Speaker of The House of Commons
When the Conservative Party won a majority at the 2011 federal election, Scheer's experience as Deputy Speaker led many to consider him the front-runner to be elected Speaker of the House of Commons. On June 2, 2011, he defeated Denise Savoie of the NDP in the sixth round of balloting, making him the youngest Speaker of the House in Canadian history and the first speaker from Saskatchewan.
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