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^ Party Leader

Name	Term (yyyy.mm.dd)
MacKay, Peter Gordon Last leader of the Progressive Conservative Party until the party fully merged with the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance Party in February 2004. Grant Hill will serve as interim Leader of the Opposition until further notice.	2003.05.31 - 2004.02.01
Clark, Charles Joseph (Joe)	1998.11.14 - 2003.05.30
Wayne, Elsie Eleanore (Acting)	1998.04.02 - 1998.11.13
Charest, Jean J.	1993.12.14 - 1998.04.02
Campbell, A. Kim First woman elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party.	1993.06.13 - 1993.12.13
Mulroney, Martin Brian Erik Nielsen continued to serve as interim Leader of the Opposition until August 28, 1983, as well as Opposition House Leader from September 7, 1983 to April 5, 1984.	1983.06.11 - 1993.06.12
Clark, Charles Joseph (Joe) (Acting) Resigned as leader to force a leadership convention, but remained as interim Leader. Erik Nielsen was the interim Leader of the Opposition for this time.	1983.02.19 - 1983.06.10
Clark, Charles Joseph (Joe)	1976.02.22 - 1983.02.18
Stanfield, Robert Lorne Michael Starr served as interim Leader of the Opposition until November 5, 1967, as well as Opposition House Leader until 1968.	1967.09.09 - 1976.02.21
Diefenbaker, John George	1956.12.14 - 1967.09.08
Drew, George Alexander While Drew was ill and later resigned, William Earl Rowe twice served as acting Leader of the Opposition, from November 1954 until February 1955, and from August 1956 until December 1956.	1948.10.02 - 1956.11.29
Bracken, John Elected party leader in 1942 to replace Meighen but could not get elected in a riding prior to June 11, 1945 so that Hanson (until January 1943, and then Gordon Graydon) still remained as temporary Leader of the Opposition.	1942.12.11 - 1948.07.20

^ Prime Minister

Name	Term (yyyy.mm.dd)
Campbell, A. Kim 132 days (4 months, 9 days)	1993.06.25 - 1993.11.03
Mulroney, Martin Brian 3,203 days (8 years, 9 months, 8 days)	1984.09.17 - 1993.06.24
Clark, Charles Joseph (Joe) 273 days (8 months, 27 days)	1979.06.04 - 1980.03.02
Diefenbaker, John George 2,131 days (5 years, 10 months)	1957.06.21 - 1963.04.21

^ Leader of The Official Opposition

Name	Term (yyyy.mm.dd)
Hill, Grant (Acting)	2004.01.09 - 2004.02.01
Mulroney, Martin Brian	1983.08.29 - 1984.09.16
Nielsen, Erik (Acting)	1983.02.02 - 1983.08.28
Clark, Charles Joseph (Joe)	1980.03.03 - 1983.02.01
Clark, Charles Joseph (Joe)	1976.02.22 - 1979.06.03
Stanfield, Robert Lorne	1967.11.06 - 1976.02.21
Starr, Michael (Acting)	1967.09.09 - 1967.11.05
Diefenbaker, John George	1963.04.22 - 1967.09.08
Diefenbaker, John George	1956.12.14 - 1957.06.20
Rowe, William Earl (Acting)	1956.08.01 - 1956.12.13
Drew, George Alexander	1955.02.01 - 1956.08.01
Rowe, William Earl (Acting)	1954.11.01 - 1955.02.01
Drew, George Alexander	1948.10.02 - 1954.11.01
Bracken, John	1945.06.11 - 1948.07.20

^ May 31, 2003 (Toronto, Ontario)

Ballot No. 4

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
MacKay, Peter Gordon	1538	64.79 %
Prentice, Jim	836	35.21 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	2374

Ballot No. 3

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
MacKay, Peter Gordon	1128	45.01 %
Prentice, Jim	761	30.37 %
ORCHARD, David	617	24.62 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	2506

Ballot No. 2

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
MacKay, Peter Gordon	1018	39.67 %
ORCHARD, David	619	24.12 %
Prentice, Jim	466	18.16 %
Brison, Scott	463	18.04 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	2566

Ballot No. 1

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
MacKay, Peter Gordon	1080	41.08 %
ORCHARD, David	640	24.34 %
Prentice, Jim	478	18.18 %
Brison, Scott	431	16.39 %
CHANDLER, Craig	0
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	2629

^ November 14, 1998 (Ottawa, Canada)

Ballot No. 2

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Clark, Charles Joseph (Joe)	23321	77.48 %
ORCHARD, David	6779	22.52 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	30100

^ October 24, 1998 (Ottawa, Canada)

Ballot No. 1

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Clark, Charles Joseph (Joe)	14592	48.48 %
Segal, Hugh	5689	18.90 %
ORCHARD, David	4916	16.33 %
PALLISTER, Brian	3676	12.21 %
Fortier, Michael	1227	4.08 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	30100

^ April 29, 1995 (Hull, Quebec)

Ballot No. 1

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Charest, Jean J.	1187	100.00 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	1187

^ June 13, 1993 (Ottawa, Ontario)

Ballot No. 2

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Campbell, A. Kim	1817	52.71 %
Charest, Jean J.	1630	47.29 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	3447

Ballot No. 1

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Campbell, A. Kim	1664	47.97 %
Charest, Jean J.	1369	39.46 %
Edwards, James (Jim) Stewart	307	8.85 %
Turner, Garth	76	2.19 %
Boyer, Patrick	53	1.53 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	3469

^ June 11, 1983 (Ottawa, Ontario)

