oakeshott to accept nomination for speaker, page-8

Hi All,


I don't know the rules here.

I heard that the speaker doesn't go to party meetings and doesn't vote.


So he would get not blame from his electorate, for wrong vote on a policy.


So as a speaker, he would not be an Independent,for he is passing his vote to Labor by freeing up another Labor or green member to vote.

Were as I believe the opposition have to supply a Deputy Speaker who also can't vote.


He is playing it safe by being Speaker.


Have I got this right.



cheers,

sypaladin