl
 | Kerry Sharpe (elected)
}}
|-
|
| {{ubl
 | Kevin Cartledge
 | Shirley Ellen Corlett
 | Andrea Chambers
 | Richard Furner
 | Andrew Hardy
 | Juan Kelly
 | Dawn Joughin
 | Alistair Ramsay
 | John Skinner
 | Christine Wheeler
 }}
|- valign="top"
! rowspan=2 | 2017
| rowspan=2 | Casual vacancy by resignation
| Tony Wild
| {{yes|}}{{ubl
 | Jane Poole-Wilson (elected)
 }}
|-
|
| {{ubl
 | Paul Beckett
 | Alan Wright
 }}
|- valign="top"
! rowspan=3 | 2015
| rowspan=2 | Scheduled election
| {{ubl
 | Phil Braidwood
 | Dudley Butt
 | Alan Crowe
 | Alex Downie
 }}
| {{yes|}}{{ubl
 | David Anderson (elected)
 | David Cretney (elected)
 | Tim Crookall (elected)
 | Bill Henderson (elected)
}}
|-
|
| {{ubl
 | Paul Beckett
 | Phil Braidwood
 | Christopher Kinley
 | Thomas Moyle
 | Adrian Tinkler
 }}
|- valign="top"
| colspan="3" | <small>Note: As on other occasions, the 2015 elections took place over several sessions and many ballots.<br />These candidates did not all take part in all the ballots.<br />For the same reason it would not be useful to give the number of votes cast for each candidate.</small>
|- valign="top"
! rowspan=2 | 2013
| rowspan=2 | Scheduled election
| {{ubl
 | [[David Callister]]
 | [[Edmund Lowey]]
 | [[Juan Turner]]
 | [[Tony Wild]]
 }}
| {{yes|}}{{ubl
 | [[Michael Coleman (Isle of Man politician)|Michael Coleman]] (elected)
 | [[Geoff Corkish]] (elected)
 | Juan Turner (elected)
 | Tony Wild (elected)
}}
|-
|
| {{ubl
 | Linda Bowers-Kasch
 | Peter Hill
 | Nigel Malpass
 }}
|- valign="top"
! rowspan=2 | 2011
| rowspan=2 | Casual vacancy by elevation to [[President of Tynwald]]
| [[Clare Christian]]
| {{yes|}}{{ubl
 | Tony Wild, 16 votes (elected)
 }}
|-
|
| {{ubl
 | Brian Rae, 5 votes
 }}
|- valign="top"
!  rowspan=2 | 2011
|  rowspan=2 | Casual vacancy by resignation
| [[Noel Cringle]]
| {{yes|}}{{ubl
 | [[Clare Christian]] (elected)
 }}
|-
|
| {{ubl
 | [[Tony Brown (Manx politician)|Tony Brown]]
 | [[Steve Rodan]]
 }}
|- valign="top"
! 2011
| Appointment of [[Attorney General]], following resignation
| [[John Corlett (attorney general)|John Corlett]] QC
| [[Stephen Harding (lawyer)|Stephen Harding]] QC
|- valign="top"
! rowspan=2 | 2010
| rowspan=2 | Scheduled election
| {{ubl
 | [[Alan Crowe]]
 | [[Dudley Butt]]
 | [[Alex Downie]]
 | [[George Waft]]
 }}
| {{yes|}}{{ubl
 | [[Phil Braidwood]] (elected)
 | Dudley Butt (elected)
 | Alan Crowe (elected)
 | Alex Downie (elected)
 }}
|-
|
| {{ubl
 | Barbara Brereton
 | [[Brenda Cannell]]
 | [[John Skinner (Isle of Man politician)|John Skinner]]
