The 1817 election of the Speaker of the House of Commons occurred on 2 June 1817.
The incumbent Speaker
Charles Abbot had resigned due to ill health.
Charles Manners-Sutton was proposed by
Sir John Nicholl and seconded by
E. J. Littleton.
Charles Williams-Wynn was proposed by
William Dickinson and seconded by
Sir Matthew White Ridley
Matthew White Ridley, 1st Viscount Ridley, (25 July 1842 – 28 November 1904), known as Sir Matthew White Ridley, 5th Baronet, from 1877 to 1900, was a British Conservative statesman. He notably served as Home Secretary from 1895 to 1900.
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Both candidates addressed the House. A debate followed.
On the motion "''That the Right Honourable Charles Manners Sutton do take the chair of this House as Speaker''," Manners-Sutton was elected by 312 votes to 152
(Hansard gives the votes against as 150
).
References
{{United Kingdom Speaker elections
1817
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Sailing through the Sandwich Islands, Otto von Kotzebue discovers New Year Island.
* January 19 – An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, starts crossing the ...