Английская Википедия:1923 Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives election

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The 1923 election of the Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives occurred on 7 February 1923, following the 1922 general election result. The election saw the incumbent speaker Sir Frederic Lang lose his parliamentary seat. It resulted in the election of Independent MP Charles Statham as Speaker.

Nominated candidates

Two candidates were nominated:

• James McCombs, MP for Шаблон:NZ electorate link – Labour Party
• Charles Statham, MP for Шаблон:NZ electorate link – Independent

John Luke, the MP for Шаблон:NZ electorate link, declined nomination for the role of speaker.

Election

The election was conducted by means of a conventional parliamentary motion. The Clerk of the House of Representatives conducted a vote on the question of the election of the Speaker.

The following table gives the election results:

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
width=5 style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	Independent	Charles Statham	61	78.20
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	Labour	James McCombs	17	21.79
Majority			44	56.41
Turnout			78	Шаблон:N/a

How each MP voted: