The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario,often shortened to the Ontario PC Party or simply the PCs,colloquially known as the Tories,is a centre-right political party in Ontario,Canada.
Frank Klees is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2014. He was a cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves.
Elizabeth Witmer is a former Deputy Premier of Ontario,Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 until 2012,representing Waterloo North and later Kitchener—Waterloo as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Cameron "Cam" Jackson is a Canadian politician. A Progressive Conservative,he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1985,and held the office of Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Burlington until his resignation on September 28,2006 to run for mayor of Burlington in the 2006 election. He served as mayor from 2006 to 2010 when he was defeated by Rick Goldring.
Janet Ecker is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003,and was a senior cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves.
This page lists the results of leadership elections within the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.
The Leader of the Official Opposition in Ontario,officially Leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition,is the leader of the largest party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario which is not part of the government. The current Leader of the Opposition is Peter Tabuns,interim leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party,because the NDP won the second largest number of seats as a result of the 2022 election. This is the sixth time the CCF/NDP has formed Ontario's official opposition.
Robert William "Bob" Runciman is a veteran Canadian politician and former provincial Leader of the Opposition in the Ontario Legislature. First elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1981,he held the seat continuously for Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario for the next 29 years. On January 29,2010,he was appointed to the Senate of Canada as a Conservative,where he served until August 10,2017.
Dianne Esther Cunningham is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. She was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1988 to 2003,and a cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves.
John A. Yakabuski is a Canadian politician who served as Ontario Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry from 2018 to 2021 in the Doug Ford cabinet. He is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in the eastern Ontario riding of Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke in 2003. His father,Paul Yakabuski,was also a Tory Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for the area from 1963 to 1987.
Norman William "Norm" Sterling is a Canadian politician,who served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 2011.
Timothy Patrick Hudak is a Canadian former politician who was the leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) Party and from 2009 to 2014. Hudak was a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) from 1995 to 2016,and was also the leader of the Opposition in Ontario when he was PC party leader. He served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves. After resigning his seat in the Ontario legislature in September 2016,Hudak became the chief executive officer of the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA),which has its headquarters in Toronto.
David Hiroshi Tsubouchi is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003,and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves. He was the first Japanese Canadian elected to a provincial legislature.
Allan Kenneth McLean is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1999 who represented the riding of Simcoe East. He was a cabinet minister in the government of Frank Miller and served as speaker of the assembly before being forced out of office due to a scandal.
Patrick Walter Brown is a Canadian politician who has served as the 51st and current mayor of Brampton since 2018. Entering politics when he won a seat on the Barrie City Council in 2000,Brown later joined the Conservative Party and became a member of Parliament (MP) in 2006. He represented Barrie in the House of Commons until 2015,when he was elected as leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) Party and resigned his seat in Parliament. Brown was subsequently elected to represent Simcoe North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and became the leader of the Opposition. He served as leader until 2018,when he was expelled from the caucus. He later returned to municipal politics and was elected mayor of Brampton. In 2022,Brown contested for the federal Conservative leadership election,but was disqualified following claims his campaign violated the Canada Elections Act. He was subsequently re-elected as mayor of Brampton.
Christine Janice Elliott is a retired Canadian politician in Ontario who served as the 11th deputy premier of Ontario and the Ontario minister of health from 2018 to 2022.
On March 6,2009,Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leader John Tory announced his intention to step down as leader following his defeat in a by-election. Tory was elected party leader in the party's 2004 leadership election,and led the party to defeat in the 2007 provincial election in which he failed to win personal election to the Ontario Legislature. He attempted again to enter the legislature in a March 5,2009 by-election but was defeated by the Liberal candidate.
The 41st Legislative Assembly of Ontario was a legislature of the government of the province of Ontario,Canada. The membership was set by the 2014 Ontario general election. The 41st parliament of Ontario was dissolved on May 8,2018.
The 2015 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election was held on May 9,2015,as a result of the resignation of Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak following the provincial election on June 12,2014,his second loss in a row as party leader. Patrick Brown won the leadership with 61.8% of votes allocated,defeating Christine Elliott who had 38.2%.
The 42nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario was a legislature of the province of Ontario,Canada. The membership was set by the 2018 Ontario general election and sat for two sessions until it was dissolved on May 3,2022 in advance of the 2022 Ontario general election.
