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Speaker election 1st round. Bryant 98 Harman 72 Hillier 10 Hoyle 211 Laing 113 Leigh 12 Winterton 46 So Hillier and Leigh knocked out. Round two. #speakerelection
Hoyle still 70 votes away from the 50% of 562 votes cast, but way out in front. Bryant did better than some expected. All about second preferences now. This could be a long night
PS we are waiting ten minutes to find out if anyone else will drop out before 2nd round of voting
No candidate has withdrawn. Next round voting starts in 20 minutes when ballot papers are printed. Ken Clarke warns “this is an early stage of proceedings!”
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Bryant 120 Harman 59 Hoyle 244 Laing 122 Winterton 30. Looks like run off between Bryant, Laing and Hoyle #speakerelection
Though quite difficult to see how Hoyle loses
Harman pulls out. Winterton knocked out. Last three candidates are Bryant, Hoyle, Laing
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SPEAKER ELECTION- FIRST BALLOT

562 BALLOTS CAST

BRYANT: 98
HARMAN: 72
HILLIER: 10 (ELIMINATED)
HOYLE: 211
LAING: 113
LEIGH: 12 (ELIMINATED)
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