2021 Lord Speaker election

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2021 Lord Speaker election
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  2016 13–15 April 20212026 
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Official portrait of Lord McFall of Alcluith crop 2, 2019.jpg Official portrait of Lord Alderdice crop 2, 2019.jpg Official portrait of Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town crop 2.jpg
Candidate The Lord McFall of Alcluith The Lord Alderdice The Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
Party Non-affiliated Liberal Democrats Labour
First-round vote241227171
Percentage37.7%35.5%26.8%
Second-round vote336269Eliminated
Percentage55.5%44.5%Eliminated

Lord Speaker before election

The Lord Fowler

Elected Lord Speaker

The Lord McFall of Alcluith

An election for Lord Speaker, the presiding officer of the House of Lords, was held from 13 to 15 April 2021. The incumbent, Lord Fowler, announced on 25 February that he would resign from the office in late April, about four months before the end of his first term. [1] [2]

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Election procedure and timetable

Members of the House of Lords who wished to stand for election were required to have a proposer and a seconder. The alternative vote system was used in the election and all members who had taken the oath in the current parliament by 25 March 2021 and were not on leave of absence, disqualified or suspended from the House were eligible to stand and to vote. The election was held remotely by postal and online voting. [3]

Timetable was as follows: [3] [4]

Candidates

The following members of the House were registered as candidates: [10]

Result

Election of Lord Speaker, 13–15 April 2021 [14]
PartyCandidateCount 1Count 2
Independent Green check.svgY Lord McFall of Alcluith 241336
Liberal Democrats Lord Alderdice 227269
Labour Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town 171-
Electorate: 784  Valid: 639  Quota: 320  Turnout: 639

References

  1. "Lord Fowler – Parliamentary career". UK Parliament . Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. "Lord Speaker announces he is stepping down". UK Parliament. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Election of the Lord Speaker" (PDF). House of Lords. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. "Election of the Lord Speaker 2021". UK Parliament . Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  5. "House of Lords Speaker Hustings 2021". Hansard Society . Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  6. "House of Lords: Arrangement of Business". UK Parliament. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  7. "Parliament's working year comes to a close: 2019-21 session ends". UK Parliament. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  8. "House of Lords: Arrangement of Business". UK Parliament. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  9. "State Opening of Parliament 2021". UK Parliament. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  10. "Candidates for the 2021 Lord Speaker election". UK Parliament . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  11. "Parliamentary career for Lord Alderdice". UK Parliament . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  12. "Parliamentary career for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town". UK Parliament . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  13. "Parliamentary career for Lord McFall of Alcluith". UK Parliament . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  14. "Lord Speaker election: result" (PDF). House of Lords. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.