Sir Lindsay Hoyle

Sir Lindsay Hoyle is the Speaker, holding the Chorley constituency seat. He has been elected to the current parliament and is among the longest serving 5% of MPs, having first been elected in May 1997. As Speaker, he has cast 0 votes across 625 eligible divisions, placing him in the bottom 10% of MPs by voting participation, though this reflects the conventional role of the Speaker in maintaining impartiality. He ranks in the top 5% of MPs by debate participation with 3446 total contributions across 1559 debates participated in, and ranks far higher for debate contributions than for voting, with his debate topics primarily concerning Parliamentary Procedure, Foreign Affairs & Defence, and Other/Procedural matters.

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PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

The Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle is the MP for Chorley, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997. He is Speaker of the House of Commons.