Liberal Vannin Party
Liberal Vannin Party Partee Libraalagh Vannin | |
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Political parties |
The Liberal Vannin Party (LVP;
The Liberal Vannin Party put forward several candidates at the
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]
History
The Liberal Vannin Party was founded in 2006 by Peter Karran, a former member of the Manx Labour Party. Karran was joined by Tony Wright who was already intending to contest Rushen as an independent. It was announced that their target seats would be Douglas South, Middle and Onchan.[5]
The party stood nine candidates in the
At the
From 2011 to 2012, Karran served in the
In 2020, Costain resigned and Lawrie Hooper MHK was elected as her replacement.[15] He is now the only LibVan MHK.
General election results: House of Keys
Election year | Total no. of votes | Overall % of votes | No. of seats won |
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2006 | 7,323 | 14.2% | 2 / 24
|
2011 | 11,679 | 20.9% | 3 / 24
|
2016 | 3,597 | 6.4% | 3 / 24
|
2021 | 3,138 | 5.3% | 1 / 24
|
Party leaders
Leader | Tenure | Notes |
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Peter Karran, MHK | 2006–2014 | MHK from 1985–2016 |
Kate Costain, MHK | 2014–2020 | MHK from 2011–2020 |
Lawrie Hooper MHK | 2020–present |
See also
- Elections in the Isle of Man
- List of political parties in the Isle of Man
References
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- ^ a b "IoM vote leave website - Isle of Man News | Manx.net". www.manx.net.
- ^ a b "Contrasting views on impact of Brexit". Manx Radio.
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- ^ a b "New Manx political party launched". BBC News. 4 September 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Hamburg 2007". Liberal International. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Liberal Vannin Party – Isle of Man". Liberal International. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Sister Parties". Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ Goodman, Mike (28 October 2011). "All change in the Manx government". The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Peter Karran MHK". Liberal Vannin Party. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "About Us". Liberal Vannin Party. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Kate Beecroft MHK". Liberal Vannin Party. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Kate is new Lib Van leader". IOM Today. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ Vannin, Ellan (24 February 2014). "Kate Beecroft succeeds Peter Karran as Liberal Vannin leader". BBC News. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Hooper: I will focus on holding the government to its promises". IOM Today. 21 August 2020.