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UK House of Commons - Speaker

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> United Kingdom > House of Commons > Speaker of the House of Commons

Office

Speaker of the House

Honorific

Speaker of the House - Abbr: Speaker of the House

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Open

October 23, 2000 - 06:00am Central

Polls Close

October 23, 2000 - 11:00am Central

Term Start

October 23, 2000 - 12:00pm

Term End

June 21, 2009 - 12:00pm

Contributor

Ralphie

Last Modified

RBH May 18, 2021 06:59pm

Data Sources

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Description

Candidates are voted up or down individually. Figures listed are votes in support of each candidate. Martin won on a vote of 370 in support and eight against.

Term end due to resignation.

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Speaker	Won	04/27/1992
	Name	Betty Boothroyd	Votes	372 (60.98%)
	Term	04/27/1992 - 10/23/2000	Margin	134 (+21.97%)

NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Speaker	Won	06/22/2009
	Name	John Bercow	Votes	322 (54.30%)
	Term	06/22/2009 - 06/13/2017	Margin	51 (+8.60%)

PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE

CANDIDATES

Photo

Name

MP Michael Martin

MP George Young

Chancellor of the Duchy David Clark

MP Gwyneth Dunwoody

MP Michael Lord

MP Alan Haselhurst

MP Richard Shepherd

Party

Speaker

Campaign Logo

Certified Votes

370 (19.89%)

241 (12.96%)

192 (10.32%)

170 (9.14%)

146 (7.85%)

140 (7.53%)

136 (7.31%)

Margin

0 (0.00%)

-129 (-6.94%)

-178 (-9.57%)

-200 (-10.75%)

-224 (-12.04%)

-230 (-12.37%)

-234 (-12.58%)

Predict Avg.

0.00%

Ballot Round 12

370 (97.88%)

0 (0.00%)

Ballot Round 11

282 (67.46%)

0 (0.00%)

136 (32.54%)

Ballot Round 10

287 (68.83%)

0 (0.00%)

Ballot Round 9

290 (66.51%)

0 (0.00%)

146 (33.49%)

0 (0.00%)

Ballot Round 8

309 (91.15%)

0 (0.00%)

Ballot Round 7

340 (74.56%)

0 (0.00%)

Ballot Round 6

257 (57.24%)

0 (0.00%)

192 (42.76%)

0 (0.00%)

Ballot Round 5

381 (79.54%)

0 (0.00%)

Ballot Round 4

317 (56.81%)

241 (43.19%)

0 (0.00%)

Ballot Round 3

341 (66.73%)

0 (0.00%)

170 (33.27%)

0 (0.00%)

Ballot Round 2

409 (83.13%)

0 (0.00%)

Ballot Round 1

345 (71.13%)

0 (0.00%)

140 (28.87%)

0 (0.00%)

Cash On Hand

$--

Website

[Website]

Entry Date

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MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)

ENDORSEMENTS

Endorsements

LBR	Old LW

MORE CANDIDATES

Photo

Name

MP Patrick Cormack

MP Nicholas Winterton

MP Menzies "Ming" Campbell

MP Alan Beith

MP John McWilliam

Reject

Party

Speaker

Campaign Logo

Certified Votes

130 (6.99%)

116 (6.24%)

98 (5.27%)

83 (4.46%)

30 (1.61%)

8 (0.43%)

Margin

-240 (-12.90%)

-254 (-13.66%)

-272 (-14.62%)

-287 (-15.43%)

-340 (-18.28%)

-362 (-19.46%)

Predict Avg.

0.00%

Ballot Round 12

0 (0.00%)

8 (2.12%)

Ballot Round 11

0 (0.00%)

Ballot Round 10

130 (31.18%)

0 (0.00%)

Ballot Round 9

0 (0.00%)

Ballot Round 8

0 (0.00%)

30 (8.85%)

0 (0.00%)

Ballot Round 7

0 (0.00%)

116 (25.44%)

0 (0.00%)

Ballot Round 6

0 (0.00%)

Ballot Round 5

0 (0.00%)

98 (20.46%)

0 (0.00%)

Ballot Round 4

0 (0.00%)

Ballot Round 3

0 (0.00%)

Ballot Round 2

0 (0.00%)

83 (16.87%)

0 (0.00%)

Ballot Round 1

0 (0.00%)

Cash On Hand

$--

Website

[Website]

Entry Date

MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)

ENDORSEMENTS

Endorsements

EVENTS

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End Date

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