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Legislative Council

Paul Craine

MLC

Contact & connections

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

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Ceased Member Interests

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Gifts and Benefits in Kind

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Voting history

View linked votes for a chosen period. “Not recorded” means no response was recorded; it does not establish absence or abstention.

Clear filters 585 linked votes in this period.
DateVoteMember’s responseRecorded 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
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