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2006 Lord Speaker election

Field	Value
election_name	2006 Lord Speaker election
country	United Kingdom
type	Parliamentary
election_date	28 June 2006
next_election	2011 Lord Speaker election
next_year	2011
candidate1	The Baroness Hayman
image1	official portrait of Baroness Hayman crop 2.jpg
party1	Labour Party (UK)
popular_vote1	263
percentage1	52.7%
candidate2	The Lord Grenfell
party2	Independent politician
popular_vote2	236
percentage2	47.3%
title	Lord Speaker
before_election	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
(as Lord Chancellor)
after_election	The Baroness Hayman
after_party	Labour

(as Lord Chancellor) The first election for Lord Speaker was held on 28 June 2006 after the House of Lords had determined the title, powers and responsibilities of the office following removal of the speakership from the Lord Chancellor by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.

Candidates

A list of nine candidates for election as the first Lord Speaker was announced on 6 June 2006:

Lord Boston of Faversham (Crossbench)
Lord Elton (Conservative)
Baroness Fookes (Conservative)
Lord Grenfell (non-affiliated)
Baroness Hayman (Labour)
Countess of Mar (Crossbench)
Lord Richard (Labour)
Lord Redesdale (Liberal Democrat)
Viscount Ullswater (Conservative)

Result

The result of the election was announced on 4 July 2006, and Baroness Hayman immediately replaced the Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, on the Woolsack. The Lord Chamberlain, Lord Luce, was on hand to confirm the assent of the Queen to the election.

References

(7 June 2006). "Nine peers vie to be first Speaker". [[The Daily Telegraph]].
(11 May 2006). "The Election and Role of the new Lord Speaker of the House of Lords – Briefing".
(4 July 2006). "Hayman chosen to be Lords speaker". BBC News.

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