2009 Speaker of the British House of Commons election 2009 Speaker of the British House of Commons election The 2009 election of the Speaker of the House of Commons occurred on 22 June 2009 following the resignation of Michael Martin as Speaker during the parliamentary expenses scandal. Martin was the first Speaker since Sir John Trevor in 1695 to be forced out of office. It was the first Speaker election since 11 May 2005, and the first contested election of a Speaker since 23 October 2000. Conservative MP John Bercow was elected as the new speaker, after three rounds of voting. Under the new rules for the election of
Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada) Speaker is also responsible for the management of the entire House of Commons campus, and the 2,000 individuals who work there. In 2015 Speaker Andrew Scheer managed a budget of $414 million. The term "Speaker" originates from the British parliamentary tradition. The French term now used in Canada is "Président" (president, chairperson, or presiding officer); the term "Orateur," a calque (literal translation) of "Speaker" and formerly the term used in France for the Speaker of the British House of Commons, was used until a few decades ago. By convention, Speakers are normally addressed in Parliament as "Mister Speaker", for a