position was caused when Alvin Curling was named ambassador to the Dominican Republic. Brown stood for re-election as Speaker when the 39th Legislative Assembly first convened following the 2007 provincial election but he was defeated by fellow Liberal Steve Peters on the fourth ballot. Brown's loss was attributed to the perception that he favoured the ruling party when meting discipline to unruly politicians. In the 2011 provincial election he lost to NDP candidate Michael Mantha by nearly 4,000 votes. Electoral record References External links 1950 births Canadian funeral directors Humber College alumni Living people Ontario Liberal Party MPPs People from Manitoulin Island People from Sarnia Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario University of Western Ontario alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians