▁Wall ▁( as ▁Spe aker ) ▁did ▁not ▁vote ▁against ▁the ▁bill ▁however . ▁ ▁Wall ▁had ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁" pr ick ly ▁character " ▁and ▁his ▁incl ination ▁to ▁follow ▁his ▁conv ict ions , ▁even ▁when ▁they ▁contrad icted ▁his ▁colle agues , ▁cost ▁him ▁political ▁adv ancement . ▁Con sequently ▁he ▁was ▁over look ed ▁for ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁cabinet ▁during ▁both ▁the ▁Third ▁and ▁Four th ▁Labour ▁Govern ments . ▁In ▁the ▁lead ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁ ▁the ▁Por ir ua ▁Labour ▁Elect or ate ▁Committee ▁passed ▁a ▁motion ▁of ▁no ▁confidence ▁in ▁him ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁un success ful ▁attempt ▁to ▁de - select ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁candidate . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁challeng ed ▁for ▁the ▁nom ination ▁by ▁Ross lyn ▁No on an , ▁a ▁femin ist ▁activ ist , ▁in ▁protest ▁to ▁his ▁anti - ab ort ion ▁st ance . ▁Parliament ary ▁colle ague ▁Mike ▁Moore ▁said ▁" He ▁[ W all ] ▁was ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁fier ce ▁and ▁strong ▁opinions ▁... ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁unique ▁character ▁who ▁made ▁great ▁sacrific es ▁for ▁his ▁principles ." ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁Spe aker ▁following ▁Sir ▁Bas il ▁Arthur ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁this ▁role ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁As ▁speaker ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁target ▁of ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁attack ▁on ▁his ▁integrity ▁by ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Mul do on ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Mul do on