1817 Speaker of the British House of Commons election

July 2020 November 2019 none United Kingdom presidential no 1802 Speaker of the British House of Commons election 1802 1833 Speaker of the British House of Commons election 1833 2 June 1817 Candidate's seat 160x160px|Charles Manners-Sutton Charles Manners-Sutton Tories (British political party) Scarborough 312 67.2% 160x160px|Charles Williams-Wynn Charles Williams-Wynn Tories (British political party) Montgomeryshire 152 32.8% Speaker Charles Abbot Charles Manners-Sutton The 1817 election of the Speaker of the House of Commons occurred on 2 June 1817.Choice of a Speaker House of Commons 2 June 1817 36 843–55 https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1817/jun/02/choice-of-a-speakerJournals of the House of Commons 1817 72 306–307 https://books.google.com/books?id=ZRZDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA307 The incumbent Speaker Charles Abbot had resigned due to ill health. Charles Manners-Sutton was proposed by Sir John Nicholl and seconded by E. J. Littleton. Charles Williams-Wynn was proposed by William Dickinson and seconded by Sir Matthew White Ridley. Both candidates addressed the House. A debate followed. On the motion "That the Right Honourable Charles Manners Sutton do take the chair of this House as Speaker," Manners-Sutton was elected by 312 votes to 152 (Hansard gives the votes against as 150). References 1817