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The Speaker presides over debates in the House of Commons, as depicted in the above print commemorating the destruction of the Commons Chamber by fire in 1834. At the beginning of each new parliamentary term, the House of Commons elects one of its members as a presiding officer, known as the Speaker.
This table relates to the composition of the House of Commons after the 2024 UK general election and summarises the changes in party affiliation that took place during the 2024–present Parliament. Affiliation
The Conservative Party gained a majority of seats in the 2019 election. The Scottish National Party increased their number of seats and the Social Democratic and Labour Party and the Alliance Party returned to the House of Commons for the first time since their defeats in the 2017 and 2015 general elections respectively.
October 21, 2019: In the 43rd Canadian federal election, the incumbent Liberal Party lost its majority but won the most seats in the House of Commons.; October 23, 2019: The Liberals ruled out any "formal or informal" coalition government with any other party.
The House of Commons of Canada (French: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body whose members are known as members of Parliament (MPs).
Control of the House has yet to be determined as a number of critical races remain too-close-to-call, leaving lawmakers — and voters — waiting to see which party will hold the majority next year.
Green Party * Only in the Senate. House of Commons; Speaker of the Commons: Hon. Anthony Rota 5 Dec 2019 – 27 Sep 2023: Louis Plamondon (interim) 27 Sep 2023 – 3 Oct 2023: Hon. Greg Fergus 3 Oct 2023 – present: Government House Leader: Hon. Mark Holland 26 Oct 2021 – 26 Jul 2023: Hon. Karina Gould 26 Jul 2023 – present: Opposition ...
Party before Party after Reason June 6, 2020 Kitchener South—Hespeler: Marwan Tabbara: Liberal: Independent: Resigned from Liberal caucus after being charged with assault, break and enter and criminal harassment [2] [3] August 17, 2020 Toronto Centre: Bill Morneau: Liberal: Vacant Resigned to run for Secretary-General of the OECD [4 ...