2000 Speaker of the British House of Commons election information
2000 Speaker of the British House of Commons election
← 1992
23 October 2000
2009 →
Candidate
Michael Martin
Party
Labour
Constituency
Glasgow North East
Final round
370
Percentage
97.9%
Speaker before election
Betty Boothroyd
Labour
Elected Speaker
Michael Martin
Labour
The 2000 election of the Speaker of the House of Commons occurred on 23 October 2000 following the retirement of Betty Boothroyd as Speaker. The election resulted in the election of Labour MP Michael Martin, who had served as Deputy Speaker since 1997. It was the first contested election since 27 April 1992.
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