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Poll Results: What You Think of Michael Martin
via Iain Dale's Diary by Iain Dale on February 25, 2008
A couple of days ago I asked you to take part in an online poll on the Speakership of the House of Commons. Here are the results...
How do you rate the performance of Michael Martin as Speaker?
Excellent 2%
Good 4%
Adequate 11%
Poor 33%
Dreadful 49%
Do you think it is now time for Michael Martin to step down as Speaker?
Yes 91%
No 9%
Who would you like to see elected as the new Speaker of the House of Commons, should a vacancy arise?
Sir Alan Haselhurst 22.6%
Sir George Young 18.8%
Sir Menzies Campbell 12%
Frank Field 11.3%
Vince Cable 9.5%
Kenneth Clarke 9%
Alan Beith 4.1%
Michael Ancram 3.5%
Sir Patrick Cormack 3.4%
John Bercow 2.5%
Sylvia Heal 2.2%
Sir Michael Lord 1.1%
Who do you rate as the best Speaker of the last 30 years?
Betty Boothroyd 49%
Bernard Weatherill 32%
George Thomas 18%
Michael Martin 1%
1,122 people took part in this poll. Note that 46% of the respondents were not Conservative voters.Shared by: