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The Progressive Party of Canada, formally the National Progressive Party, was a federal-level political party in Canada in the 1920s until 1930. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces, and it spawned the Progressive Party of Saskatchewan, and the Progressive Party of Manitoba, which formed the government of that province.
This is a list of leaders of the Conservative Party of Canada (historical) (1867–1942), Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (1942–2003), and Conservative Party of Canada (2003–present) ("the Tory parties"), and of prime ministers of Canada after Confederation who were members of those parties.
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC; French: Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) was a centre to centre-right federal political party in Canada that existed from 1942 to 2003. From Canadian Confederation in 1867 until 1942, the original Conservative Party of Canada participated in numerous governments and had multiple names.
President: Michael Diamond: House leader: Steve Clark: Founded: 1854; 171 years ago () (as Conservative Party of Canada West) Preceded by: Upper Canada Tories: Headquarters: 400-56 Aberfoyle Crescent, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Youth wing: Ontario Young Progressive Conservative Association: Membership (2018) 133,000 [1] Ideology: Conservatism
In 1984, the Progressive Conservative Party's electoral fortunes made a massive upturn under its new leader, Brian Mulroney, an anglophone Quebecer and former president of the Iron Ore Company of Canada, who mustered a large coalition of westerners, aggravated over the National Energy Program of the Liberal government, suburban and small-town ...
Over the next four years, Lougheed saw his small caucus grow to 10 members as a result of two by-election wins—one of which was Manning's old Edmonton seat—and two floor-crossings. In the 1971 election, the Progressive Conservatives campaigned on a simple theme — "NOW!" — symbolizing their goal of increasing Alberta's clout in Canada.
Progressive candidates won 15 of 16 Saskatchewan seats in the election. Agriculture Minister John Maharg, a former SGGA president, resigned from the Cabinet in response to Martin's campaigning and crossed the floor to sit as an Independent and become Leader of the Opposition. Martin himself was forced to step down in the aftermath. [6]
The Progressive Canadian Party (PC Party) (French: Parti progressiste canadien) was a minor centre-right federal political party in Canada. It was registered with Elections Canada , the government's election agency, on March 29, 2004.