Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia Elected as New House Speaker

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer walk MP for Lac-Saint-Louis Francis Scarpaleggia to the Speaker's chair after he was elected as Speaker of the House of Commons, May 26, 2025 in Ottawa. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

Veteran Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia has been elected as House Speaker in the first procedure of the new House of Commons.

MPs chose Scarpaleggia in a secret ranked ballot on May 26, the first sitting day of the new Parliament. Scarpaleggia is an MP from the Montreal area who was first elected to the House in 2004. He has chaired committees but was never appointed parliamentary secretary or minister.