MPs elect Deputy Speakers
8 June 2010 (updated on 8 June 2010)
The results of the Deputy Speaker elections have been announced in the Commons Chamber by the Speaker.
The following candidates have been elected Deputy Speakers:
- Chairman of Ways and Means: Mr Lindsay Hoyle
- First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means: Mr Nigel Evans
- Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means: Dawn Primarolo
A total of a total of 515 valid votes were cast. There were 5 invalid ballot papers.
The ballot used the Single Transferable Vote system. The new rules require that at least one man and at least one woman must be elected across all four posts of Speaker and Deputy Speakers.
Breakdown of results
The breakdown of election results shows details of the votes cast for each candidate at each stage of the count.
The left hand column lists all 9 candidates, the side of the House they come from, and their gender. The next column shows the number of first-preference votes for each candidate. Subsequent columns (which are numbered) show the number of votes for each candidate after each transfer of votes from excluded candidates.