1817 Speaker of the British House of Commons election

1817 Speaker of the British House of Commons election

2 June 1817

Candidate Charles Manners-Sutton Charles Williams-Wynn Party Tory Tory Popular vote 312 152 Percentage 67.2% 32.8% Candidate's seat Scarborough Montgomeryshire

Speaker before election Charles Abbot Elected Speaker Charles Manners-Sutton

The 1817 election of the Speaker of the House of Commons occurred on 2 June 1817.[1][2]

The incumbent Speaker Charles Abbot had resigned due to ill health.

Charles Manners-Sutton was proposed by Sir John Nicholl and seconded by E. J. Littleton.

Charles Williams-Wynn was proposed by William Dickinson and seconded by Sir Matthew White Ridley.

Both candidates addressed the House. A debate followed.

On the motion "That the Right Honourable Charles Manners Sutton do take the chair of this House as Speaker," Manners-Sutton was elected by 312 votes to 152[2] (Hansard gives the votes against as 150[1]).

References

1. "Choice of a Speaker". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 36. House of Commons. 2 June 1817. col. 843–55.
2. Journals of the House of Commons. Vol. 72. 1817. pp. 306–307.