The 1976 leadership convention of the The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. Progressive Conservatives were colloquially known as Tories. Between the partys founding in 1867, and its adoption of the Progressive Conservative name in 1942, the party changed its name several times... Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was held in Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Area: 2,778.64 sq. km. Population  - Total (2001)  - Cdn. CD Rank:  - Cdn. Mun. Rank:  - Density 774,072 Ranked 7th Ranked 4th 278.6/km² Time zone Eastern: UTC-5 Latitude Longitude 45°19′ N 75... Ottawa on February 22, 1976, to elect a leader to replace The Right Honourable Robert Lorne Stanfield (April 11, 1914-December 16, 2003) was Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He is sometimes referred to as the greatest prime minister Canada never had, and as one of Canadas most distinguished and respected... Robert Stanfield, who had resigned after losing the In the Canadian federal election of June 25, 1968, the Liberal Party won a majority government under its new leader, Pierre Trudeau. Trudeau, who was a relative unknown until he was appointed to the cabinet by Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, had won a surprise victory over Paul Martin Sr... 1968, The House of Commons after the 1972 election The Canadian federal election of 1972 was held on October 30, 1972. It resulted in a slim victory for the governing Liberal Party, which won 109 seats in the Canadian House of Commons, compared to 107 seats for the opposition Progressive Conservatives... 1972, and The House of Commons after the 1974 election The 1974 Canadian federal election was held on July 8. The governing Liberal Party won its first majority government since 1968, and gave Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau his third term. The Progressive Conservatives, led by Robert Stanfield, did well in the Atlantic... 1974 elections. It unexpectedly elected a 36-year-old, little-known PC A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. Australia In Australia, the term Member of Parliament refers specifically to a member of the Australian House of Representatives. See also... Member of Parliament from Alberta as the party's new leader. This article is about Joe Clark the Canadian political leader. For the article about the United States Senator from Pennsylvania, see Joseph S. Clark. The Right Honourable Charles Joseph Clark, PC (born June 5, 1939) was the sixteenth prime minister of Canada from June 4, 1979, to March 2, 1980... Joe Clark won on the fourth ballot of the convention.

• For complete results, see The first Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leadership convention was held in 1927, when the party was called the Conservative Party. Prior to then the partys leader was chosen by caucus. There have been two permanent leaders since 1927 who were not chosen by a leadership convention. Arthur Meighen... Progressive Conservative leadership conventions.

The convention's delegates were elected by the party's This page refers to a Riding as a unit in local government. For the more usual meaning, see horse and related articles In the British Isles and Canada, a riding is traditionally a sub-division of a county. The word is a corruption of the Old Norse þriðing (thridhing... riding associations, along with the party's youth, campus and women's associations. There were also numerous ex officio delegates, including PC Members of Parliament, defeated candidates from the previous election, members of provincial legislatures, members of the party's national executive and the executives of provincial parties affiliated to the federal party. Delegates cast secret ballots, so their votes were not "tied" to any candidate. After each ballot, the candiate winning the fewest votes was removed from the ballot for the next round. Several candidates withdrew voluntarily when it became clear that they would not be able to win.

The front-runner going into the convention was Claude Wagner (April 4, 1925 - July 11, 1979) was a judge and politician in the Province of Quebec, Canada. In his career, Wagner was a Crown prosecutor, professor of criminal law and judge. He earned a law and order reputation when he served successively as Solicitor General, Attorney General, and... Claude Wagner a former The Parti libéral du Québec (Liberal Party of Quebec), or PLQ, is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is not affiliated with the Liberal Party of Canada. It has traditionally supported Quebec federalism, i.e.,Quebec remaining within the Canadian confederation. It has... Liberal Party of Quebec Minister of Justice in the government of the Province of This article describes the Canadian province. For other usages, see Quebec (disambiguation). Motto: Je me souviens (I remember) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Area 1,542,056 km² (2nd)  - Land 1,183,128 km²  ... Quebec. Wagner's support came from party members who believed that having a Quebec francophone leader would enable the party to expand its support in Quebec, where the party was usually soundly deafeated by the The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas largest political party. It currently forms the federal government under Prime Minister Paul Martin. The Liberal Party is often called Canadas natural governing party because it has been in power in Canada for most of... Liberal Party of Canada in elections. Wagner's "law and order" image as Quebec justice minister appealed to many on the party's right wing.

