2009 Speaker of the British House of Commons election

none July 2011 January 2020 presidential no 2000 Speaker of the British House of Commons election 2000 2019 Speaker of the British House of Commons election 2019 22 June 2009 Constituency First round Second round Final round 150x150px John Bercow Conservative Party (UK) Buckingham 179 221 322 150x150px Sir George Young Conservative Party (UK) North West Hampshire 112 174 271 150x150px Margaret Beckett Labour Party (UK) Derby South 74 70 Withdrew 150x150px Alan Haselhurst Conservative Party (UK) Saffron Walden 66 57 Withdrew 150x150px Alan Beith Liberal Democrats (UK) Berwick-upon-Tweed 55 46 Withdrew 150x150px Ann Widdecombe Conservative Party (UK) Maidstone and The Weald 44 30 Eliminated Speaker Michael Martin Labour Party (UK) John Bercow Conservative Party (UK) 2009 Speaker of the British House of Commons election File:Crowned_Portcullis.svg The 2009 election of the Speaker of the House of Commons occurred on 22 June 2009 following the resignation of Michael Martin as Speaker during the parliamentary expenses scandal. Martin was the first Speaker since Sir John Trevor in 1695 to be forced out of office.Under-fire Speaker to step down BBC News 19 May 2009 19 May 2009 https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8057203.stm It was the first Speaker election since 11 May 2005, and the first contested election of a Speaker since 23 October 2000.How will new Speaker be chosen? BBC News 19 May 2009 19 May 2009 https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8056042.stm Conservative MP John Bercow was elected as the new speaker, after three rounds of voting. Rules Voting took place in the House of Commons of the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom. Under the new rules for the election of the Speaker, introduced in 2001,https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200102/cmstords/pubbs--a.htm#1B Standing Orders of the House of Commons – Public Business 2001 publications.parliament.uk 12 June 2001 20 May 2009 candidates needed to be nominated by at least twelve Members of Parliament, at least three of them members of a party different from that of the candidate. Each member was allowed to nominate only one candidate. After the candidates' speeches, the House voted by secret ballot, with an absolute majority required for victory. If no candidate won a majority, then the individual with the fewest votes was eliminated, as were any candidates who received less than five per cent of the votes cast. The House continued to vote until one member received the requisite majority under a voting system known as the exhaustive ballot. Then, the House voted on a formal motion to appoint the member in question to the Speakership. The Father of the House, Alan Williams, was the presiding officer of the Commons during the election process.Who is 'Father of the House'? BBC News 22 June 2009 22 June 2009 https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8109653.stm The final stage of appointment of a new Speaker is a formality but has constitutional significance. The monarch must signify their approval of the new Speaker, which is done by the appointment of a Royal Commission.October 2020 Candidates Announced The following individuals all confirmed their intention to stand for election to the office of Speaker, and were all in turn confirmed as nominated candidates by the Parliamentary authorities on the morning of the election:Speaker candidates announced parliament.uk 22 June 2009 22 June 2009 http://news.parliament.uk/2009/06/speaker-candidates-announced/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090625150736/http://news.parliament.uk/2009/06/speaker-candidates-announced/ 25 June 2009 dead Margaret Beckett (Labour)Beckett joins race to be Speaker BBC News 10 June 2009 10 June 2009 https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8093770.stm Alan Beith (Liberal Democrat)Beith responds to resignation of Speaker Martin Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP 19 May 2009 19 May 2009 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000369/beith_responds_to_resignation_of_speaker_martin.