 | [[David Talbot (politician)|David Talbot]]
 | George Waft
 | [[Kevin Woodford]]
 }}
|- valign="top"
! rowspan=2 | 2008
| rowspan=2 | Scheduled election
| {{ubl
 | [[Clare Christian]]
 | [[Pamela Crowe]]
 | [[Edmund Lowey]]
 | [[Juan Richard Turner|Juan Turner]]
 }}
| {{yes|}}{{ubl
 | [[David Callister]] (elected)
 | [[Clare Christian]] (elected)
 | [[Edmund Lowey]] (elected)
 | [[Juan Richard Turner|Juan Turner]] (elected)
 }}
|-
|
| {{ubl
 | [[Pamela Crowe]]
 | [[Simon Graley]]
 | Dick Horsnell
 }}
|- valign="top"
! 2008
| Appointment of Bishop of Sodor and Man
| [[Graeme Paul Knowles]]
| [[Robert Paterson (clergy)|Robert Paterson]]
|- valign="top"
! rowspan=2 | 2007
| rowspan=2 | Casual vacancies by resignation
| {{ubl
 | [[Donald Gelling]]
 | [[Leonard Singer]]
 }}
| {{yes|}}{{ubl
 | [[Alan Crowe]] (elected)
 | [[Juan Richard Turner|Juan Turner]] (elected)
}}
|-
|
| {{ubl
 | [[Charles Cain (Manx)|Charles Cain]]
 | Peter Kelly
 | John Lightfoot
 | [[David Moore (Manx)|David Moore]]
 | David Owens
 | Richard Radcliffe
 | [[Leonard Singer]]
 }}
|- valign="top"
! rowspan=2 | 2005
| rowspan=2 | Scheduled election
| {{ubl
 | [[Dominic Delaney]]
 | [[Donald Gelling]]
 | [[John Raymond Kniveton|Ray Kniveton]]
 | [[George Waft]]
 }}
| {{yes|}}{{ubl
 | [[Dudley Butt]] (elected)
 | [[Alex Downie]] (elected)
 | Donald Gelling (elected)
 | George Waft (elected)
 }}
|-
|
| {{ubl
 | Dominic Delaney
 | Howard Parkin
 }}
|- valign="top"
! rowspan=3 | 2003
| rowspan=3 | Scheduled election, and casual vacancy by resignation
|  {{ubl
 | [[Clare Christian]]
 | [[Alan Crowe]]
 | [[John Raymond Kniveton|Ray Kniveton]]
 | [[Edmund Lowey]]
 }}
| {{yes|}}{{ubl
 | [[Clare Christian]] (elected)
 | [[Pamela Crowe]] (elected)
 | [[Edmund Lowey]] (elected)
 | [[Leonard Singer]] (elected)
 }}
|-
| {{ubl
 | [[Edgar Mann]] (resigned)
 }}
| {{partial|}}{{ubl
 | [[John Raymond Kniveton|Ray Kniveton]] (elected)
 }}
|-
|
| {{ubl
 | St John Bates
 | Andrew Roy
 | Roger Watterson{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
 }}
|- valign="top"
! 2003
| Appointment of [[Bishop of Sodor and Man]], following resignation
| [[Noël Jones (Bishop of Sodor and Man)|Noël Jones]]
| [[Graeme Paul Knowles|Graeme Knowles]]
|- valign="top"
! 2002
| Casual vacancy by death
| [[Norman Radcliffe]]
| {{yes|}}{{ubl
 | [[Donald Gelling]] (elected)
 }}
|- valign="top"
! rowspan=2 | 2000
| rowspan=2 | Scheduled election
| {{ubl
 | [[Dominic Delaney]]
 | [[Edgar Mann]]
 | [[Norman Radcliffe]]
 | [[George Waft]]
