Liberal Vannin Party
Political party on the Isle of Man / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Liberal Vannin Party (LVP; Manx: Partee Libraalagh Vannin) is a political party in the Isle of Man. It was founded in 2006 by Peter Karran, then an Independent MHK for Onchan. Karran had been, until 2004, a member of the Manx Labour Party. The "Vannin" in the party name is a form of the name of the Isle of Man in the native Manx Gaelic language, while "Liberal" is a reference to the general political position of the party. The party is currently led by Lawrie Hooper MHK.
Liberal Vannin Party Partee Libraalagh Vannin | |
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Leader | Lawrie Hooper MHK |
Chairman | Paul Weatherall |
Founder | Peter Karran |
Founded | August 2006 (2006-08) |
Headquarters | Douglas, Isle of Man |
Ideology | Liberalism[1] Euroscepticism[2][3] |
Political position | Centre |
International affiliation | Liberal International (observer) |
British affiliation | Liberal Democrats[4] |
House of Keys | 1 / 24 |
Legislative Council | 0 / 11 |
Douglas Borough Council | 0 / 12 |
Website | |
liberalvannin | |
The Liberal Vannin Party put forward several candidates at the 2006 general election and had two MHKs elected. In the 2011 general election, they returned three MHKs. This result was mirrored in the 2016 general election, but one of these subsequently resigned from the party, and one died in 2020. The party had 4 candidates in the 2021 Manx general election, of whom one (Hooper) was elected. As of 2021, they are one of only two parties in the House of Keys; the remaining 21 out of the 24 members are independents. The party do not currently hold any seats on the Douglas Borough Council.
The party campaigns on a platform of greater accountability and transparency in government[5] and also strives for further devolution from the United Kingdom to the Isle of Man.[2][3]