List of Canadian conservative leaders

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This a list of leaders and Prime Ministers of Canada after Confederation who were members of federal Conservative parties.

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[edit] "Tory" Parties

This 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-) ("the Tory parties"), and of Prime Ministers of Canada after Confederation who were members of those parties.

[edit] Tory Prime Ministers of Canada

[edit] Conservative (pre-1942)

Further information: Liberal-Conservative Party, Conservative Party of Canada (historical), Unionist Party (Canada), National Liberal and Conservative Party, and National Government (Canada)

[edit] Progressive Conservative

Main article: Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

[edit] Conservative Party of Canada

For more details on current "Tory" Prime Ministers, see Conservative Party of Canada.

[edit] Footnotes

1 Created Viscount Bennett following his retirement from office.

[edit] Tory leaders since Confederation

[edit] Conservative (pre-1942)

Further information: Liberal-Conservative Party, Conservative Party of Canada (historical), Unionist Party (Canada), National Liberal and Conservative Party, and National Government (Canada)

[edit] Progressive Conservative

Main article: Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

[edit] Conservative Party of Canada

For more details on current "Tory" Leaders, see Conservative Party of Canada.

[edit] Footnotes

1 On this occasion, Meighen failed in his attempts to win re-election to the House of Commons, so Hanson remained Leader of the Opposition throughout Meighen's term

2 Bracken did not win election to the House of Commons until 1945, so Hanson remained Leader of the Opposition until January 1943, when he was replaced by Gordon Graydon

3 On two occasions when Drew was too ill to perform his duties, William Earl Rowe served as Leader of the Opposition

4 Michael Starr served as Leader of the Opposition until November 5, 1967, when Stanfield, who had previously been premier of Nova Scotia, won election to Parliament

[edit] Other Conservative Parties

[edit] Parties that have had representation in the House of Commons

[edit] "Reform-Alliance"

[edit] Leaders of the Reform Party of Canada

[edit] Leaders of the Canadian Alliance

[edit] Leaders of the Social Credit Party of Canada

[edit] Parties that have had no representation in the House of Commons

[edit] Leaders of the Christian Heritage Party of Canada

[edit] Leaders of the Libertarian Party of Canada

[edit] Leaders of the Progressive Canadian Party

[edit] Leaders of the Western Block Party

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Leaders of the Conservative Party of Canada and its antecedents
Macdonald (C) · Abbott (C) · Thompson (C) · Bowell (C) · Tupper (C) · Borden (C) · Meighen (C) · Bennett (C) · Manion (C) · Meighen (C) · Bracken (PC) · Drew (PC) · Diefenbaker (PC) · Stanfield (PC) · Clark (PC) · Mulroney (PC) · Manning (R) · Campbell (PC) · Charest (PC) · Clark (PC) · Day (CA) · Harper (CA) · MacKay (PC) · Harper (C)
(C) = Conservative · (PC) = Progressive Conservative · (R) = Reform · (CA) = Canadian Alliance · Italicized names denotes second or later terms as leader of a Conservative party.
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Conservative parties in Canada
Forming the government
Forming the official opposition
Third Parties with representation
currently none
No representation in the Commons
No representation in legislature
Historical national parties
Historical provincial and territorial parties