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The Speaker of the House Of Keys is the principal officer of the Manx House of Keys, or Lower House . The Speaker is elected from the membership of the house at its first sitting after an election. He is responsible for controlling the procedure of the House and for authoritative interpretation of its Standing Orders. He exercises sets the business of the House and authorises the order of business of the House for each sitting. The Speaker in relation to the rest of the members has some unusuall voting perogatives: He is allowed to abstain (Because he's supposed to be impartial) from votes (For all other members, voting is required), however if the vote is exactly divided, he must vote (However he pleases) and break the tie. The present Speaker is the Honorable James Anthony Brown SHK, who was elected in 2001. CHAIRMEN THE HOUSE OF THE KEYS
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