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- Top left: John Smith was the first speaker of the modern House of Commons.
- Top right: Arthur Onslow is the longest-serving speaker so far.
- Bottom left: Betty Boothroyd was the first female speaker.
- Bottom right: Lindsay Hoyle is the incumbent speaker.
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The office was established by the Acts of Union 1707, which combined the Irish House of Commons and House of Commons of England, forming the modern Commons.[1]
A speaker is elected at the beginning of every parliamentary term and has no term limits. Upon being elected, it is by convention that they disaffiliate themselves with any political parties.[2] As the speaker remains a member of parliament (MP) for their constituency, there is a gentlemen's agreement between major political parties to not run candidates in the speaker's constituency.[3]
The incumbent speaker is Lindsay Hoyle, MP for Chorley, who assumed office on 4 November 2019.[4]
- ^ Pickering, Danby, ed. (1794). "CAP. XIII An act to prevent acts of parliament from taking effect from a time prior to the passing thereof". The Statutes at Large : Anno tricesimo tertio George III Regis. Vol. XXXIX. Cambridge. pp. 32, 33. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2021. (33 Geo. 3. c. 13: "Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793")
- ^ "THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS" (PDF). UK Parliament. November 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Rules and traditions of Parliament". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Sir Lindsay Hoyle elected Speaker of House of Commons". 4 November 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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