OnThisDay in 1835 the House of Commons elected a new Speaker. In a defeat for Peel’s ministry, James Abercromby (R), the Whig MP for Edinburgh, was chosen in place of the Tory, Charles Manners Sutton (L): https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1835/feb/19/choice-of-a-speaker
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