4th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives election

The election for the 4th Speaker of the House of Commons took place on 31st August 2021. Paul Gillard was elected with 46 votes in the final ballot, out of a total of 88 votes cast.

The election was triggered on 29th and 30th August 2021, when the, at the time, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Gustav T. May, started an argument with the Manager of the Opposition Business, Nella Daren and striped her of her roles. These actions caused a lot of unrest for a supposedly independent speaker. The Australian People's Front which had selected Paul Gillard for its Speaker candidate a long time ago, nominated him to remove Speaker May. Mr Gillard's nomination was backed by all parties of the Australian People's Front and the National Party of Australia. Mr Gillard also received several votes from the Liberal MPs who went against the whip of the party, given the experience of Mr Gillard in the field and their respect for him.