1951 Speaker of the British House of Commons election

December 2016 December 2016 presidential no 1895 Speaker of the British House of Commons election 1895 1971 Speaker of the British House of Commons election 1971 31 October 1951 Candidate's seat 160x160px|William Morrison William Morrison Conservative Party (UK) Cirencester and Tewkesbury 318 55.8% 114px Maj. James Milner Labour Party (UK) Leeds South East 251 44.1% Speaker Douglas Clifton Brown Conservative Party (UK) William Morrison Conservative Party (UK) File:Crowned_Portcullis.svg The 1951 election of the Speaker of the House of Commons occurred on 31 October 1951, following the 1951 general election and the retirement of the previous speaker Douglas Clifton Brown. The election resulted in the election of Conservative MP William Morrison. This was one of the few speaker elections held in the 20th century in which there was more than one nominee (the others including 1971 and 1992), and the first contested election of speaker since 10 April 1895. Nominated candidates William Morrison (Conservative), former Minister of Town and Country Planning, Member of Parliament for Cirencester and Tewkesbury Major James Milner (Labour), incumbent Chairman of Ways and Means, Member of Parliament for Leeds South East Election The election was conducted by means of a conventional parliamentary motion, originally to elect Morrison. He was proposed by Sir Hugh O'Neill and seconded by Sir Ralph Glyn. Samuel Viant then moved an amendment to the original motion to elect Milner, who was then seconded by David Logan. Both Morrison and Milner then gave their speeches of submission to the will of the House. Results MPs voted on the motion that Morrison take the chair as speaker, which was approved by 318 votes to 251. Morrison was then conducted to the chair by O'Neill and Glyn. Aftermath Milner was replaced as Chairman of Ways and Means by his deputy Charles MacAndrew who in turn was replaced by Liberal Rhys Hopkin Morris.Deputy Speaker Chosen https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iUhAAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA6&dq=charles+macandrew+deputy+chairman&article_id=5022,590762&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiK46rh9auTAxWkQkEAHYH5Mt0Q6AF6BAgNEAM#v=onepage&q=charles%20macandrew%20deputy%20chairman&f=false 19 March 2026 The Glasgow Herald 7 November 1951 6 On 20 December he was elevated to the House of Lords as Baron Milner of Leeds, of Roundhay in the City of Leeds.39414 21 December 1951 6650 References House of Commons transcript, 31 October 1951 Speaker of the British House of Commons election 1951 Speaker of the British House of Commons election