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Senedd (11 May 2016)

Elin Jones: Good afternoon. Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon. Croeso i Gynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru. And welcome to the first meeting of the fifth Assembly.

1. 1. Election of the Presiding Officer under Standing Order 6 (11 May 2016)

Elin Jones: The first item on the agenda is the election of a Presiding Officer, under Standing Order 6. So, I therefore invite nominations under Standing Order 6.6. Do we have any nominations? And we have to have a Member from a different political party to second any nomination. So, nominations please.

1. 1. Election of the Presiding Officer under Standing Order 6 (11 May 2016)

Elin Jones: I’m sorry. Thank you, Dai Lloyd—I didn’t see you round there. Elin Jones. Is there a seconder, from a different political party?

1. 1. Election of the Presiding Officer under Standing Order 6 (11 May 2016)

Elin Jones: Thank you, Jane Hutt. Are there any other nominations?

1. 1. Election of the Presiding Officer under Standing Order 6 (11 May 2016)

Elin Jones: Dafydd Elis-Thomas. Is there a seconder, from another party?

1. 1. Election of the Presiding Officer under Standing Order 6 (11 May 2016)

Elin Jones: Are you sure now?

1. 1. Election of the Presiding Officer under Standing Order 6 (11 May 2016)

Elin Jones: Right, thank you. It helps if you take your earphones off, you know—you don’t hear yourself. Are there any other nominations? No other nominations for Presiding Officer. As we have two nominations, I would invite the two candidates to stand and say just a few words about themselves, and I hope I don’t have to have the prerogative of the Presiding Officer to call you to time this...

1. 1. Election of the Presiding Officer under Standing Order 6 (11 May 2016)

Elin Jones: Thank you, Presiding Officer. May I welcome everybody to the Assembly, those of you who are newcomers and those of you who are returning? May I say that I believe that it’s a great honour to be proposed as Presiding Officer designate and to put my name forward to the vote? Some of you know me very well, and some of you perhaps don’t know me at all. Therefore, before moving to the vote,...

1. 1. Election of the Presiding Officer under Standing Order 6 (11 May 2016)

Elin Jones: Thank you. I now call on Dafydd Elis-Thomas.

1. 1. Election of the Presiding Officer under Standing Order 6 (11 May 2016)

Elin Jones: Thank you very much. As we have two candidates, we will therefore hold a secret ballot. So, we will now adjourn the meeting to allow that ballot to take place. Members will have 30 minutes to cast their votes. Voting will take place in briefing room 13 and ushers are on hand to direct the Members to that room. Guidance on this procedure is outlined in the document that you’ve already...

1. 1. Election of the Presiding Officer under Standing Order 6 (11 May 2016)

Elin Jones: The Assembly is now back in session, and the result of the secret ballot is as follows. All the 60 Members voted: Elin Jones, 34, Dafydd Elis-Thomas 25, and 1 abstention. I therefore declare, in accordance with Standing Order 6.9, that Elin Jones is elected as Presiding Officer to the National Assembly for Wales, and I invite her to take the Chair. [Applause.]

1. 1. Election of the Presiding Officer under Standing Order 6 (11 May 2016)

Elin Jones: You all look very different from up here. [Laughter.] Mae’n fraint ac yn anrhydedd cael fy ethol i’r swydd hon ac rwy’n diolch i’r Cynulliad yn fawr am eich cefnogaeth. Cyn inni symud ymlaen i ethol Dirprwy Lywydd, hoffwn i gofnodi diolchiadau’r Cynulliad yma oll i’r cyn-Lywydd, Rosemary Butler. Mae wedi bod yn llysgennad gwych i’r Cynulliad yn ystod y pum mlynedd diwethaf. Mae...

2. 2. Election of the Deputy Presiding Officer under Standing Order 6 (11 May 2016)

Elin Jones: We now move to the election of the Deputy Presiding Officer. In accordance with Standing Order 6.12, I would like to remind Members that only a nomination from a different political party to mine and a group with an Executive role will be valid in the first place. However, this rule can be disapplied with the support of two thirds of Members once the nominations are known. Do we have a Member...

2. 2. Election of the Deputy Presiding Officer under Standing Order 6 (11 May 2016)

Elin Jones: Do we a Member from a different political group to second the nomination?

2. 2. Election of the Deputy Presiding Officer under Standing Order 6 (11 May 2016)

Elin Jones: Thank you. Are there any other nominations?

2. 2. Election of the Deputy Presiding Officer under Standing Order 6 (11 May 2016)

Elin Jones: Do we have a Member from a different political group to second that nomination?

2. 2. Election of the Deputy Presiding Officer under Standing Order 6 (11 May 2016)

Elin Jones: Thank you for that. Are there any other nominations? I see that there are none. I therefore propose in accordance with Standing Order 6.8—no. That’s my first error. If there is more than one nomination—all right. Therefore, there are two nominations for the post and a secret ballot will be held under Standing Order 6.8. Prior to that, I now invite the nominated candidates to address the...

2. 2. Election of the Deputy Presiding Officer under Standing Order 6 (11 May 2016)

Elin Jones: And Ann Jones.

2. 2. Election of the Deputy Presiding Officer under Standing Order 6 (11 May 2016)

Elin Jones: We will now adjourn the meeting to allow the secret ballot to take place. Members will once again have 30 minutes to cast their vote, and, once again, the voting will take place in briefing room 13. I therefore adjourn the meeting.

2. 2. Election of the Deputy Presiding Officer under Standing Order 6 (11 May 2016)

Elin Jones: Assembly, I am now in a position to give you the result of the secret ballot for the Deputy Presiding Officer. John Griffiths received 29 votes and Ann Jones 30 votes. I therefore declare, in accordance with Standing Order 6.9 that Ann Jones is elected as Deputy Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales. Once again, before proceeding, I think it would be appropriate for us to...

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