House of Commons of England House of Stuart came to the English throne in 1603. The first two Stuart monarchs, James I and Charles I, provoked conflicts with the Commons over issues such as taxation, religion, and royal powers. The differences between Charles I and Parliament were great, and resulted in the English Civil War, in which the armed forces of Parliament were victorious. In December 1648 the House of Commons was purged by the New Model Army, which was supposed to be subservient to Parliament. Pride's Purge was the only military coup in English history. Subsequently, King Charles I was beheaded and the Upper
2015 Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons election Deputy Speaker and Chair of the Committees of the Whole, the only candidate for Speaker to obtain a Deputy Speaker role. 2015 Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons election The Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons election, 2015 was held on December 3, 2015, at the beginning of the first session of the 42nd Canadian House of Commons, following the 2015 federal election. Geoff Regan, the Liberal MP for Halifax West won. Regan replaced Conservative MP Andrew Scheer, the incumbent Speaker who was reelected to his riding in Regina—Qu'Appelle, although the incumbent Conservative government was defeated and became