Questions › Chapter 5: The UK government, the law and your role
How is the Speaker of the House of Commons chosen?
- ABy the House of Lords
- BBy a secret ballot of MPsRight answer
- CBy the Prime Minister
- DBy the monarch
Answer: By a secret ballot of MPs
MPs pick the Speaker from among themselves by secret ballot.
From chapter 5 of the handbook, "The UK government, the law and your role", section "The British constitution". Practice question 497 of 651, written in our own words.