1817 Speaker of the British House of Commons election
The 1817 election of the Speaker of the House of Commons occurred on 2 June 1817.[1][2]
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The incumbent Speaker Charles Abbot had resigned due to ill health.
Charles Manners-Sutton was proposed by Sir John Nicholl and seconded by E. J. Littleton.
Charles Williams-Wynn was proposed by William Dickinson and seconded by Sir Matthew White Ridley.
Both candidates addressed the House. A debate followed.
On the motion "That the Right Honourable Charles Manners Sutton do take the chair of this House as Speaker," Manners-Sutton was elected by 312 votes to 152[2] (Hansard gives the votes against as 150[1]).
References
- "Choice of a Speaker". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 36. House of Commons. 2 June 1817. col. 843–55.
- Journals of the House of Commons. 72. 1817. pp. 306–307.
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