PC Party
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The PC Party was a major Canadian federal political party that traditionally represented center-right, progressive conservative values before merging into the modern Conservative Party of Canada.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative Party of Canada | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Canadian federal political party ⓘ |
| advocatedPolicy |
economic liberalism
ⓘ
fiscal conservatism ⓘ moderate social policy ⓘ |
| coalitionBase |
Red Tory voters
ⓘ
business interests ⓘ some rural voters ⓘ |
| color | blue ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2003 ⓘ |
| electoralCollapse | 1993 Canadian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedGovernment |
1957–1963
ⓘ
1979–1980 ⓘ 1984–1993 ⓘ |
| founded | 1942 ⓘ |
| hadPrimeMinister |
Brian Mulroney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joe Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ John Diefenbaker NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadWomenWing | Progressive Conservative Women’s Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadYouthWing | Progressive Conservative Youth Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Ottawa
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
|
| ideology | progressive conservatism ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedWith | Canadian Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Charlottetown Accord negotiations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meech Lake Accord negotiations NERFINISHED ⓘ introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) ⓘ negotiation of Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Brian Mulroney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joe Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ John Diefenbaker NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Stanfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originOfName | combination of Progressive and Conservative parties ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-right ⓘ |
| predecessor | Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn |
House of Commons of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedTraditionally |
centre-right voters
ⓘ
progressive conservative values ⓘ |
| resultingParty | modern Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatCountIn1993Election | 2 ⓘ |
| shortName | PC Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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