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Progressive Conservative Party leadership election, 1948






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GeorgeDrew.jpg

John G. Diefenbaker.jpg

Donald Fleming.jpg
Candidate

George A. Drew

John Diefenbaker

Donald Fleming
Party

Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative
Delegate count

827
311
104
Percentage

66.7%
25.0%
8.4%





Leader before election

John Bracken



Elected Leader

George A. Drew



















Progressive Conservative leadership election, 1948
Date
October 2, 1948
Convention
Ottawa Coliseum,
Lansdowne Park
Ottawa, Ontario
Resigning leader
John Bracken
Won by
George A. Drew
Ballots
1
Candidates
3
Entrance Fee
C$?
Spending limit
None

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The 1948 Progressive Conservative leadership election was held to choose a leader for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. The convention was held at the Ottawa Coliseum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Voting occurred on October 2, 1948. Premier of Ontario George A. Drew was elected as the party's new leader.




Contents





  • 1 Background


  • 2 Candidates


  • 3 Convention


  • 4 Results


  • 5 References




Background[edit]


John Bracken had been leader of the party since 1942 but did not enter parliament until the 1945 federal election in which the Liberal government was re-elected despite an increase in seats for the Progressive Conservatives. Unable to impress his leadership on the parliamentary party, which viewed him as an outsider, he was persuaded to step down as leader in 1948.



Candidates[edit]



  • George A. Drew, 54, had been Premier of Ontario since 1943.


  • John George Diefenbaker, 53, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lake Centre, Saskatchewan since 1940, announced his second bid for the leadership having run unsuccessfully in 1942. He had support from western delegates but was unpopular in Quebec.


  • Donald Fleming, 43, MP for the Toronto riding of Eglinton since 1945

Grey North (Ontario) MP W. Garfield Case ended his candidacy before the convention to support Drew.



Convention[edit]


Policies considered by delegates including tax relief, a ban on communist activities, abolishing an annual $2.50 radio licence fee, reducing the cost of government, strengthened defence, a long-term immigration policy, a national flag, and a national library.[1]


Drew's speech to delegates received more applause than Diefenbaker's. The Ontario premier called for stronger ties between Quebec and English Canada, warned against centralization of power in Ottawa and faoured personal initiative, saving, and security.[1]


Fleming warned of the “cancer of Communism in our midst (that) must be fought without quarter by every democratic weapon open to a free people” and accused the Liberals of surrendering to socialist economics. He aruged that Quebec was essential for the party's success.[1]


Diefenbaker said the party needed more support from what he called the “forgotten man" arguing that “They want leadership that will assert that decent living cannot come from government handouts; they know that government cannot take the place of fundamental virtues of honest, thrift, hard work, tolerance and sympathy… I believe that progress can be achieved by free enterprise rather than through the muddling interference of bureaucrats.”[1]



Results[edit]





















First Ballot
Candidate
Delegate Support
Percentage

GeorgeDrew.jpg

George A. Drew

827

66.6%

John G. Diefenbaker.jpg

John Diefenbaker
311
25.0%

Donald Fleming.jpg

Donald Fleming
104
8.4%
Total
1,242
100%

Wilfrid Garfield Case announced his candidacy but withdrew before the convention to support Drew.



References[edit]




  1. ^ abcd "1948 PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP CONVENTION". CPAC. Cable Public Affairs Channel. 










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