UK Parliament — House of Commons
Order ID:257
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| Date | Title | Text | |||
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| 2022 — 30th November | 1A Re-election of former Speaker | (1) | If at the commencement of a Parliament the Member who was Speaker at the dissolution of the previous Parliament is returned to the House, the Member presiding in accordance with Standing Order No. 1 (Election of the Speaker: Member presiding) shall, when the House meets to proceed with the choice of a Speaker, ascertain whether the former Speaker is willing to be chosen as Speaker, and, the former Speaker having submitted himself to the House, shall call upon a Member to move that he do take the Chair of this House as Speaker; and the question thereon shall be put forthwith. | ||
| (2) | If the question is agreed to, the former Speaker shall thereupon take the Chair as Speaker-elect. | ||||
| (3) | If the question is negatived, the Member presiding shall forthwith adjourn the House to the following day at half-past two o'clock, and the House shall proceed in accordance with Standing Order No. 1B (Election of Speaker by secret ballot). |