1835 Speaker of the British House of Commons election

July 2020 November 2019 none presidential no 1833 Speaker of the British House of Commons election 1833 1839 Speaker of the British House of Commons election 1839 19 February 1835 Candidate's seat 160x160px|James Abercromby James Abercromby Whigs (British political party) Edinburgh 316 50.8% 160x160px|Charles Manners-Sutton Sir Charles Manners-Sutton Speaker (politics) Cambridge University 306 49.2% Speaker Sir Charles Manners-Sutton James Abercromby File:Crowned_Portcullis.svg The 1835 election of the Speaker of the House of Commons occurred on 19 February 1835.Choice of a Speaker House of Commons 19 February 1835 26 3–59 https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1835/feb/19/choice-of-a-speakerJournals of the House of Commons 90 4–5 https://books.google.com/books?id=dBhDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA4 1835 Sir Charles Manners-Sutton, Speaker since 1817, was seeking an eighth term in office. He was proposed by Lord Francis Egerton and seconded by Sir Charles Burrell. The Whigs objected to Manners-Sutton's Tory partisanship.Manners-Sutton, Charles (1780-1845) Barker G. F. R. 36 James Abercromby was proposed by William Denison and seconded by William Ord. Both candidates addressed the House. Manners-Sutton denied the three charges of partisanship against him – that he had obstructed the previous Whig government, assisted in the formation of the new Conservative government, and had advised that the previous Parliament be dissolved. A debate followed. The motion "That the Right Hon. Sir Charles Manners Sutton do take the Chair of this House as Speaker" was defeated by 306 votes to 316, a majority of 10. The amended motion "That the Right Hon. James Abercromby do take the Chair of this House as Speaker" was then passed without division. This was the only Speaker election since 1780 in which the incumbent Speaker was defeated. The elections of 1833 and 1835 were the only elections since 1780 in which an incumbent Speaker seeking re-election was opposed. References 1835