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  UK House of Commons - Speaker
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Parents > United Kingdom > House of Commons > Speaker of the House of Commons
OfficeSpeaker of the House
HonorificSpeaker of the House - Abbr: Speaker of the House
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open June 22, 2009 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close June 22, 2009 - 11:00am Central
Term Start June 22, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End June 13, 2017 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last Modifiedmg2685a November 24, 2022 09:36am
Data Sources[Link]
Description Candidates not surpassing 5% of votes in a round are eliminated while others advance to the next round until a candidate has earned a majority of parliamentary support to become the next speaker. Votes in this container will represent the highest number of votes received by each candidate on any ballot, with individual ballots listed below.

First ballot:
1. John Bercow - 179
2. Sir George Young - 112
3. Margarett Beckett - 74
4. Alan Haselhurst - 66
5. Sir Alan Beith - 55
6. Ann Widdecombe - 44
7. Parmjit Dhanda - 26 - ELIMINATED
8. Richard Shepherd - 15 - ELIMINATED
9. Sir Patrick Cormack - 13 - ELIMINATED
10. Sir Michael Lord - 9 - ELIMINATED

Second ballot:
1. John Bercow - 221
2. Sir George Young - 174
3. Margaret Beckett - 70 - WITHDRAWN
4. Alan Haselhurst - 57 - WITHDRAWN
5. Sir Alan Beith - 46 - WITHDRAWN
6. Ann Widdecombe - 30 - ELIMINATED

No candidate received less than 5% of the vote in the second round but as the candidate with the lowest support Ann Widdecombe was eliminated. The other candidates outside Bercow and Young withdrew so the third ballot will likely elect the next speaker.

Third ballot:
1. John Bercow - 322 - ELECTED
2. Sir George Young - 271
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartySpeaker Won10/23/2000
NameMichael Martin Votes370 (19.89%)
Term10/23/2000 - 06/21/2009 Margin129 (+6.94%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartySpeaker Won06/13/2017
NameJohn Bercow Votes1 (100.00%)
Term06/13/2017 - 10/31/2019 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
06/22/2009 06/22/2009
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
George Young 1 ------
Leaning Call: George Young (100.00%)
Weighted Call: George Young (100.00%)

CANDIDATES
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Name MP John Bercow MP George Young MP Patrick Cormack MP Alan Haselhurst MP Michael Lord MP Richard Shepherd Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett
PartySpeaker Speaker Speaker Speaker Speaker Speaker Speaker
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Uncertified Votes 322 (54.30%) 271 (45.70%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -51 (-8.60%) -322 (-54.30%) -322 (-54.30%) -322 (-54.30%) -322 (-54.30%) -322 (-54.30%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Ballot Round 2 221 (36.90%) 174 (29.05%) 0 (0.00%) 57 (9.52%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 70 (11.69%)  
Ballot Round 1 179 (30.14%) 112 (18.86%) 13 (2.19%) 66 (11.11%) 9 (1.52%) 15 (2.53%) 74 (12.46%)  
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Website [Website]
Entry Date 05/20/2009 06/10/2009 06/10/2009 05/22/2009 06/11/2009 06/12/2009 06/11/2009
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MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
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Name MP Parmjit Dhanda MP Alan Beith MP Ann Widdecombe Spoiled Ballots  
PartySpeaker Speaker Speaker Speaker  
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Uncertified Votes 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)  
Margin-322 (-54.30%) -322 (-54.30%) -322 (-54.30%) -322 (-54.30%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Ballot Round 2 0 (0.00%) 46 (7.68%) 30 (5.01%) 1 (0.17%)  
Ballot Round 1 26 (4.38%) 55 (9.26%) 44 (7.41%) 1 (0.17%)  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date 06/10/2009 05/19/2009 05/21/2009 --  
MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
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DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Frank Field (SPK)
May 31, 2009 - Jun 16, 2009

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jun 22, 2009 12:00pm Perspective Race for the Speaker's chair: candidate odds  Article Ralphie 
Jun 14, 2009 09:00pm Analysis Speaker hopefuls take to the campaign trail  Article Ralphie 
May 22, 2009 06:30pm Announcement Sir Alan Haselhurst enters race to become Commons Speaker  Article Ralphie 
May 21, 2009 04:00pm Announcement [Ann] Widdecombe throws herself into Speaker race  Article Ralphie 
May 20, 2009 10:00am Opinion New Speaker must be seen as well as heard  Article Ralphie 
May 18, 2009 02:00pm Speculative Who will be the next Speaker?  Article Ralphie 

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