Speaker for House of Commons to be decided June 2, 2011 - Local Candidate Withdraws Name

House Speaker Candidates

Conservative MP Dean Allison  Conservative MP Barry Devolin  Conservative MP Lee Richardson Conservative MP Andrew Scheer  Conservative MP Merv Tweed Conservative MP Bruce Stanton NDP MP Denise Savoie
Seriously Considering:  Conservative Ed Holder  Liberal Mauril Bélanger

Conduct of the Election

The election is presided over by the "Dean of the House", the Member with the longest unbroken record of service in the House who is not a Cabinet Minister, party Leader, House Leader or Whip. The election is conducted by secret ballot using voting booths placed on the Table in front of the Speaker's chair. During the election, no debate is allowed, no motion is accepted and no question of privilege may be raised. When the first ballot is completed and counted, the bells are rung and the Members are called to hear the results. If no Member has received an absolute majority of the votes cast, a second ballot begins. The name of the candidate who received the least number of votes, together with the names of any candidate who received 5% or less of the ballots cast on the previous round, are removed from the list. This procedure continues until a candidate has obtained a majority of votes.Once elected, the Speaker takes the Chair, thanks the Members for electing him or her and then adjourns the House until the next day.