Ballot No. 4

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Mulroney, Martin Brian	1584	54.45 %
Clark, Charles Joseph (Joe)	1325	45.55 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	2909

Ballot No. 3

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Clark, Charles Joseph (Joe)	1058	35.84 %
Mulroney, Martin Brian	1036	35.09 %
Crosbie, John Carnell	858	29.07 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	2952

Ballot No. 2

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Clark, Charles Joseph (Joe)	1085	36.73 %
Mulroney, Martin Brian	1021	34.56 %
Crosbie, John Carnell	781	26.44 %
Crombie, David Edward	67	2.27 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	2954

Ballot No. 1

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Clark, Charles Joseph (Joe)	1091	36.51 %
Mulroney, Martin Brian	874	29.25 %
Crosbie, John Carnell	639	21.39 %
Wilson, Michael Holcombe	144	4.82 %
Crombie, David Edward	116	3.88 %
Pocklington, Peter	102	3.41 %
Gamble, John Albert	17	0.57 %
Fraser, Neil	5	0.17 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	2988

^ February 22, 1976 (Ottawa, Ontario)

Ballot No. 4

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Clark, Charles Joseph (Joe)	1187	51.41 %
Wagner, Claude	1122	48.59 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	2309

Ballot No. 3

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Wagner, Claude	1003	42.84 %
Clark, Charles Joseph (Joe)	969	41.39 %
Mulroney, Martin Brian	369	15.76 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	2341

Ballot No. 2

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Wagner, Claude	667	28.54 %
Clark, Charles Joseph (Joe)	532	22.76 %
Mulroney, Martin Brian	419	17.93 %
Horner, John (Jack) Henry	286	12.24 %
MacDonald, Flora Isabel	239	10.23 %
Hellyer, Paul Theodore	118	5.05 %
Nowlan, John Patrick (Pat)	42	1.80 %
Fraser, John	34	1.45 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	2337

Ballot No. 1

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Wagner, Claude	531	22.50 %
Mulroney, Martin Brian	357	15.13 %
Clark, Charles Joseph (Joe)	277	11.74 %
Horner, John (Jack) Henry	235	9.96 %
Hellyer, Paul Theodore	231	9.79 %
MacDonald, Flora Isabel	214	9.07 %
Stevens, Sinclair McKnight	182	7.71 %
Fraser, John	127	5.38 %
Gillies, James McPhail	87	3.69 %
Nowlan, John Patrick (Pat)	86	3.64 %
Grafftey, William Heward	33	1.40 %
QUITTENTON, Richard C.	0
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	2360

^ September 9, 1967 (Toronto, Ontario)

Ballot No. 5

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Stanfield, Robert Lorne	1150	54.27 %
Roblin, Dufferin (Duff)	969	45.73 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	2119

Ballot No. 4

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Stanfield, Robert Lorne	865	40.05 %
Roblin, Dufferin (Duff)	771	35.69 %
Fulton, Edmund Davie	357	16.53 %
Hamilton, Francis Alvin George	167	7.73 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	2160

Ballot No. 3

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Stanfield, Robert Lorne	717	32.71 %
Roblin, Dufferin (Duff)	541	24.68 %
Fulton, Edmund Davie	361	16.47 %
Hees, George Harris	277	12.64 %
Diefenbaker, John George	114	5.20 %
Hamilton, Francis Alvin George	106	4.84 %
Fleming, Donald Methuen	76	3.47 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	2192

Ballot No. 2

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Stanfield, Robert Lorne	613	27.71 %
Roblin, Dufferin (Duff)	430	19.44 %
Fulton, Edmund Davie	346	15.64 %
Hees, George Harris	299	13.52 %
Diefenbaker, John George	172	7.78 %
Hamilton, Francis Alvin George	127	5.74 %
Fleming, Donald Methuen	115	5.20 %
McCutcheon, Malcolm Wallace	76	3.44 %
Starr, Michael	34	1.54 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	2212

Ballot No. 1

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Stanfield, Robert Lorne	519	23.26 %
Roblin, Dufferin (Duff)	347	15.55 %
Fulton, Edmund Davie	343	15.37 %
Hees, George Harris	295	13.22 %
Diefenbaker, John George	271	12.15 %
McCutcheon, Malcolm Wallace	137	6.14 %
Hamilton, Francis Alvin George	136	6.10 %
Fleming, Donald Methuen	126	5.65 %
Starr, Michael	45	2.02 %
MacLEAN, John	10	0.45 %
WALKER-SAWKA, Mary	2	0.09 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	2231

^ December 14, 1956 (Ottawa, Ontario)

Ballot No. 1

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Diefenbaker, John George	774	60.28 %
Fleming, Donald Methuen	393	30.61 %
Fulton, Edmund Davie	117	9.11 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	1284

^ October 2, 1948 (Ottawa, Ontario)

Ballot No. 1

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Drew, George Alexander	827	66.59 %
Diefenbaker, John George	311	25.04 %
Fleming, Donald Methuen	104	8.37 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	1242

^ December 11, 1942 (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

Ballot No. 2

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Bracken, John	538	61.70 %
MacPHERSON, Murdoch Alexander	255	29.24 %
Diefenbaker, John George	79	9.06 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	872

Ballot No. 1

Name	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Bracken, John	420	48.28 %
MacPHERSON, Murdoch Alexander	222	25.52 %
Diefenbaker, John George	120	13.79 %
Green, Howard Charles	88	10.11 %
Stevens, Henry Herbert	20	2.30 %
Spoiled Ballots	0
TOTAL	870