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The 1992 election of the Speaker of the House of Commons occurred on 27 April 1992, in the first sitting of the House of Commons following the 1992 general election and the retirement of the previous Speaker Bernard Weatherill. The election resulted in the election of Labour MP Betty Boothroyd, one of Weatherill's deputies, who was the first woman to become Speaker. This was at a time when the Conservative Party had a majority in the House of Commons. It was also the first contested election (with more than one willing nominee) since William Morrison defeated Major James Milner on 31 October 1951, although Geoffrey de Freitas had been nominated against his wishes in the 1971 election.
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Candidates
The candidates were Betty Boothroyd (Labour), MP for West Bromwich West and Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons from 1987 to 1992, and Peter Brooke (Conservative), MP for City of London and Westminster South and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 1989 to 1992.
Election
The election was presided over by the Father of the House, Sir Edward Heath, and was conducted by means of a conventional parliamentary motion, originally to elect Peter Brooke. He was proposed and seconded by Conservative MPs Sir Michael Neubert and Sir Tom Arnold respectively.
When Brooke had made his own speech submitting his candidacy, Conservative MP John Biffen moved an amendment to the original motion to elect Betty Boothroyd, who was then seconded by Labour MP Gwyneth Dunwoody. Boothroyd then gave her own speech submitting her candidacy.
Results
MPs then voted on the amendment to the original motion, that Betty Boothroyd take the Chair as Speaker, which was approved by 372 votes to 238. Boothroyd was thus conducted to the Speaker's Chair by Biffen and Dunwoody, to unprecedented scenes of spontaneous and sustained applause. Clapping was and remains disorderly in the House of Commons, but it has since been tolerated in subsequent elections of Speaker.
References
- House of Commons transcript, 27 April 1992
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The 1992 election of the Speaker of the House of Commons occurred on 27 April 1992 in the first sitting of the House of Commons following the 1992 general election and the retirement of the previous Speaker Bernard Weatherill The election resulted in the election of Labour MP Betty Boothroyd one of Weatherill s deputies who was the first woman to become Speaker This was at a time when the Conservative Party had a majority in the House of Commons It was also the first contested election with more than one willing nominee since William Morrison defeated Major James Milner on 31 October 1951 although Geoffrey de Freitas had been nominated against his wishes in the 1971 election 1992 Speaker of the British House of Commons election 1983 27 April 1992 2000 Candidate Betty Boothroyd Peter Brooke Party Labour Conservative Constituency West Bromwich West City of London and Westminster South Members vote 372 238 Percentage 61 0 39 0 Speaker before election Bernard Weatherill Conservative Elected Speaker Betty Boothroyd LabourCandidatesThe candidates were Betty Boothroyd Labour MP for West Bromwich West and Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons from 1987 to 1992 and Peter Brooke Conservative MP for City of London and Westminster South and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 1989 to 1992 ElectionThe election was presided over by the Father of the House Sir Edward Heath and was conducted by means of a conventional parliamentary motion originally to elect Peter Brooke He was proposed and seconded by Conservative MPs Sir Michael Neubert and Sir Tom Arnold respectively When Brooke had made his own speech submitting his candidacy Conservative MP John Biffen moved an amendment to the original motion to elect Betty Boothroyd who was then seconded by Labour MP Gwyneth Dunwoody Boothroyd then gave her own speech submitting her candidacy ResultsMPs then voted on the amendment to the original motion that Betty Boothroyd take the Chair as Speaker which was approved by 372 votes to 238 Boothroyd was thus conducted to the Speaker s Chair by Biffen and Dunwoody to unprecedented scenes of spontaneous and sustained applause Clapping was and remains disorderly in the House of Commons but it has since been tolerated in subsequent elections of Speaker ReferencesHouse of Commons transcript 27 April 1992