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The first Speaker who was not a member of the governing party was Richard William Scott, Liberal MPP for Ottawa, proposed to the House by Conservative Premier John Sandfield Macdonald and seconded by John Carling, Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Works, on December 7, 1871. Although the Reform (Liberal) party won a majority of seats in the 1871 election, Macdonald held on to power after the election until his government was defeated in a motion of non-confidence voted on December 18, 1871. Scott's tenure as Speaker was so short because he became Commissioner of Crown Lands on December 21, 1873. See Legislative Assembly of Ontario Parliamentary History and Journals of the Legislative Assembly: 1871.174.91.83.30 (talk) 19:59, 13 February 2019 (UTC)