 }}
| {{yes|}}{{ubl
 | Dominic Delaney (elected)
 | Edgar Mann (elected)
 | Norman Radcliffe (elected)
 | George Waft (elected)
 }}
|-
|
| {{ubl
 | [[David North (politician)|David North]]
 }}
|- valign="top"
! 2000
| Casual vacancy by resignation of the [[President of Tynwald]]
| [[Charles Kerruish]]
| {{yes|}}{{ubl
 | [[Noel Cringle]] (elected)
 }}
|- valign="top"
! 1998
| Appointment of Attorney General, following promotion to [[First Deemster]]
| [[Mike Kerruish]] [[Queen's Counsel|QC]]
| [[John Corlett (attorney general)|John Corlett]] QC
|- valign="top"
! rowspan=2 | 1998
| rowspan=2 | Scheduled election
| {{ubl
 | [[Brian Barton (politician)|Brian Barton]]
 | [[Clare Christian]]
 | [[Edmund Lowey]]
 | [[Arthur Luft]]
 }}
| {{yes|}}{{ubl
 | Clare Christian (elected)
 | [[Alan Crowe]] (elected)
 | [[John Raymond Kniveton|Ray Kniveton]] (elected)
 | Edmund Lowey (elected)
 }}
|-
|
| {{ubl
 | [[Charles Cain (Manx)|Charles Cain]]
 | [[Andrew Douglas (Manx politician)|Andrew Douglas]]
 | [[Adrian Duggan]]
 | Robert Quayle
 | Richard Radcliffe
 }}
|- valign="top"
! rowspan=2 | 1995
| rowspan=2 | Scheduled election
| {{ubl
 | Arnold Callin
 | Edward Clifford Irving
 | Norman Radcliffe
 | George Waft
 }}
| {{yes|}}{{ubl
 | Dominic Delaney (elected)
 | Edgar Mann (elected)
 | Norman Radcliffe (elected)
 | George Waft (elected)
 }}
|-
|
| {{ubl
 | ''Other nominations unknown''
 }}
|- valign="top"
! rowspan=2 | 1994
| rowspan=2 | Casual vacancy by death
| W K Quirk
| {{yes|}}{{ubl
 | George Waft (elected)
 }}
|-
|
| {{ubl
 | ''Other nominations unknown''
 }}
|- valign="top"
! rowspan=2 | 1993
| rowspan=2 | Scheduled election
| {{ubl
 | [[Ian Anderson (Manx politician)|Ian Anderson]]
 | [[Brian Barton (politician)|Brian Barton]]
 | [[Edmund Lowey]]
 | [[Arthur Luft]]
 }}
| {{yes|}}{{ubl
 | Brian Barton, 15 votes (elected)
 | [[Clare Christian]], 17 votes (elected)
 | Edmund Lowey, 14 votes (elected)
 | Arthur Luft, 16 votes (elected)
 }}
|-
|
| {{ubl
 | [[Norman Butler (politician)|Norman Butler]], 7 votes
 | J A S Christian, 8 votes
 | [[Charles Cain (Manx)|Charles Cain]], 6 votes
 | R B M Quayle, 8 votes
 | R Rawcliffe, 5 votes
 }}
|- valign="top"
! rowspan=2 | 1990
| rowspan=2 | Scheduled election
| {{ubl
 | Mr Callin
 | Mr Irving
 | Mr Quirk
 | Mr Radcliffe
 }}
| {{yes|}}{{ubl
 | Arnold Callin (elected)
 | Edward Clifford Irving (elected)
 | Norman Radcliffe (elected)
 | W K Quirk (elected)
 }}
|-
|
| {{ubl
 | John Callister Clucas
 | Dominic Delaney
 | A C Duggan
 | David Moore
 }}
|}

