1949_Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Ontario_leadership_election

1949 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election

1949 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election

Add article description

A leadership election was held by the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario on April 27, 1949 to replace retiring leader and premier George Drew who had resigned after losing his seat in the 1948 provincial election and deciding to enter federal politics. The interim leader of the party (and interim premier) was Thomas Laird Kennedy. The party selected Leslie Frost on the first ballot.

Quick Facts Date, Convention ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "PC Delegates Gather To Choose New Leader From Four in Race". Globe and Mail. April 26, 1949.

B. M. Greene, ed. (1952). "Frost, Hon. Leslie Miscampbell, Q.C., LL.D., D.C.L., M.P.P.". Who's Who in Canada (1951-1952 ed.). Toronto: International Press Ltd. pp. 25–6.


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This elections in Canada-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1949_Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Ontario_leadership_election, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.