Legislative Council
Paul Craine
MLC
Contact & connections
- paul.craine@gov.im
- Telephone
- 01624 685517
- Address
- Legislative Buildings, Finch Road, Douglas, IM1 3PW
Member profile
Current Posts
Member of the Legislative Council 2021-date.
Member of the Standing Committee for the Business and Functioning of the Legislative Council 2021-date.
Deputy Chair of the Climate Change Transformation Board 2022-date.
Member of the Standing Orders Committee of the Legislative Council 2025-date.
Political Member for the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture 2026-date.
Parliamentary Career
Committees of Tynwald: Member of the Select Committee on Population Rebalancing 2022-23; Member of the Select Committee of the Legislative Council on the Isle of Man Constitution Bill 2023 2024-2025; Member of the Ecclesiastical Committee 2023-2026; Member of the Standing Orders Committee of Tynwald 2025-2026.
Political Member for the Department of Education, Sport and Culture 2023-2026.
Electoral History
First elected as Member of the Legislative Council on 23rd November 2021 for a term ending 28th February 2023. Re-elected as a Member of the Legislative Council in March 2023, for a term ending on 28th February 2028.
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Member: Isle of Man Branch 2021 to date.
Study visits and Conferences
Crown Dependencies Network Event, Isle of Man 2023.
Study visit: Houses of the Oireachtas, Dublin, 2024
Crown Dependencies Network Event, Jersey, 2024
54th British Islands and Mediterranean Regional Annual Conference, Wales 2025.
55th British Islands and Mediterranean Regional Annual Conference, Gibraltar 2026.
Current Member Interests
Ceased Member Interests
Gifts and Benefits in Kind
Voting history
View linked votes for a chosen period. “Not recorded” means no response was recorded; it does not establish absence or abstention.
| Date | Vote | Member’s response | Recorded totals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23/07/2026 | Item 3 SOP2 Tynwald Standards and Privileges Committee | For | 22 for, 5 against, 0 abstained |
| 23/07/2026 | Item 3 SOP2 Second part of the motion - that the recommendation be approved | Against | 13 for, 14 against, 0 abstained |
| 23/07/2026 | Item 3 SOP2 Amendment by Mr Thomas | For | 14 for, 13 against, 0 abstained |
| 23/07/2026 | Item 3 SOP2 First part of the motion - that the report be received | For | 25 for, 2 against, 0 abstained |
| 23/07/2026 | Item 19 Tynwald Auditor General | Against | 15 for, 10 against, 0 abstained |
| 23/07/2026 | Item 17 Retail Pricing of Electricity | Against | 2 for, 26 against, 0 abstained |
| 23/07/2026 | Procedural - To take Supplementary OP No 2 now | For | 19 for, 11 against, 0 abstained |
| 23/07/2026 | Item 40 Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 | For | 28 for, 2 against, 0 abstained |
| 23/07/2026 | Item 35 Statutory Boards (Annual Sums) (No 2) Order 2026 | Against | 15 for, 15 against, 0 abstained |
| 23/07/2026 | Item 34 Statutory Boards (Annual Sums) (Amendment) Order 2026 | Against | 16 for, 14 against, 0 abstained |
| 23/07/2026 | Item 33 Shared Equity Purchase Assistance (First Home Choice) | For | 27 for, 3 against, 0 abstained |
| 23/07/2026 | Item 33 Amendment by Ms Edge | Against | 6 for, 24 against, 0 abstained |
| 22/07/2026 | Item 15 Sub judice and planning | Against | 5 for, 25 against, 0 abstained |
| 22/07/2026 | Item 14 Amendment by Ms Christian | Against | 4 for, 24 against, 0 abstained |
| 22/07/2026 | Item 14 Part e) | Against | 9 for, 19 against, 0 abstained |
| 22/07/2026 | Item 14 Part d) | Against | 1 for, 27 against, 0 abstained |
| 22/07/2026 | Part 14 Part c) | Against | 4 for, 24 against, 0 abstained |
| 22/07/2026 | Item 14 Part b) | Against | 2 for, 26 against, 0 abstained |
| 22/07/2026 | Item 14 Part a) | Against | 2 for, 26 against, 0 abstained |
| 22/07/2026 | Procedural - Leave to take urgent motion immediately | Against | 20 for, 8 against, 0 abstained |