==Past membership==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Position
! Tenure
! Replacing

|-
| [[Robert Paterson (clergy)|Robert Paterson]] || Bishop of Sodor and Man || 2008–2016 || [[Graeme Paul Knowles]]
|-
| [[Stephen Harding (lawyer)|Stephen Harding]] [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] || Attorney General || 2011–2013 || [[John Corlett (attorney general)|John Corlett]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Alan Crowe]]
| Elected member
| 1998–2002
| Brian Barton
|-
| Elected member
| 2007–2015
| Leonard Singer
|-
| [[Dudley Butt]] || Elected member || 2005–2015 || Dominic Delaney
|-
| [[Alex Downie]] || Elected member || 2005–2015 || Ray Kniveton
|-
| [[Phil Braidwood]] || Elected member || 2010–2015 || George Waft
|-
| [[Tony Wild]] || Elected member || 2011–2017 || Clare Christian
|-
| [[David Callister]] || Elected member || 2008–2013|| Pam Crowe
|-
| [[Edmund Lowey]] || Elected member || 1982–2013 || [[George Swales]]
|-
| [[Leonard Singer]] || Elected member || 2003–2006|| Alan Crowe
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Arthur Luft|Arthur Christian Luft]]
| Attorney General
| 1972–1974
| Lay
|-
| Elected member
| 1988–1998
| Ian Anderson
|-
| [[Jack Corrin|John William Corrin]] || Attorney General || 1974–1980 || Arthur Luft
|-
| [[William Cain (deemster)|Thomas William Cain]] [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] || Attorney General || 1980–1993 || Jack Corrin
|-
| [[Michael Kerruish]] [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] || Attorney General || 1993–1998 || William Cain 
|-
| [[John Corlett (attorney general)|John Corlett]] [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] || Attorney General || 1998–2011 || Michael Kerruish
|-
| [[Graeme Paul Knowles|Graeme Knowles]] || Bishop of Sodor and Man || 2003–2008 || Noël Jones
|-
| [[Donald Gelling]] || Elected member || 2002–2007 || Norman Radcliffe
|-
| [[Clifford Irving (politician)|Clifford Irving]] || Elected member || 1987–1995 || Matty Ward
|-
| [[Noel Cringle]] || President of Tynwald || 2000–2011 || Sir Charles Kerruish
|-
| Sir [[Charles Kerruish]] || President of Tynwald || 1990–2000 || Ian Anderson
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[Ian Anderson (Manx politician)|Ian Anderson]]
| Elected member
| 1982–1988
| [[Geoff Crellin]]
|-
| President of the Legislative Council
| 1988–1990
| Jack Nivison
|-
| Elected member
| 1990–1993
| {{n/a|New position, 8th elected member}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Jack Nivison]]
| Elected member
| 1962–1980
| [[Alfred Teare]]
|-
| President of the Legislative Council
| 1980–1988
| {{n/a|New position}}
|-
| The Venerable [[J. Kewley]] || [[Archdeacon of Sodor and Man|Archdeacon]]
| 1912–1919 || {{unk}}
|-
| [[Cyril Hughes-Games]] || [[Vicar General of the Isle of Man|Vicar General]]
| 1906–1919 || {{unk}}
|-
| [[Joseph Qualtrough]] || Elected member || 1919–1933 || {{n/a|New position}}
|-
| [[Joseph Cunningham (Manx)|Joseph Cunningham]] || Elected member || 1919–1924 || {{n/a|New position}}
|-
| [[R C Cain]] || Elected member || 1919–1924{{clarify|reason=Dates concurrent with member being replaced.|date=December 2018}} || Joseph Cunningham
|-
| [[John Robert Kerruish]] || Elected member || 1919–1924 || {{n/a|New position}}
|-
| [[William Southward]] || Elected member || 1919–1943 || {{n/a|New position}}
|-
| [[George Drinkwater]] || Appointee of Lieutenant Governor || 1919–1920  || {{n/a|New position}}
|-
| [[Richard Barton Quirk]] || Appointee of Lieutenant Governor || 1919–1942 || {{n/a|New position}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Sir John Bolton]]
