2024 Speaker of the British House of Commons election
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The election for the Speaker of the House of Commons was held on 9 July 2024. Incumbent speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, was elected unopposed, beginning his second term.
Background
The election was triggered following the 2024 United Kingdom general election, which saw the Labour Party enter government after 14 years in opposition.[1]
Hoyle was first elected in November 2019, succeeding John Bercow.[2] He has been considered a popular speaker, with the only crisis in his speakership taking place in February 2024, over him choosing a motion on a Gaza ceasefire from the Conservatives and Labour, as opposed to the Scottish National Party motion.[3] An early day motion calling for his resignation was proposed by William Wragg and was supported by 88 other MPs before later being withdrawn.[4]
Candidates
On 9 July 2024, the 59th Parliament met for the first time.[5] Candidates and their intentions are given below:
Announced
- Lindsay Hoyle (Labour, Chorley; incumbent Speaker)
Nominators
- Cat Smith (Labour, Lancaster and Wyre; nominated Hoyle)
Result
After Hoyle announced his candidacy, he was not challenged, and was elected for a second term.[5]
| Candidate | First ballot | ||
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| Votes | |||
Lindsay Hoyle 
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Unopposed | ||
References
- ^ "What happens in the Commons after the general election?". 3 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Speaker's election: MPs begin process to pick John Bercow's successor". BBC News. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "'He's not fit to stay in the role': SNP Westminster leader calls for Sir Lindsay Hoyle to step down over ceasefire row". LBC. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "No confidence in the Speaker, Early Day Motion 412". UK Parliament. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Starmer praises Abbott and hails diverse Commons in first speech to parliament as PM – as it happened". The Guardian. 9 July 2024.