Meeting of the Parliament 14 May 2026 [Draft]
I declare that the election for the second Deputy Presiding Officer is now open. The voting procedures are the same as before.
Members voted by secret ballot.
The Presiding Officer:Voting in this round of the Deputy Presiding Officer election is closed. I invite the scrutineers, along with the candidates, to proceed to the back of the chamber for the counting of votes.
In this round of voting in the election of the second Deputy Presiding Officer, the number of votes cast for each candidate was as follows: Claire Baker 30, Miles Briggs 50, Katy Clark 44. There were three abstentions.
As no one has secured a majority, Claire Baker is eliminated and we will proceed to the final round of voting. That will happen as soon as the ballot papers are printed—obviously.
19:21
Meeting suspended.
19:27
On resuming—