2009 Speaker of the British House of Commons election
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The 2009 election of the Speaker of the House of Commons occurred on 22 June 2009 following the resignation of Michael Martin as Speaker during the parliamentary expenses scandal. Martin was the first Speaker since Sir John Trevor in 1695 to be forced out of office.[1] It was the first Speaker election since 11 May 2005, and the first contested election of a Speaker since 23 October 2000.[2]
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Conservative MP John Bercow was elected as the new speaker, after three rounds of voting.