The House of Keys
The House of Keys is the Lower Branch of Tynwald and is directly elected by the people of the Isle of Man; a General Election is held every five years although, exceptionally, the House could be dissolved and a General Election held within that period. For many centuries, it has had a membership of twenty-four (in Manx, 'Kiare as Feed'), although when the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles existed, it had representatives from the Hebrides and numbered thirty-two.
The twenty-four members represent single-member and multi-member constituencies. The present allocation of seats is as follows: Ayre (1 member); Castletown (1 member); Douglas East (2 members); Douglas North (2 members); Douglas South (2 members); Douglas West (2 members); Garff (1 member); Glenfaba (1 member); Malew and Santon (1 member); Michael (1 member); Middle (1 member); Onchan (3 members); Peel (1 member); Ramsey (2 members); Rushen (3 members).