Update: The candidates in third, fourth and fifth have withdrawn. So, it is now a straight Bercow Young contest. Bercow probably benefits more from it becoming a one on one fight now rather than after another round or two.
Courtesy of Andrew Sparrow, the result of the second round of voting:
Bercow: 221
Young: 174
Beckett: 70
Haselhurst: 57
Beith: 46
Widdecombe: 30
So, Widdecombe is eliminated.
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Simon Stephenson
June 22nd, 2009 7:21pm Report this commentDoes anyone have any idea why nearly 50 MPs are not apparently participating in this process?
MPs 646
1st Ballot 593+1
2nd Ballot 598+1
The Prime Minister, I believe, does not get a vote, but the others?
Alex
June 22nd, 2009 8:04pm Report this commentApathy Simon
One of the many reasons why this system needs to be cleaned up.
AFS
June 22nd, 2009 8:28pm Report this commentWhat is extraordinary is that MPs know who the electorate wants (we're supposed to be a democracy, right?) yet persist in ignoring our wishes. No wonder Mugabe is such an expert at what he does: he learned it from Westminster.
Jim Hardman
June 22nd, 2009 10:12pm Report this commentThis absolutely beggars belief.
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