![Hon. David Warner, Ontario Speaker (1990-95)](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_image_850_x_532/public/legacy/timeline_content/78_0.jpg?itok=fEBCe4cB)
1990
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.