Artist: Gerry Squires

Election and Approbation of Speaker (20 May 1993, Journal):

"And the Commissioners having left the Assembly Chamber, the Honourable the Premier (Mr. Wells) then addressing himself to the Clerk, who standing up pointed to him and then sat down, moved 'that Paul Dicks, Member elected for the District of Humber West, do take the Chair of this House as Speaker' which motion was seconded by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Simms).

No other person being proposed as Speaker, the question was put by the Clerk that Paul Dicks do take the Chair as Speaker of the House.

The motion was unanimously carried.

Mr. Dicks was then conducted to and placed in the Chair by the Honourable the Premier and the Leader of the Opposition.

Whereupon, the Speaker, standing on the steps, addressed the House, expressing his gratitude to the Honourable Members for the high honour unanimously conferred upon him.

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42^nd General Assembly, 1^st Session (20 May 1993).

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Approbation of the Speaker (20 May 1993, Hansard):

42^nd General Assembly, 1^st Session (20 May 1993)