Ruling
February 3, 1984
Members entering Chamber while a vote is in progress
Hon. Lloyd Francis
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The procedure for voting on a motion is very clear and was followed by the occupant of the Chair. The motion was lost when the Chair declared it so. By his own statement, Mr. Orlikow "...was coming into the House when the motion was being put... By the time the Speaker had declared the motion was lost, I was in my seat." Standing Order 15(2) provides that Members shall not enter, walk out of or cross the floor of the House when the Speaker is putting a question.
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Holding
"The vote was conducted correctly and the motion was properly declared lost, as members are prohibited from entering the Chamber while the Speaker is in the process of putting a question."
AI Summary
The Speaker rules that a vote was validly concluded because a Member is prohibited by Standing Orders from entering the Chamber while a question is being put.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Voting on a motion
- Significance
Low
High