2000 Speaker of the British House of Commons election candidate was able to surpass Martin in any of the ballots, and once all Martin's opponents had been eliminated from the contest, the original motion that he be elected Speaker was met with some audible opposition. A division was therefore held, but the motion was approved by 370 votes to 8. Martin was thus elected Speaker. 2000 Speaker of the British House of Commons election The 2000 election of the Speaker of the House of Commons occurred on 23 October 2000 after the retirement of Betty Boothroyd as Speaker. The election resulted in the election of Labour MP Michael Martin,
Next Speaker of the British House of Commons election down in 2019, a number of potential candidates have attracted speculation in the media, including: Chris Bryant (Labour MP for Rhondda), Harriet Harman (Labour MP for Camberwell and Peckham and former cabinet minister), Lindsay Hoyle (Labour MP for Chorley and current Deputy Speaker), Dame Eleanor Laing (Conservative MP for Epping Forest and current Deputy Speaker), Charles Walker (Conservative MP for Broxbourne) and Dame Rosie Winterton (Labour MP for Doncaster Central and current Deputy Speaker) Next Speaker of the British House of Commons election The next election of the Speaker of the House of Commons is due to take place at