Manx National Party (1977)
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The Manx National Party was an offshoot of Mec Vannin
, a nationalist
party in the Isle of Man
. Divisions within Mec Vannin caused the split in 1977, and the single Mec Vannin member of the House of Keys
(Peter Craine
) transferred his loyalties to the new party. When Craine ceased to be an MHK in 1981 the Manx National Party soon ceased to exist.
Mec Vannin
is a political party operating in the Isle of Man. Formed in 1962, it seeks to revoke the status of Man as a British self-governing Crown dependency and establish a completely sovereign state, which would be a republic....
, a nationalist
Nationalism
Nationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. In the 'modernist' image of the nation, it is nationalism that creates national identity. There are various definitions for what...
party in the Isle of Man
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
. Divisions within Mec Vannin caused the split in 1977, and the single Mec Vannin member of the House of Keys
House of Keys
The House of Keys is the directly elected lower branch of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, the other branch being the Legislative Council....
(Peter Craine
Peter Craine
Peter Craine was a politician from the Isle of Man and an MHK for Douglas South.He was originally with the party Mec Vannin. In the 1976 election they put up ten candidates. Only Peter Craine was successful...
) transferred his loyalties to the new party. When Craine ceased to be an MHK in 1981 the Manx National Party soon ceased to exist.