The Right Honourable Martin Brian Mulroney, PC, CC (born March 20, 1939), was the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993. Born in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Brian Mulroney became Prime Minister after his Progressive Conservative Party won the most parliamentary seats in Canadian history... Brian Mulroney, a lawyer from Quebec who had grown up in a bilingual family, was also seen as a candidate who could appeal to Quebec. Mulroney had never run for public office before, however, and alienated many party members with his slick appearance and his very expensive campaign. He was largely unable to build on the base of support that he brought to the convention. After placing second on the first ballot, Mulroney fell behind Clark on the second ballot as Red Tory delegates began to coalesce behind Clark. After delegates began to desert Mulroney on the third ballot, he was forced out of the race. Mulroney later defeated Clark for the leadership at the 1983 leadership convention.

Clark paced a surprisingly strong third on the first ballot. As other Red Tory candidates withdrew, Red Tories rallied behind Clark, pushing him into first place only on the fourth ballot of the convention.

John Henry (Jack) Horner (July 20, 1927-November 18, 2004) is a rancher and former Canadian politician and Cabinet minister. Nicknamed Cactus Jack, Horner was born in Saskatchewan, the fifth child in a family of six boys and three girls. His mothers uncle had been a prisoner of Louis... Jack Horner, a Member of Parliament from the Province of Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th)  - Land 642,317 km²  - Water 19,531 km² (2.95%) Population ( 2004)  - Population 3... Alberta and a cattle rancher, was considered to be a maverick and attracted votes from right-wing westerners. Horner placed fourth in the first ballot, but as right-wing delegates flocked to Wagner, Horner was unable to increase his vote significantly, and dropped out after the second ballot. After losing the leadership, he joined the Liberal Party and immediately became a minister in the Trudeau government despite his hard-line right-wing views and his harsh criticism of the Liberal government. He was defeated in the The House of Commons after the 1979 election The 1979 Canadian federal election resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Pierre Trudeau. Joe Clark lead the Progressive Conservatives to power, but with only a minority of seats in the Canadian House of... 1979 election, and was later appointed to the board of directors of the CN redirects here, as its the most common usage of the abbreviation in Canada; for more uses, see CN (disambiguation). Canadian National Railway logo or herald (used post-1960) Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre_1960) Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE... Canadian National Railway when Trudeau was returned to power in 1980.

Paul Theodore Hellyer (born August 6, 1923) is a Canadian politician who has had a long and varied career. When he was first elected, as a Liberal in 1949 federal election in the riding of Davenport, he was the youngest person ever elected to the Canadian House of Commons. He... Paul Hellyer was a popular, long-term Liberal cabinet minister from Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. km. Distance - East to West: 43 km. Distance - South to North : 21 km. Population  - Total (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Cdn. CD Rank:  - Cdn. Mun. Rank:  - Density 2,518,772 5,715,386... Toronto who had been defeated by Name Pierre Elliott Trudeau Number Fifteenth First term April 20, 1968–June 4,1979 Second term March 3, 1980–June 30, 1984 Predecessor Lester Bowles Pearson Successors Joe Clark John Napier Turner Date of birth October 18, 1919 Place of birth Montreal, Quebec Date of death September 28... Pierre Trudeau at the (Redirected from 1968 Liberal Party of Canada leadership race) The 1968 Liberal Party of Canada leadership race saw Pierre Trudeau emerge as a surprise winner in what was one of the most important leadership races in the history of the Liberal Party of Canada. Liberal leader and Prime Minister Lester... 1968 Liberal leadership convention. After leaving the Liberal Party, Hellyer had attempted to establish a new party under his own leadership, the Action Canada movement. This was unsuccessful, and Hellyer joined the PC Party. Hellyer seriously damaged his bid for the PC leadership during his convention speech, when he criticized centrist Red Tory is a nickname given to a political tradition in Canadas conservative political parties. Red Tories were traditionally fiscally conservative but retained traditional social values of the aristocracy such as noblesse oblige. Modern Red Tories define themselves as fiscally conservative and socially progressive. Red Toryism is contrasted with... Red Tories in the party for not being conservative enough. This alienated many party members who saw the irony in a former Liberal cabinet minister lecturing party members about being conservative. After placing respectably in fifth in the first ballot, close to half of his delegates left his camp to support other candidates on the second ballot, and Hellyer withdrew from the race.

