text: is the isle of man a dictatorship? the isle of man has only one political party how can it be a democoracy the short answer is no. the isle of man is not a dictatorship.   the majority of the elected mhks (ministers of the house of keys) are independent candidates. with only 24 seats in the house of keys, party politics is essentially impractical. however, there are currently four active parties in the isle of man:  the manx labour party, the alliance for progressive government, independent labour party, mec vannin.  at the 2001 general election the manx labour party earned 2 of the 24 seats, the apg earned 3 and the independent labour party earned 0. mec vannin did not contest the elections.