It was a sentiment that fell on the deaf ears of the outgoing Speaker.

The first meeting is presided by the outgoing Speaker.

Representative David Dreier of California assured the Gingrich loyalists that "in the position he will be in" the outgoing Speaker will end up wielding "even more influence in public policy."

He walked off the floor like the sheriff in some bullet-pocked, political "High Noon," tossing aside the leadership badge he had wrested from the outgoing Speaker, Newt Gingrich.

Tu'iha'angana, outgoing Speaker of the House, lost his seat in Ha'apai.

Once the agreement had been reached the National Front-Left Front grouping withdrew its nomination which had been in support of the outgoing Speaker, Rabi Ray.

It is traditional for a peerage to be offered to every outgoing Speaker of the House of Commons.

Nancy Pelosi is the most recent example of an outgoing Speaker who was elected Minority Leader, after the Democrats lost control of the House in the 2010 elections.

He defeated Jim Tucker of Terrytown, the outgoing Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 449,370 (50.5 percent) to 440,872 (49.5 percent).

Schedler faced opposition in the race for secretary of state from fellow Republican Jim Tucker of Terrytown, the outgoing Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives.