2006 Lord Speaker election
28 June 2006 2011 →
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Candidate The Baroness Hayman The Lord Grenfell
Party Labour Independent
Popular vote 263 236
Percentage 52.7% 47.3%
Lord Speaker before election

Lord Falconer of Thoroton
(as Lord Chancellor)

 Elected Lord Speaker

The Baroness Hayman
Labour

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.

Candidates

A list of nine candidates for election as the first Lord Speaker was announced on 6 June 2006:[1][2]

Result

Election of Lord Speaker, 28 June 2006[3]
Party Candidate Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8
Labour Green tickY Baroness Hayman[4] 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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Lord Speaker election results" (PDF). Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Hayman chosen to be Lords speaker". BBC News. 4 July 2006. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
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