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On Tuesday MPs are to elect three deputy speakers using a secret ballot system, in the first time the procedure has been used.
Following his election as Commons Speaker last year, John Bercow proposed that the position of deputy speaker be elected.
Dods, The House Magazine and ePolitix.com will be hosting deputy speaker hustings at 5pm this afternoon in the Commons.
It is the only opportunity for nominees to debate the qualities and experiences that they feel are essential for the role.
1922 committee chair Graham Brady will be chairing the debate and the following MPs have confirmed that they will be taking part: George Howarth (Lab, Knowsley), Roger Gale (Con, North Thanet), Lindsay Hoyle (Lab, Chorley), Dawn Primarolo (Lab, Bristol South), Tom Clarke (Lab, Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill), Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con, The Cotswolds) and Nigel Evans (Con, Ribble Valley).
Agreed in March 2010, the Commons Procedure committee found MPs should elect the new deputies at the beginning of a new Parliament or when necessary.
The ballot is to be counted under the single transferable vote system, MPs marking candidates in order of preference.
The first candidate to be elected will be named the Chairman of Ways and Means and the second becomes Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.
And one candidate will be elected from the same party as the Speaker, becoming First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.
Under the new rules, at least one man and at least one woman must be elected across all four posts of Speaker and three deputy speakers.
Deputy speakers are to be elected for a Parliament, up to five years and have terms of office running independently from the Speaker.
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