1895 Speaker of the British House of Commons election

May 2020 December 2016 presidential no 1839 Speaker of the British House of Commons election 1839 1951 Speaker of the British House of Commons election 1951 10 April 1895 Candidate's seat 160x160px|William Court Gully William Court Gully Liberal Party (UK) Carlisle 285 51.0% 160x160px|Blank Matthew White Ridley Conservative and Liberal Unionist Blackpool 274 49.0% Speaker Arthur Wellesley Peel Liberal Party (UK) William Court Gully Liberal Party (UK) File:Crowned_Portcullis.svg The 1895 election of the Speaker of the House of Commons occurred on 10 April 1895, following the retirement of the previous Speaker Arthur Wellesley Peel. The election resulted in the election of Liberal MP William Court Gully by the narrow margin of 11 votes. It was the first contested Speaker election since 27 May 1839. The next contested election would not be for another 56 years, until 31 October 1951. Nominated candidates William Court Gully (Liberal) Sir Matthew White Ridley (Conservative and Liberal Unionist) Election The election was conducted by means of a conventional parliamentary motion, originally to elect Gully. He was proposed by Samuel Whitbread and seconded by Augustine Birrell. Sir John Mowbray then moved an amendment to the original motion to elect Sir Matthew White Ridley, who was then seconded by John Lloyd Wharton. Both Gully and Ridley then gave their speeches of submission to the will of the House. Results MPs voted on the motion that Gully take the Chair as Speaker, which was approved by 285 votes to 274. Gully was then conducted to the Chair by Whitbread. References House of Commons transcript Category:1895 elections in the United Kingdom 1895 Category:April 1895 in the United Kingdom