Sir Lindsay Hoyle

Sir Lindsay Hoyle represents Chorley and has been elected to the current parliament. He is among the longest serving 5% of MPs, having been first elected in May 1997. As Speaker, he ranks in the top 5% of MPs by debate participation with 3,049 contributions across 1,357 debates, primarily on Parliamentary Procedure, Foreign Affairs & Defence, and Other / Procedural matters. He casts no votes and is in the bottom 10% of MPs by voting participation; this is conventional for the Speaker, whose role requires political impartiality. He ranks far higher for debate contributions than for voting.

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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.