When do I vote? When are polls open? Who Represents Me? Congress special elections Governors State executives State legislatures Ballot measures State judges Municipal officials School boards. How do I update a page? Election results. Privacy policy About Ballotpedia Disclaimers Login. Stephen Harper. The election brought change again when the Harper-led Conservatives became opposition members as the Justin Trudeau-led Liberals won a majority government.
Harper stepped down as leader and then left Parliament the following year. A variety of newsletters you'll love, delivered straight to you. Social Sharing. A new PM and a new minority government 16 years ago In July the Bank of Canada cut interest rates for the second time in six months. Canada country profile. Image source, Reuters. Stephen Harper's Conservative Party has been in office since The new Conservative Party, with Mr Harper at the helm, reunited Canada's political right after years of disarray.
But the father-of-two could not beat Liberal Party leader Paul Martin in the election, and Mr Martin was able to form a minority government. Observers say the Conservative Party's controversial statements on abortion and same-sex marriage lost them key votes on that occasion. Next time around, Mr Harper - a keen strategist - managed to marginalise the more extreme elements of his party.
His election as Canada's prime minister in reversed more than a decade of Liberal Party rule in parliament. It also completed Mr Harper's transformation from hard-line right-winger to a progressive conservative with a party positioned at the centre of the political spectrum. Sometimes seen as an aloof figure more at home with a spreadsheet than working a crowd, the Alberta MP managed to stay at the helm of a minority government longer than expected.
Accusations that he was a pro-Bush "extremist" who would curb abortion rights and put an end to same-sex marriages failed to stick.
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