Election Of The Speaker
EDM number 336 in 2008-09, proposed by Gordon Prentice on 17/12/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Parliamentary procedure and Speaker.
That this House hopes a convention will be established which sees the election of the Speaker taking place towards the end of a Parliament when hon. Members are well placed to assess the merits of the candidates and not as the first item of business of a newly-elected Parliament.
This motion has been signed by a total of 13 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Prentice | 17/12/2008 | Pendle | Labour | Proposed |
| Paul Flynn | 17/12/2008 | Newport West | Labour | Seconded |
| Peter Bottomley | 18/12/2008 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
| Mike Hancock | 18/12/2008 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 18/12/2008 | Luton North | Labour | Seconded |
| Lynne Jones | 18/12/2008 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Seconded |
| Jo Swinson | 18/12/2008 | East Dunbartonshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Taylor | 12/01/2009 | North West Leicestershire | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Caton | 13/01/2009 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 14/01/2009 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Etherington | 14/01/2009 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
| Katy Clark | 14/01/2009 | North Ayrshire and Arran | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Simpson | 21/01/2009 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
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