Kevin McCarthy removed as Speaker of the House

The motion to vacate prompted by Matt Gaetz was successful

Kevin McCarthy, Former Speaker of the House

The Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, was removed from his position on Tuesday, October 3rd, after 8 republicans joined the Democrats — voting in favor of removing him.

The motion to vacate was prompted by Matt Gaetz. He was able to initiate proceedings on his own thanks to the inclusion of the Jeffersonian Motion in the deal made when McCarthy accepted the Speakership in January. Under the agreement, a single person was permitted to introduce a motion to remove McCarthy.

The final tally showed 216 in favor of the motion to vacate, while 210 were opposed.

Here are the House Republicans who voted to oust McCarthy:

• Andy Biggs of Arizona

• Ken Buck of Colorado

• Tim Burchett of Tennessee

• Eli Crane of Arizona

• Matt Gaetz of Florida

• Bob Good of Virginia

• Nancy Mace of South Carolina

• Matt Rosendale of Montana

GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina was named speaker in the interim.

McCarthy is the first Speaker of the House to be removed from their seat in US history.