1992 Speaker of the British House of Commons election

1992 Speaker of the British House of Commons election

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Candidate Betty Boothroyd Peter Brooke Party Labour Conservative Constituency West Bromwich West City of London and Westminster South Members' vote 372 238 Percentage 61.0% 39.0%

Speaker before election Bernard Weatherill Conservative Elected Speaker Betty Boothroyd Labour

The 1992 election of the Speaker of the House of Commons occurred on 27 April 1992, in the first sitting of the House of Commons following the 1992 general election and the retirement of the previous Speaker Bernard Weatherill. The election resulted in the election of Labour MP Betty Boothroyd, one of Weatherill's deputies, who was the first woman to become Speaker. This was at a time when the Conservative Party had a majority in the House of Commons. It was also the first contested election (with more than one willing nominee) since William Morrison defeated Major James Milner on 31 October 1951, although Geoffrey de Freitas had been nominated against his wishes in the 1971 election.