Lindsay Hoyle, Nigel Evans and Dawn Primarolo elected Deputy Speakers
John Bercow has just announced the result of the elections for the three Deputy Speakers.
The successful candidates were:
- Lindsay Hoyle - Chairman of Ways and Means
- Nigel Evans - 1st Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
- Dawn Primarolo - 2nd Deputy Chairman of ways and Means
Needless to say, having backed both Lindsay and Nigel, I am delighted to see them both elected.
> Paul Waugh has the full results on his blog, but the first preferences were:
- Nigel Evans (Con) - 124
- Lindsay Hoyle (Lab) - 90
- Dawn Primarolo (Lab) - 76
- Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con) - 57
- Roger Gale (Con) - 48
- Tom Clarke (Lab) - 47
- George Howarth (Lab) - 40
- Anne McIntosh (Con) - 24
- Marsha Singh (Lab) - 9
Jonathan Isaby
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