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The '''18th [[Parliament of Ibagli|Parliament]] of [[Ibagli]]''' is likely to begin in the Spring of 2017. Members of the [[House of Commons]] were elected in the [[2017 general election|general election]] that was held on 21 September 2017. | The '''18th [[Parliament of Ibagli|Parliament]] of [[Ibagli]]''' is likely to begin in the Spring of 2017. Members of the [[House of Commons]] were elected in the [[2017 general election|general election]] that was held on 21 September 2017. | ||
A [[Deputy Governor-General|royal commission]] | A [[Deputy Governor-General|royal commission]] convened the House of Commons on the morning of 9 October. The House then elected [[Vincent Craddock]] to be its [[Speaker of the House of Commons|speaker]], after which the [[Governor-General of Ibagli|Governor-General]] opened the first session of the 17th Parliament in the afternoon. | ||
==Election of the Speaker== | ==Election of the Speaker== | ||
As the incumbent speaker, Sir [[Brian Rodney]], stood down from Parliament at the 2017 election, there | As the incumbent speaker, Sir [[Brian Rodney]], stood down from Parliament at the 2017 election, there was an open election at the beginning of a Parliament for the first time since 1999. Election of the Speaker of the House of Commons is by successive secret ballots, with candidates receiving fewer than three votes or, if all candidates receive three or more votes, the candidate receiving the fewest votes being eliminated in each round, until a candidate receives a majority of votes cast. The following members-elect announced their intention to stand for election: | ||
*[[Vincent Craddock]] (Conservative) | *[[Vincent Craddock]] (Conservative) | ||
*[[Kendrick Matusiak]] (Conservative) | *[[Kendrick Matusiak]] (Conservative) | ||
*[[Vincent Mott]] (Liberal) | *[[Vincent Mott]] (Liberal) | ||
Kendrick Matusiak was eliminated in the first round of voting, and Vincent Craddock was elected in the second round. | |||
===Results=== | ===Results=== | ||
Revision as of 06:46, 9 October 2017
| Began: | 9 October 2017 |
| Dissolved: | Current Parliament |
| Election: | 2017 |
| Monarch: | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General: | Sir Steven Spell |
| Prime Minister: | Roger Pollack (Liberal Party) |
| Leader of the Opposition: | Alex Foster (Conservative Party) |
| Speaker of the House: | Vincent Craddock |
| Government House Leader: | Sir Jeremy Cannon |
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The 18th Parliament of Ibagli is likely to begin in the Spring of 2017. Members of the House of Commons were elected in the general election that was held on 21 September 2017.
A royal commission convened the House of Commons on the morning of 9 October. The House then elected Vincent Craddock to be its speaker, after which the Governor-General opened the first session of the 17th Parliament in the afternoon.
Election of the Speaker
As the incumbent speaker, Sir Brian Rodney, stood down from Parliament at the 2017 election, there was an open election at the beginning of a Parliament for the first time since 1999. Election of the Speaker of the House of Commons is by successive secret ballots, with candidates receiving fewer than three votes or, if all candidates receive three or more votes, the candidate receiving the fewest votes being eliminated in each round, until a candidate receives a majority of votes cast. The following members-elect announced their intention to stand for election:
- Vincent Craddock (Conservative)
- Kendrick Matusiak (Conservative)
- Vincent Mott (Liberal)
Kendrick Matusiak was eliminated in the first round of voting, and Vincent Craddock was elected in the second round.
Results
| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 |
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| Craddock | 23 | 30 |
| Matusiak | 8 | ← Elim. |
| Mott | 25 | 28 |
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Sessions
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| 1st | 9 October 2017 | Sir Steven Spell |
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Proclamation calling the Parliament
