The Speaker is elected from among the MPPs shortly after a general election - a practice that began at Ontario's Legislature in 1990. David Warner, MPP for the riding of Scarborough-Ellesmere, was the province's first elected Speaker, serving from 1990 to 1995.
Bob Rae was elected Ontario Premier at the September, 1990, election. He led the province’s first New Democratic government, in power until 1995.
Televised broadcasts of Ontario’s Legislature begin during the fall of 1986 on the ONPARL television channel. Broadcasts are available in English and French thanks to simultaneous translation taking place on the floor of the Legislative Chamber.
Following the 1985 general election that resulted in a minority Conservative government for Premier Frank Miller, Ontario’s Liberals - led by David Peterson - and the New Democratic Party – led by Bob Rae – agreed to form an accord in order to force the Conservatives from power.