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090525100706/http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000369/beith_responds_to_resignation_of_speaker_martin.html 25 May 2009 dead John Bercow (Conservative)Nicholas Watt John Bercow says he is ready for the Speaker's role The Guardian UK 20 May 2009 20 May 2009 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/may/20/commons-speaker-michael-martin-john-bercow Patrick Cormack (Conservative) Parmjit Dhanda (Labour) David Hencke British Asian MP puts himself forward to be first ethnic-minority Speaker of Commons The Guardian UK 10 June 2009 10 June 2009 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/jun/10/parmjit-dhanda-speaker Alan Haselhurst (Deputy Speaker/Conservative)Lucy Ward & Paul Owen Sir Alan Haselhurst enters race to become Commons Speaker The Guardian UK 22 May 2009 22 May 2009 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/may/22/sir-alan-haselhurst-speaker Michael Lord (Deputy Speaker/Conservative)Commons Speaker hustings – live blog The Guardian UK 15 June 2009 15 June 2009 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/2009/jun/15/houseofcommons-michaelmartin Andrew Sparrow Richard Shepherd (Conservative) Ann Widdecombe (Conservative)Ann Widdecombe seeks Speaker role BBC News 11 June 2009 11 June 2009 https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8094377.stm Sir George Young (Conservative)Sir George throws his hat into the ring for the Speakership Sir George Young MP 9 June 2009 10 June 2009 http://www.sirgeorgeyoung.org.uk/News/pnewsitem.cfm?newsid=3535 29 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090629034357/http://www.sirgeorgeyoung.org.uk/News/pnewsitem.cfm?newsid=3535 dead All 10 of the above candidates appeared at a Hansard Society hustings on 15 June. This was the first full hustings to take place for a Speaker election,Hansard Society Speaker Hustings Hansard Society 22 June 2009 http://www.hansardsociety.org.uk/blogs/hansard_in_the_media/archive/2009/06/02/submit-your-questions-to-the-hansard-society-speaker-hustings.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20090701095905/http://www.hansardsociety.org.uk/blogs/hansard_in_the_media/archive/2009/06/02/submit-your-questions-to-the-hansard-society-speaker-hustings.aspx 1 July 2009 dead although there was a hustings for the 2000 speaker election, which several of the candidates did not attend.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2000/oct/17/parliament.uk Speaker candidates issue electoral statements 17 October 2000 22 June 2009 The Guardian London Withdrew prior to nomination The following candidate withdrew before the election was held: Frank Field (Labour) – withdrew citing a lack of support from his own party; endorsed WiddecombeFrank Field MP: Speakership Statement frankfield.co.uk 12 June 2009 22 June 2009 http://www.frankfield.co.uk/blog/q/date/2009/06/12/speakership-statement/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090628162801/http://www.frankfield.co.uk/blog/q/date/2009/06/12/speakership-statement/ 28 June 2009 usurped Nominations No official list of MPs who nominated candidates was publicly released. A partial list of nominationsThe Speakership nominations so far http://page.politicshome.com:80/uk/speakership_nominations_so_far.html PoliticsHome https://web.archive.org/web/20090623052511/http://page.politicshome.com/uk/speakership_nominations_so_far.html 20 June 2009 23 June 2009 21 May 2020 live is as follows: Margaret Beckett – Denis MacShane (Lab), Ann Coffey (Lab), Richard Caborn (Lab), Linda Gilroy (Lab), Lynda Waltho (Lab), Glenda Jackson (Lab), John Battle (Lab), Clive Efford (Lab), Kelvin Hopkins (Lab), Geoffrey Robinson (Lab), Andy Slaughter (Lab), Paul Murphy (Lab), Greg Knight (Con), Angela Browning (Con), Sylvia Hermon (UUP). Alan Beith – Alan Whitehead (Lab), Denis Murphy (Lab), Mark Lazarowicz (Lab), Martin Linton (Lab), Fiona McTaggart (Lab), Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid), Vince Cable (LD), Jenny Willott (LD), Michael Moore (LD), Annette Brooke (LD), Chris Huhne (LD), Phil Willis (LD), Roger Williams (LD), Greg Mulholland (LD), Steve Webb (LD). John Bercow – Dai Davies (Ind), Charles Walker (Con), Malcolm Bruce (LD), Adam Price (Plaid), Karen Buck (Lab), Sandra Gidley (LD), Julie Morgan (Lab), Natascha Engel (Lab), Peter Kilfoyle (Lab), David Laws (LD), Anne Begg (Lab), Pete Wishart (SNP), Sadiq Khan (Lab), Patricia Hewitt (Lab), Mark Durkan (SDLP). Patrick Cormack – Peter Lilley (Con). Four other Conservatives, five from Labour, among others. Parmjit Dhanda – Malcolm Wicks (Lab), Alison Seabeck (Lab), David Drew (Lab), Howard Stoate (Lab), John Hemming (LD), among others. Sir Alan Haselhurst – John Gummer (Con), Daniel Kawczynski (Con), Michael Fallon (Con), Robert Walter (Con), Oliver Heald (Con), Edward Leigh (Con), Eddie O'Hara (Lab), Harry Cohen (Lab), George Howarth (Lab), Jim Dowd (Lab), Eric Illsley (Lab), Janet Anderson (Lab), John Thurso (LD), Bob Russell (LD). Michael Lord – No nominations publicly available. Richard Shepherd – No nominations publicly available. Ann Widdecombe – Frank Field (Lab), Kim Howells (Lab), John Grogan (Lab), Jim Dobbin (Lab), Nigel Evans (Con), Mark Pritchard (Con), Philip Hollobone (Con), Nadine Dorries (Con), Sammy Wilson (DUP), among others. Sir George Young – Chris Mullin (Lab), Tony Wright (Lab), Stephen Pound (Lab), Fabian Hamilton (Lab), Keith Hill (Lab), Richard Ottaway (Con), Gary Streeter (Con), Michael Jack (Con), James Arbuthnot (Con), Nicholas Soames (Con), Michael Ancram (Con), John Butterfill (Con), David Curry (Con), Peter Bottomley (Con), Peter Luff (Con). Results The result of the first secret ballot was announced at 17:10 on 22 June 2009, after the nominated candidates had all addressed the House of Commons. The result of the second ballot was announced at approximately 18:55. Following the result of the second ballot, Beckett, Haselhurst and Beith withdrew their candidacies after their support fell, leaving a straight runoff in the third round between two Conservative MPs, John Bercow and George Young. The result of the third ballot was announced around 20:30.An insider's guide to the election of The Speaker The Times UK 22 June 2009 22 June 2009 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6552788.ece https://archive.today/20100602172347/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6552788.ece dead 2 June 2010 Andrew Sparrow Commons Speaker contest: election day blog – live The Guardian UK 22 June 2009 22 June 2009 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/2009/jun/22/commons-speaker-contest-election-live Bercow won, with 54% of the final vote. Candidate First ballotDepartment of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons Westminster 28 March 2018 House of Commons Hansard Debates for 22 Jun 2009 (pt 0003) https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090622/debtext/90622-0003.htm#0906222000167 publications.parliament.uk Second ballotDepartment of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons Westminster 28 March 2018 House of Commons Hansard Debates for 22 Jun 2009 (pt 0004) https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090622/debtext/90622-0004.htm#09062253000083 publications.parliament.uk Third ballotDepartment of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons Westminster 28 March 2018 House of Commons Hansard Debates for 22 Jun 2009 (pt 0004) https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090622/debtext/90622-0004.htm#09062253000086 publications.parliament.uk Votes % Votes % Votes % John Bercow 179 30.1 221 36.9 322 54.3 Sir George Young 112 18.9 174 29.0 271 45.7 Margaret Beckett 74 12.5 70 11.7 Withdrew Alan Haselhurst 66 11.1 57 9.5 Withdrew Sir Alan Beith 55 9.3 46 7.7 Withdrew Ann Widdecombe 44 7.4 30 5.0 Eliminated Parmjit Dhanda 26 4.4 Eliminated Richard Shepherd 15 2.5 Eliminated Patrick Cormack 13 2.2 Eliminated Michael Lord 9 1.5 EliminatedSpoilt/rejected ballots 1Labour MP John Mann said he had spoilt his ballot due to the candidates being "dismal"Adam Boulton Speaker Race – Round One Sky News 22 June 2009 22 June 2009 http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/video/John-Mann-Labour-MP-For-Bassetlaw-Explains-Why-He-Spoilt-His-Speaker-Ballot-Paper/Video/200906415314528?lpos=UK+News_3&lid=VIDEO_1944170_'All+Speaker+Candidates+Were+Dismal'&videoCategory=UK+News 0.2 1 0.2 0 0TurnoutAt the time of the election, the full house had 646 seats. Two of these were vacant, five Sinn Féin MPs do not take their seats, and Alan Williams was not eligible to vote. Turnout is thus based on 638 possible voters. 594 93.1 599 93.9 593 92.9 Following the final vote, the question was put "That John Bercow do take the Chair of this House as Speaker", which was carried without any audible opposition. After this, Bercow was dragged to the Chair (as per House custom) by Charles Walker and Sandra Gidley, and gave an inaugural speech as Speaker-Elect. Later that evening, Bercow was formally appointed Speaker by receiving the Queen's approbation through a Royal Commission in the House of Lords.Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons Westminster House of Commons Hansard Debates for 22 Jun 2009 (pt 0005) https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090622/debtext/90622-0005.htm#09062253000003 publications.parliament.uk Notes See also 2009 Glasgow North East by-election References External links United Kingdom Election of Speaker https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090622/debtext/90622-0001.htm#0906222000001 House of Commons 22 June 2009 617 641 D505A6A4DC59877A Speaker of the British House of Commons election, 2009 Category:2009 elections in the United Kingdom 2009 Category:June 2009 in the United Kingdom Category:Ann Widdecombe