Progressive Conservative leadership convention, 1967

The 1967 Progressive Conservative leadership convention was held to choose a leader for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. The convention was held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 4x and 9, 1967. Robert Stanfield was elected the new leader.

Aftermath

After the fifth ballot, although he had been abandoned by his party, and his preferred candidate, Roblin, had been defeated, Diefenbaker returned to the convention, introduced by the convention chairperson as ?the greatest Canadian of our century?. Diefenbaker welcomed his successor, Stanfield, and appealed to the party to give Stanfield their ?undivided and unconditional loyalty?. Diefenbaker continued to sit as a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament until his death in 1979.

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Because Stanfield was not a Member of Parliament, Michael Starr, who was House Leader for the PC Party in the house of Commons, served as Leader of the Opposition until the 1968 election.

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Stanfield became a well-respected figure in Canadian politics, but never became prime minister. He led the PC Party through three unsuccessful election campaigns against the Liberal Party of Pierre Trudeau in 1968, 1972, and 1974.

Related Topics:
Liberal Party - Pierre Trudeau - 1968 - 1972 - 1974

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Sources: Toronto Star and Globe and Mail newspapers, August-September 1967.

Related Topics:
Toronto Star - Globe and Mail

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