The first election for Lord Speaker was held on 28 June 2006 after the House of Lords had determined the title, powers and responsibilities of the office following removal of the speakership from the Lord Chancellor by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.
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Candidates
editA list of nine candidates for election as the first Lord Speaker was announced on 6 June 2006:[1][2]
Result
edit| Election of Lord Speaker, 28 June 2006[3] | |||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | ||
| Labour |  Baroness Hayman[4]
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201 | 201 | 209 | 215 | 229 | 236 | 248 | 263 | ||
| Independent | Lord Grenfell | 103 | 103 | 106 | 109 | 129 | 147 | 170 | 236 | ||
| Conservative | Viscount Ullswater | 74 | 78 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 103 | 135 | – | ||
| Crossbench | Countess of Mar | 55 | 56 | 59 | 64 | 66 | 79 | – | – | ||
| Conservative | Lord Elton | 52 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 65 | – | – | – | ||
| Labour | Lord Richard | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Crossbench | Lord Boston of Faversham | 22 | 22 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lord Redesdale | 17 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Conservative | Baroness Fookes | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Electorate: 702 Valid: 581 Spoilt: 1 Quota: 291 Turnout: 582 | |||||||||||
The result of the election was announced on 4 July 2006, and Baroness Hayman immediately replaced the Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, on the Woolsack. The Lord Chamberlain, Lord Luce, was on hand to confirm the assent of the Queen to the election.
References
edit- ^ "Nine peers vie to be first Speaker". The Daily Telegraph. 7 June 2006. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "The Election and Role of the new Lord Speaker of the House of Lords – Briefing" (PDF). 11 May 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 6 June 2006.
- ^ "Lord Speaker election results" (PDF). Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ^ "Hayman chosen to be Lords speaker". BBC News. 4 July 2006. Retrieved 30 March 2011.