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casting vote wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 use within a legislative body toggle use within a legislative body subsection 1 1 robert s rules of order 1 2 exceptions 1 2 1 australia 1 2 2 canada 1 2 3 italy 1 2 4 new zealand 1 2 5 philippines 1 2 6 united kingdom 1 2 7 united states 1 2 7 1 house of representatives 1 2 7 2 senate 2 general elections toggle general elections subsection 2 1 united kingdom 2 2 canada 3 other uses 4 see also 5 references 6 external links toggle the table of contents casting vote 7 languages العربية español فارسی 日本語 한국어 norsk bokmål português edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia vote an official can cast to resolve a tie or deadlock which they cannot normally yet a casting vote is a vote that someone may exercise to resolve a tied vote in a deliberative body a casting vote is typically by the presiding officer of a council legislative body committee etc and may only be exercised to break a deadlock examples of presiding officers who hold casting votes are the speaker of the house of commons in the united kingdom and the president of the united states senate an ex officio role of the vice president of the united states use within a legislative body edit in some legislatures a casting vote may be exercised however the presiding officer wishes for example the vice president of the united states may exercise their casting vote when the senate is evenly divided according to their own personal beliefs by virtue of the vice president s political leanings and affiliations the vice president s political party is able to serve as the majority party in the senate and elect one of their own to serve as majority leader in some other legislatures by contrast a casting vote can only be exercised according to strict rules or constitutional conventions for example the speaker of the british house of commons a position whose functions and conventions of operation inspire similar roles in several other nations using the westminster system is expected by convention to follow speaker denison s rule i e to vote to allow further discussion if this is possible and otherwise to vote in favour of the status quo this in effect means yes yea aye on the first and second reading of a bill no nay on the third yes yea aye on the government s budget and no nay on a motion of no confidence in the united states the concept of a casting vote is not used in robert s rules of order as a rule it is only british inspired parliamentary authorities that employ the concept of a casting vote authors differ on whether the chair may vote in other capacities like by ballot the concept of a casting vote is found in the uk parliamentary authority erskine may if the numbers in a division are equal the speaker must give the casting vote 1 canadian parliamentary authorities reflect the tradition of the casting vote e g bourinot s rules of order 1995 casting vote a single vote usually the prerogative of the chair that determines an issue when a vote on the motion has resulted in a tie page 14 and the canadian house of commons glossary describing the casting vote as t he deciding vote accorded to the speaker or in committee to the chair in the event of a tie the speaker or chair may vote only in order to avoid a deadlock and traditionally votes so as to maintain the status quo 2 in this latter example the speaker or chair may only vote to break an equality of votes robert s rules of order edit under some rules of parliamentary procedure notably robert s rules of order the presiding officer does not have a casting vote in the way it is normally understood as a duty or option to vote to break a tie robert s rule of order newly revised 12th edition 2020 does not include the concept of a casting vote in ronr the presiding officer may vote by ballot and vote to break a tie quite differently than a casting vote however the presiding officer can also vote to cause a tie defeating the motion ronr 4 56 44 12 on small boards however those that are fewer than 12 persons robert s rules empowers the chair to use their rights as members if a member not only may the chair debate all questions but the chair can also vote on all questions if the chairman is a member he may without leaving the chair speak in informal discussions and in debate and vote on all questions ronr 49 21 7 informal discussions and motions may even be initiated by the chair see footnote 4 49 21 the chair of either small or large boards may only vote once 44 12 but if the chair of a small board withholds that vote until the mind of the house is known the chair may vote to break or to cause a tie exceptions edit some legislatures have abandoned the concept of a casting vote australia edit some legislatures have a dual approach for example in the australian parliament the speaker of the house of representatives may not vote in general debates but has a casting vote to decide a tie conventionally the speaker would support further discussion where possible allow decisions to be taken only by a majority and if the tied vote is on an amendment leave the bill in its existing form 3 the president of the senate usually votes in general debates which are commonly based on party lines but the president does not have a casting vote a tied vote in the senate defeats a bill canada edit the same arrangements as in australia exist with respect to the speakers of the canadian house and senate italy edit by convention in both the chamber of deputies and in the senate the presiding officer never casts a vote in the event of a tie the item put up to a vote is automatically deemed to have been defeated new zealand edit the speaker of the new zealand house of representatives formerly held a casting vote similar to that of the speaker of the british house of commons today the speaker simply votes as an ordinary member since an outright majority is necessary for a bill to pass a tied vote defeats a bill philippines edit in the congress of the philippines the openly partisan presiding officers of the two chambers have different rules on a casting vote in the senate the president of the senate always votes and always votes last thus if the motion is tied it is lost in the house the speaker or any presiding officer only votes if there is a tie otherwise the presiding officer abstains in the commission on appointments the president of the senate is the ex officio presiding officer and only votes to break ties united kingdom edit the speaker of the united kingdom house of commons has a casting vote which is conventionally cast in accordance with speaker denison s rule united states edit house of representatives edit the speaker of the united states house of representatives has the same right to vote as any other member of the house if they are a member of the house of representatives which they always have been in practice but need not be per the constitution but to maintain the appearance of impartiality typically does not do so unless it would make a difference which is a de facto casting vote senate edit pursuant to article i section 3 clause 4 of the united states constitution the vice president has a casting vote in the senate in the event of a tie general elections edit see also list of close election results united kingdom edit at one time in united kingdom parliamentary elections the returning officer if an elector in the constituency was allowed to give an additional casting vote to decide the election if there was a tie between two or more candidates an example of this power being used was in the bandon by election of 22 july 1831 this type of casting vote does not now exist after the 1866 helston by election parliament allowed candidates who tied to both be elected 4 ties in united kingdom elections are now broken by drawing lots using a method decided upon by the returning officer 5 canada edit in the canadian provinces of ontario and new brunswick the returning officer has a casting vote in the event of a tie ties in nova scotia prince edward island and the territory of yukon are now broken by lots as they are in the united kingdom currently in the remaining provinces and territories as well as in federal elections a tie vote results in a by election held to elect a new member who need not have been a candidate in the first election other uses edit under uk company legislation a company whose articles of association before 1 october 2007 included suitable provision the chair of an annual general meeting of the company may exercise a casting vote 6 see also edit list of tie breaking votes cast by the vice president of the united states speaker denison s rule speaker denison s rule tied votes in the british house of commons references edit casting vote of speaker erskine may 25th ed 2019 paragraph 20 89 retrieved 19 december 2023 glossary of parliamentary procedure proceduralinfo house of commons of canada www ourcommons ca casting vote retrieved 19 december 2023 corporatename commonwealth parliament address parliament house canberra the speaker s vote www aph gov au retrieved 7 october 2023 cite web cs1 maint multiple names authors list link frederick walter scott craig 1977 british parliamentary election results 1832 1885 springer p 149 isbn 9781349023493 general election 5th may 2005 briefing information application pdf object pdf uk department of constitutional affairs p 33 archived from the original pdf on 22 december 2005 retrieved 20 february 2009 uk legislation the companies act 2006 commencement no 5 transitional provisions and savings order 2007 schedule 5 2 5 accessed on 24 september 2024 external links edit speaker john bercow explains casting vote decision video the guardian 3 april 2019 john bercow as speaker of the house of commons in the parliament of the united kingdom makes use of the speaker s casting vote for the first time in twenty six years and explains the principle to the house retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title casting_vote oldid 1376649705 category parliamentary procedure hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata use dmy dates from september 2021 cs1 maint multiple names authors list this page was last edited on 25 september 2026 at 12 51 utc page was rendered 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