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Election and Approbation of the Speaker (8 August 2017, Journal)

“The Clerk informed the Members that at the close of nominations at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, August 7th, 2017, Ms. Pam Parsons and Mr. Perry Trimper had informed the Clerk of their intention to stand for election to the Office of Speaker.

Accordingly, pursuant to Standing Order 2, at approximately 2:10 o’clock the House proceeded to the election of the Speaker.

At 2:17 o’clock the voting procedure was completed and the sitting was suspended to the call of the Chair for the counting of the ballots by the Clerks-at-theTable.

At 2:30 o’clock the sitting resumed. Pursuant to Standing Suborder 4(11) the Clerk announced that the Member for the District of Lake Melville, Mr. Perry Trimper had been elected as Speaker.

To the applause of Members, Mr. Trimper was conducted to the Speaker’s Chair by the Honourable the Premier (Mr. Ball) and the Leader of the Official Opposition (Mr. Davis).

Whereupon, the Honourable the Speaker having seated himself in the Speaker’s Chair addressed the House, expressing his gratitude to the Honourable Members for the high honour they had accorded him by electing him Speaker of the House of Assembly.”

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48^th General Assembly, 2^nd Session (8 August 2017).

Election and Approbation of the Speaker (8 August 2017, Hansard)

48^th General Assembly, 2^nd Session (8 August 2017).

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Election and Apporbation of the Speaker (10 June 2019, Journal)

Whereupon Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor left the Chamber. The Clerk informed the Members that at the close of nominations for the Office of Speaker at 4:30 o’clock on June 7th, 2019 one candidate had put his name forward, Mr. Perry Trimper. Accordingly pursuant to suborder 4(4) of the Standing Orders, Mr. Perry Trimper, the Member for Lake Melville was acclaimed Speaker of the Forthy-Ninth General Assembly.

Mr. Trimper was conducted to the Speaker’s Chair by the Honourable the Premier (Mr. Ball) and the Leader of the Official Opposition (Mr. Crosbie).

Whereupon, the Honourable the Speaker having seated himself in the Speaker’s Chair addressed the House, expressing his gratitude to the Honourable Members for the high honour they had unanimously accorded him by electing him Speaker of the House of Assembly.

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49^th General Assembly, Swearing-in Ceremony and Election of the Speaker (10 June 2019).

Election and Approbation of the Speaker (10 June 2019, Hansard)

49^th General Assembly, Swearing-in Ceremony and Election of the Speaker (10 June 2019).

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