For the Scottish Jacobite heroine, see Flora Macdonald Flora Isabel MacDonald (born June 3, 1926) is a Canadian politician. She was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1972 general election as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Kingston and the Islands. She remained in parliament... Flora MacDonald, a popular PC Member of Parliament from Kingston, Ontario, with a population of approximately 142,819 people, is located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands begin. Kingston is nicknamed the Limestone City because of the many historical buildings made from the local material... Kingston, Ontario, was the first woman to make a serious run for the PC leadership. (Mary Walker-Sawka had won two votes at the 1968 leadership convention.) MacDonald encouraged women of all political stripes across Canada to support her campaign by contributing one dollar. She was believed to be the front-runner amongst the Red Tory candidates going into the convention. Based on the public statements of support that she had received from delegates, many believed that she had a realistic chance of becoming leader. After the delegates cast their secret ballots, however, the result was very different. After the first ballots were counted, however, she had won far fewer votes than had been promised to her by delegates, and Clark became the favourite amongst Red Tories. The phenomenon of delegates promising their votes to one candidate and then voting for another has become known in Canadian politics as the "Flora Syndrome". She continued to be a respected Member of Parliament and served as a minister in the Clark and Mulroney governments.

Sinclair McKnight Stevens (born February 11, 1927) is a Canadian parliamentarian. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1972 federal election as a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament. Stevens ran as a candidate in the 1976 Progressive Conservative leadership convention. He finished seventh on the... Sinclair Stevens, an Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14.7%) Population... Ontario businessperson and PC MP, placed sixth on the first ballot, and began the stampede toward the Clark camp by withdrawing and encouraging his delegates to support Clark on the second ballot. This helped solidified Clark's position as the Red Tory candidate of choice.

Four other PC Members of Parliament sought the leadership, but attracted few votes:

• John Patrick (Pat) Nowlan (born 1931) is a retired Canadian parliamentarian. Nowlan was a Progressive Conservative backbench Member of Parliament representing a Nova Scotia riding in the Canadian House of Commons continuously from 1965 to 1993. Nowlan was an unsuccessful candidate at that years 1976 Progressive Conservative leadership convention... Pat Nowlan ( Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra A. Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area 55,284 km² (12th)  - Land 53,338 km²  - Water 1,946 km² (3.5%) Population (2004... Nova Scotia),
• William Heward Grafftey (born 1928) is a Canadian politician and businessman. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1958 general election that elected John George Diefenbakers Progressive Conservatives in a landslide victory. In the 1964 Great Flag Debate, he was one of a handful... Heward Grafftey ( This article describes the Canadian province. For other usages, see Quebec (disambiguation). Motto: Je me souviens (I remember) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Area 1,542,056 km² (2nd)  - Land 1,183,128 km²  ... Quebec),
• James (Jim) McPhail Gillies (born 1924) is a former Canadian parliamentarian. He was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1972 general election, and won re-election in 1974. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1976 Progressive Conservative leadership convention. He retired as a Member of Parliament... James McPhail Gillies ( Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. km. Distance - East to West: 43 km. Distance - South to North : 21 km. Population  - Total (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Cdn. CD Rank:  - Cdn. Mun. Rank:  - Density 2,518,772 5,715,386... Toronto, Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14.7%) Population... Ontario), and
• John Allen Fraser (born December 15, 1931) is a retired Canadian parliamentarian, and former Speaker of the House of Commons. Born in Yokohama, Japan, Fraser was first won a seat in parliament in the 1972 general election as a Progressive Conservative from Vancouver. He stood as a candidate at the1976... John Fraser.

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• The first Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leadership convention was held in 1927, when the party was called the Conservative Party. Prior to then the partys leader was chosen by caucus. There have been two permanent leaders since 1927 who were not chosen by a leadership convention. Arthur Meighen... Progressive Conservative leadership conventions