House Prepares to Vote on New Speaker in Rare Mid-Session Election as MPs Vie for Job

House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota leaves Parliament Hill after announcing his resignation as Speaker of the House of Commons in Ottawa on Sept. 26, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

The House of Commons will vote for a new Speaker Tuesday in a rare mid-session election.

Steven Chaplin, a fellow at the University of Ottawa’s Public Law Centre, says this is only the third time in Canadian history that a Speaker didn’t complete their full term.