Geoff Regan elected House Speaker as 42nd Parliament opens
MPs voted in a secret ballot, ranking the candidates by order of preference
By Susana Mas,
CBC News Posted: Dec 03, 2015 10:07 AM ET Last Updated: Dec 03, 2015 4:47 PM ET
Liberal MP Geoff Regan delivers a speech prior to the vote for the election of a new House of Commons Speaker. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)
Geoff Regan has been elected House of Commons Speaker at the opening of a new Parliament following the general election on Oct. 19 that saw the Liberals win a majority government.
Members of Parliament each cast a secret ballot on Thursday ranking the candidates by order of preference in their first act of the new Parliament.