VOTING - THE RESULT As soon as the prescribed eight minutes voting time has elapsed, the lobby doors are closed, and no further members are allowed in. Once the numbers voting each way are known, the Tellers line up in front of the Table of the House, and the Senior Teller on the winning side announces the result. The result is always known just before the announcement, as the Senior Teller for the winning side stands on the right. The Speaker then confirms the result with the words 'So the Ayes (or Noes) have it'. In the case of a tie, the Speaker has a deciding vote.