Legislative Council
Tanya August-Phillips
MLC BA MA FRSA Ass.CALC
Contact & connections
- Telephone
- 01624 651528
- Address
- Legislative Buildings, Finch Road, Douglas, IM1 3PW
Member profile
Current posts
Member of the Legislative Council 2018-date.
Chair of the Standing Committee on the Business and Functioning of the Council 2021-date.
IoM Government
Member of the Council of Ministers' Legislative Sub-Committee.
Political Member for the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture - responsible for legislation
Parliamentary Career
Political Member for the Department of: Home Affairs 2018-May 2019; Health and Social Care with responsibility for legislation ending 2025; Department of Enterprise, with a focus on the Finance Isle of Man agency 2025-2026.
Committees of Tynwald: Member of the Select Committee of Tynwald on Poverty 2018-2021; Member of the Standing Committee on the Business and Functioning of the Council 2020-2021; Alternate Member of the Social Affairs Policy Review Committee (for the purpose and duration of the Historic Child Abuse Inquiry) 2020-2021; Member of the Emoluments Committee 2018-2023; Member of the Select Committee on the Business and Functioning of the Council 2019-2020; Member of the Standing Orders Committee of Tynwald 2021-2023; Member of the Standing Orders Committee of the Legislative Council 2021-2023; Member of the Select Committee on Poverty 2021-2026; Member of the Public Accounts Committee 2021-2026 (CPA Public Financial Management Certificate); Chair of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs and Justice Committee 2021-2026.
Statutory Boards and Offices Positions held: Vice-Chair of the Isle of Man Post Office 2018-2020; Memorandum of Understanding with the Department for Environment, Food and Agriculture - responsible for legislation.
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Member of the CPA Isle of Man Branch.
McGill SCS Professional Development Certificate in Parliamentary Governance.
Member of the CPA Branch Executive Committee 2018-date.
Member of the CPA Branch Executive Sub-Committee: CPA BIMR Conference 2022-2022.
CPA Commonwealth New Parliamentarian Award Winner 2023
Small Branches Network Steering Group Representative for BIMR 2026-date.
Vice Chair Small Branches Network Steering Group for BIMR 2026-date.
Study visits and Conferences
States of Jersey 2019; Scottish Parliament 2019; McGill University, Canada, October 2019; CPA Post Election Seminar, Bermuda (Virtual), December 2020; Crown Dependencies Network Event, Isle of Man 2023; 11th British Islands and Mediterranean Region Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference, Scotland 2025; CPA Small Branches Workshop, Isle of Man 2025; Belize National Assembly CPA Post-Election Seminar 2025; PAC workshop with Belizean Parliamentarians 2026.
Electoral History
Elected as a Member of the Legislative Council in March 2018, for a term ending on 28th February 2023. Re-elected as a Member of the Legislative Council in March 2023, for a term ending on 28th February 2028.
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 | For | 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 | Against | 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 | For | 20 for, 8 against, 0 abstained |