Speaker of the House of Commons is a political leadership position found in countries that have a
House of Commons
The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. ...
, where the membership of the body elects a
speaker to lead its proceedings.
Systems that have such a position include:
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Speaker of the British House of Commons
The speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the lower house and primary chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The current speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, was elected Speaker on 4 November 2019 ...
, which has historically comprised:
**Speaker of the House of Commons of England (until 1706)
**Speaker of the House of Commons of Great Britain (1707–1800)
**Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (since 1801)
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Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada)
The speaker of the House of Commons (french: président de la Chambre des communes) is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. A member of Parliament (MP), they are elected at the beginning of each new parliament b ...
(since 1867)
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Speaker of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland (1921–1972)
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Speaker of the Irish House of Commons (until 1800)
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