| Appointed member
| 1962–1970
| John Crellin
|-
| Elected member
| 1971–1979
| [[Henry Nichols (Isle of Man politician)|Henry Nicholls]] 
|-
| [[G C Gale]] || Elected member || 1964–1966 || Ewan Farrant
|-
| [[Ffinlo Corkill]] || Elected member || 1966–1974 || G C Gale
|-
| Major [[Geoffrey Crellin]] || Elected member || 1975–1982 || {{n/a|New position}}
|-
| [[Norman Crowe]] OBE JP|| Elected member || 1970–1978 || Cecil McFee
|-
| Captain [[John Crellin]] OBE MC JP || Appointed member || 1943–1962 || Daniel Teare
|-
| [[Betty Hanson]] || Elected member || 1982–1988 || Alfred Simcocks MBE
|-
| [[Robert Kerruish]] || Elected member || 1970–1985 || {{unk}}
|-
| [[Victor Kneale]] || Elected member || 1974–1981 || Hubert Radcliffe
|-
| [[Roy MacDonald (politician)|Roy MacDonald]] || Elected member || 1978–1985  || Norman Crowe
|-
| [[Cecil McFee]] || {{unk}} || 1962–1971 || {{unk}}
|-
| [[Alec Moore]] || Elected member || 1979–1985 || William E Quayle
|-
| [[Henry Nichols (Isle of Man politician)|Henry Nicholls]] || Elected member || 1958–1970 || Joseph Callister
|-
| [[William E Quayle]] || Elected member || 1970–1978 || {{n/a|New position}}
|-
| [[Willy Quirk]] || Elected member || 1987–1993 || Dr Edgar Mann
|-
| [[Norman Radcliffe]] || Elected member || 1985–2002 || Roy MacDonald
|-
| [[Percy Radcliffe]] || Elected member || 1980–1985 || Sir John Bolton
|-
| [[Alfred Simcocks]] MBE || Elected member || 1974–1982 || Ffinlo Corkhill
|-
| [[George Swales]] || Elected member || 1982–1982 || Victor Kneale
|-
| [[Matthew Ward (Isle of Man politician)|Matthew Ward]] || Elected member || 1985–1987 || Alec Moore
|-
| [[Arthur Attwell]] || Bishop of Sodor and Man || 1983–1988 || Vernon Nicholls
|-
| [[Noël Jones (Bishop of Sodor and Man)|Noël Jones]] || Bishop of Sodor and Man || 1989–2003 || Arthur Attwell
|-
| [[Vernon Nicholls]] || Bishop of Sodor and Man || 1973–1983 || {{unk}}
|-
| [[George Moore (Isle of Man politician)|George Moore]] || First Deemster || 1969–1974 || {{unk}}
|-
| [[Ralph Stevenson|Sir Ralph Stevenson GCMG CP JP]] || Appointed member || 1955–1970 || {{unk}}
|-
| [[William Watson Christian]] || {{unk}} || 1848–1867 || {{unk}}
|-
| The Rev. William Christian || {{unk}} || 1883–1887 || {{unk}}
|-
| [[William Quirk (politician)|William Quirk]] || {{unk}} || 1887–1893 || {{unk}}
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| William Anderson || Receiver General || 1894–1909 || {{unk}}
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| [[John Cowell (politician)|John Cowell]] || Receiver General || 1909–1919 || William Anderson
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|[[John Goldie-Taubman]]||Appointed member|| 1921–1924 || George Drinkwater
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|[[Edward Callister]]||Elected member|| 1921–1931 || John Robert Kerruish
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|[[John Clucas]]||Appointed member||1924–1928|| John Goldie-Taubman
|-
|[[Frank Dagleish]]||Elected member||1931–1946|| Edward Callister
|-
| [[Charles Gill (Isle of Man politician)|Charles Gill]] || Elected member || 1934–1954 || Arthur Crookall
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| [[Arthur Crookall]] || Elected member || 1934–1935 || Joseph Qualtrough
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| [[Joseph Callister]] || Elected member || 1946–1958 || {{unk}}
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| [[Ewan Farrant]] || Elected member || 1954–1964 || {{unk}}
|-
| [[Hubert Radcliffe]] || {{unk}} || 1963–1974 || {{unk}}
|}

