The May 9 election ended with the Liberals winning 43 seats, while the NDP took 41 and the Green party secured three. NDP Leader John Horgan, who has entered into an agreement with the Greens, said he would be open to having a Liberal Speaker, which would put him at a 44-42 advantage. “I want to make this minority parliament work.”There is no rule that a Speaker has to come from the governing party. If an NDP or a Green MLA is appointed Speaker, that leaves the house at a 43-43 tie before the predicted confidence vote. The deputy Speaker position poses another conundrum.

Source: thestar June 04, 2017 20:15 UTC