Order, Order
Jon Ridge
On Sunday the 21st of June, Michael Martin left his position as Speaker of the House of Commons, and resigned as an MP.
On Monday the 22nd, MPs attended the House to hear a series of speeches by the 10 candidates for the position of Speaker, followed by a Secret Vote.
Using a system known as Exhaustive Secret Ballot, which removes the candidate with the lowest number of votes, or those with less than 5%, from each round until one candidate is left with at least 50% of the vote.
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