==Historical composition==

===Original===

The original function of the Legislative Council was [[Executive (government)|executive]] (i.e. giving advice to the Lieutenant Governor — or Lords of Mann prior to Revestment) and its membership was entirely appointed, as follows:

*[[Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man|Lieutenant Governor]] 
*[[Bishop of Sodor and Man]]
*[[First Deemster]]
*[[Second Deemster]]
*[[Clerk of the Rolls]] (Position amalgamated with the First Deemster in 1918.)
*[[Attorney General (Isle of Man)|Attorney General]]
*[[Receiver General of the Isle of Man|Receiver General]]
*[[Water Bailiff]] (position dissolved 1885)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tynwald.org.im/education/history/1919/Pages/LegCo-upto-1919.aspx |title=Tynwald - Parliament of the Isle of Man - Legislative Council up to 1919 |access-date=2019-11-28 |archive-date=2020-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611100630/http://www.tynwald.org.im/education/history/1919/Pages/LegCo-upto-1919.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Archdeacon of Sodor and Man]]
*[[Vicar General of Sodor and Man]] (At various times there were two of these.)
Historically the "Comptroller" (a position sometimes held together with another office such as that of Receiver-General) and an "Archdeacon's Official" were also members.
Before the [[English Reformation|Reformation]] the Council included other prelates, such as the [[Rushen Abbey|Abbot of Rushen]].

The first seven were Crown appointments and the last two appointments by the Bishop. Reforms were slowly made to reduce the number of judicial and religious appointments and these members were slowly replaced by indirectly elected members.

===1917 reform===

In 1917, the Judicature (Amendment) Act introduced by the Legislative Council removed Clerk of the Rolls from the composition of the Council. It then consisted of the following members:

* Lieutenant Governor
* Bishop of Sodor and Man
* First Deemster
* Second Deemster
* Attorney General
* Receiver General
* Archdeacon of Sodor and Man
* Vicar General of Sodor and Man

===1919 reform===

In 1919, The Archdeacon; the Vicar General; and the Receiver General were removed as ''ex officio'' members of the Council by the [[Isle of Man Constitution Amendment Act 1919]].  The members were thus:

*Lieutenant Governor
*First Deemster
*Second Deemster
*Attorney General
*Bishop of Sodor and Man
*Two members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor
*Four members elected by the House of Keys

===1961 reform===

Increased the number of elected members from four to five.

===1965 reform===
The Second Deemster lost his seat in the Council.  The members were thus:

*Lieutenant Governor
*First Deemster
*Attorney General
*Bishop of Sodor and Man
*Two members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor
*Five members elected by the House of Keys

===1969 reform===

The Isle of Man Constitution Act 1969 removed the two appointed members of the Legislative Council. The members were thus:<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 June 1969 |title=REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |url=http://www.tynwald.org.im/spfile?file=/business/hansard/19601980/LC-19690603-v0086.pdf |access-date=29 August 2024 |website=www.tynwald.org.im}}</ref>

* Lieutenant Governor
* First Deemster
* Attorney General
* Bishop of Sodor and Man
* Seven members elected by the House of Keys

===1971 reform===
The Isle of Man Constitution Act 1971 removed the Attorney-General's vote, and he no longer counted towards a quorum.

===1975 reform===
The First Deemster lost his seat in the Council, by virtue of the [[Isle of Man Constitution (Amendment) Act 1975]].  The members were thus:

*Lieutenant Governor
*Attorney General
*Bishop of Sodor and Man
*Eight members elected by the House of Keys

===1980 reform===
The Lieutenant Governor was removed as Presiding Officer and replaced by an indirectly elected [[President of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man|President of the Legislative Council]]. The Governor still presided at joint sittings of Tynwald.  The members were thus:

*President of the Legislative Council
*Attorney General
*Bishop of Sodor and Man
*Eight members elected by the House of Keys

==References==
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