It was announced on July 16, 2012, that he was to take over from Graham Creegen as Chairman of Isle of Man Water Auth.[3]
Houghton lost his seat in the general election held on 22 September 2016.
Pension controversy
In December 2014, it was discovered that out of the 24 MHKs he was the only one not paying into the Tynwald Members Pension Scheme (despite an earlier statement to the contrary).[4] Back in March 2012, he had described an enquiry sent to all members of the Manx parliament from Manx Radio as to whether they would contribute towards their taxpayer funded Tynwald pension message as "arrogant", asked if they had nothing better to do and followed that up with a personal attack on the station.[5]
Accusations of poor behaviour
Houghton has been reprimanded or disciplined on a number of occasions by the President of Tynwald and the Speaker of the House of Keys for his unparliamentary language. In 2011, during a 3-day Tynwald session Houghton was accused a number of times of abusing his Tynwald privileges and for making verbal attacks on civil service officers.[6] In May 2016, Houghton was the subject of a parliamentary committee report brought before Tynwald due to accusations of "lying, bullying and interfering in a staff dispute". His behaviour was also described as ‘unrelenting, aggressive and unprecedented’ and led to a member of staff in the Clerk of Tynwald's office resigning.[7]
^"Tynwald concludes with a bust-up as John Houghton is condemned for abuse of privilege | Isle of Man News :: isleofman.com". isleofman.com. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
^"MHK under fire for 'bullying' behaviour". Manx Radio. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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john, houghton, manx, politician, other, politicians, this, name, john, houghton, disambiguation, john, ramsey, houghton, born, 1958, 1959, douglas, isle, former, isle, politician, served, member, house, keys, douglas, north, until, losing, seat, 2016, manx, g. For other politicians of this name see John Houghton disambiguation John Ramsey Houghton MHK born 1958 1959 in Douglas Isle of Man is a former Isle of Man politician 1 who served as Member of the House of Keys for Douglas North until losing his seat in the 2016 Manx General Election He has two daughters 1 John HoughtonMember of the House of Keys for Douglas NorthIn office 2001 2001 September 22 2016 2016 09 22 Personal detailsBornJohn Ramsey Houghton1958 or 1959 age 63 64 Douglas Isle of ManNationalityManxPolitical partyIndependentChildren2 Contents 1 Political career 1 1 Pension controversy 1 2 Accusations of poor behaviour 2 Governmental positions 3 References 4 External linksPolitical career EditHoughton is an outspoken critic of the Isle of Man Constabulary and its former Chief Constable Mike Culverhouse During the Manx Bugging Scandal in 2000 he publicly supported former Deputy Chief Constable Neil Kinrade Houghton previously served as a Commandant of the Special Constabulary and Chairman of the Civil Service Commission In 2009 Houghton objected to the Gender Recognition Bill as he believed new laws to protect the rights of transsexuals living on the Isle of Man would defy common decency 2 It was announced on July 16 2012 that he was to take over from Graham Creegen as Chairman of Isle of Man Water Auth 3 Houghton lost his seat in the general election held on 22 September 2016 Pension controversy Edit In December 2014 it was discovered that out of the 24 MHKs he was the only one not paying into the Tynwald Members Pension Scheme despite an earlier statement to the contrary 4 Back in March 2012 he had described an enquiry sent to all members of the Manx parliament from Manx Radio as to whether they would contribute towards their taxpayer funded Tynwald pension message as arrogant asked if they had nothing better to do and followed that up with a personal attack on the station 5 Accusations of poor behaviour Edit Houghton has been reprimanded or disciplined on a number of occasions by the President of Tynwald and the Speaker of the House of Keys for his unparliamentary language In 2011 during a 3 day Tynwald session Houghton was accused a number of times of abusing his Tynwald privileges and for making verbal attacks on civil service officers 6 In May 2016 Houghton was the subject of a parliamentary committee report brought before Tynwald due to accusations of lying bullying and interfering in a staff dispute His behaviour was also described as unrelenting aggressive and unprecedented and led to a member of staff in the Clerk of Tynwald s office resigning 7 Governmental positions EditChairman of Isle of Man Water and Sewerage Authority 2012 present Chairman of the Civil Service Commission 2004 Member of the Whitely Council 2004 09References Edit a b John Houghton 2011 Manx Radio Retrieved 13 July 2020 How tolerant is the Isle of Man www bbc co uk Retrieved 9 August 2019 Peter Karran given new government job Energy FM Retrieved 9 August 2019 John Houghton issues pension statement Manx Radio Retrieved 9 August 2019 1 permanent dead link Tynwald concludes with a bust up as John Houghton is condemned for abuse of privilege Isle of Man News isleofman com isleofman com Retrieved 9 August 2019 MHK under fire for bullying behaviour Manx Radio Retrieved 9 August 2019 External links EditUnparliamentary language Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Houghton Manx politician amp oldid 1082544491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
