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Members to serve in the same respective House of Assembly or 
Legislative Assembly. 
43. Tn case a vacancy in the representation in the House of As to 
Commons of any Electoral District happens before the meeting of ol 
the Parliament, or after the meeting of the Parliament before 
provision is made by the Parliament in this behalf, the provisions 
of the last foregoing Section of this Act shall extend and apply 
to the issuing and returning of a Writ in respect of such vacant 
District. 
44, The House of Commons on its first assembling after a a a 
General Election shall proceed with all practicable speed, to elect of Speaker 
one of its members to be Speaker. gf foe 
45. In case of a vacancy happening in the office of Speaker by As to 
death, resignation, or otherwise, the House of Commons shall, Aner 
with all practicable speed, proceed to elect another of its members in office of 
Lo be Speaker. Speaker. 
46. The Speaker shall preside at all meetings of the House of Speaker to 
Commons. preside. 
A7 Until the Parliament of Canada otherwise provides, in Provision 
case of the absence for any reason of the Speaker from the chair Hoan al 
of the House of Commons for a period of forty-eight consecutive Speaker. 
hours, the House may elect another of its members to act as 
Speaker, and the Member so elected shall, during the continuance 
of such absence of the Speaker, have and execute all the powers, 
privileges, and duties of Speaker. 
48. The presence of at least Twenty Members of the House Quorum of 
of Commons shall be necessary to constitute a meeting of the House of 
House for the exercise of its powers; and for that purpose the 
Speaker shall be reckoned as a. Member. 
49. Questions arising in the House of Commons shall be Voting in 
decided by a majority of voices other than that of the Speaker, and Yousent 
when the voices are equal, but not otherwise. the Speaker shall ’ 
have ga vote. 
50. Every House of Commons shall continue for Five Years Duration 
from the day of the return of the Writs for choosing the House of Houseof 
(subject to be sooner dissolved by the Governor-General), and no 
longer.