Manx Labour Party
Manx Labour Party Yn Partee Obbraghys Manninagh | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Joney Faragher MHK |
| Chair | Sarah Maltby MHK |
| Founders | Christopher R. Shimmin, Alfred James Teare, and James Robinson Corrin among others... |
| Founded | 7 September 1918 |
| Headquarters | Douglas, Isle of Man |
| Membership (2018) | 55 |
| Ideology | Social democracy Historically: Manx nationalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| British affiliation | Labour Party |
| Colours | Red |
| House of Keys | 2 / 24 |
| Legislative Council | 0 / 11 |
| Douglas Borough Council | 3 / 12 |
| Onchan District Commissioners | 2 / 7 |
| Website | |
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The Manx Labour Party (MLP) is a political party on the Isle of Man that was founded in 1918. The party emerged as a major political force on the island, on the cusp of winning a majority in the House of Keys until a wipeout in the 1946 election. The party was the first time partisan politics had been introduced on the island, as its legislature, the Tynwald had historically been an apolitical organ of independents with several anti-socialist parties forming to challenge the MLP such as the National Party and the Manx People's Political Association.