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. T ...
, where the membership of the body elects a
speaker
Speaker may refer to:
Society and politics
* Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly
* Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture
* A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially:
** I ...
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 201 ...
, 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) (since 1867)
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Speaker of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland
The Speaker of the Northern Ireland House of Commons was the presiding officer of the lower house of Parliament in Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1972.
The Speaker had an official residence, Stormont House. All the Speakers were members of the ...
(1921–1972)
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Speaker of the Irish House of Commons
The Speaker of the Irish House of Commons was the presiding officer of the Irish House of Commons until its disestablishment in 1800.
In the absence of a government chosen from and answerable to the Commons, the Speaker was the dominant politica ...
(until 1800)
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