Speakers of the House : Elections, 1913-2005.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Rules and practice.

United States.

United States. Congress.

Political parties.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (11 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides data on the number of votes for Speaker of the House of Representatives received by all candidates in each year since 1913. Briefly discusses regular and special Speaker elections; size of House and majority requirement to elect; and instances in which either candidates other than the major party nominees received votes, or the vote for winning candidate was less than a majority of full membership.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Speakers of the House

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