Results of elections for select committee chairs announced

Results

The following candidates have been elected unopposed as select committee chairs:

• Culture, Media and Sport: Mr John Whittingdale
• International Development: Malcolm Bruce
• Justice: Sir Alan Beith
• Northern Ireland: Mr Laurence Robertson
• Procedure: Mr Greg Knight
• Scottish Affairs: Mr Ian Davidson
• Transport: Mrs Louise Ellman
• Welsh Affairs: David T. C. Davies

The following candidates have been elected as select committee chairs by secret ballot, under the Alternative Vote system:

• Business, Innovation and Skills Mr Adrian Bailey
• Children, Schools and Families (Education) Mr Graham Stuart
• Communities and Local Government Mr Clive Betts
• Defence Mr James Arbuthnot
• Energy and Climate Change Mr Tim Yeo
• Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Miss Anne McIntosh
• Environmental Audit Joan Walley
• Foreign Affairs Richard Ottaway
• Health Mr Stephen Dorrell
• Home Affairs Keith Vaz 
• Political and Constitutional Reform Mr Graham Allen 
• Public Accounts Margaret Hodge 
• Public Administration Mr Bernard Jenkin 
• Science and Technology Andrew Miller 
• Treasury Mr Andrew Tyrie 
• Work and Pensions Miss Anne Begg 

Further information

• Breakdown of voting in elections for select committee chairs 2010 ( PDF 76 KB)
• Full list of House of Commons select committe chair nominations ( PDF 178 KB)
• Commons Hansard: Select committees: Allocation of Chairs
• House of Commons briefing note: Ballots for the election of select committee chairs ( PDF 180 KB)
• About Parliament: Select committees

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