2011 Lord Speaker election

2011 Lord Speaker election

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First party Second party   Candidate The Baroness D'Souza The Lord Colwyn Party Crossbench Conservative Popular vote 296 285 Percentage 50.9% 49.1%

Lord Speaker before election The Baroness Hayman Labour Elected Lord Speaker The Baroness D'Souza Crossbench

An election for Lord Speaker, the presiding officer of the House of Lords took place on 13 July 2011, with the result announced five days later.^[1] Baroness D'Souza, Convenor of the Crossbench Peers, was elected after the 5th stage of counting. She took office on 5 September 2011.