Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
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Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
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| Active provincial party | |
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| Leader | Paul Davis |
| President | Mark Whiffen |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Headquarters | 20 Hallett Crescent, P.O. Box 8551 St. John's, NL |
| Ideology |
Red Toryism Progressive conservatism Liberal conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Blue |
| Seats in House of Assembly |
7 / 40
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| Official website | |
The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a centre-right provincial political party in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The party was founded in 1949 and formed the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador from the 2003 general election until the 2015 general election. Paul Davis has served as party leader since September 13, 2014, and was sworn in as the 12th Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador on September 26, 2014. The party has served as the official opposition to the government of Newfoundland and Labrador since December 14, 2015.
The party originated before Newfoundland's confederation with Canada as the Responsible Government League (RGL). The RGL campaigned for responsible government to return to Newfoundland, after being suspended in 1934. In the 1948 referendum Newfoundland narrowly voted to join Canada as its tenth province. Following the referendum federal parties started organizing in Newfoundland and most members of the RGL decided to align themselves with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, to form the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland.
Harry Mews was acclaimed as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party and led them into the 1949 provincial election. Liberal leader Joey Smallwood, who had campaigned for confederation in 1948, led his party to victory, winning 22 seats of the 28 seats available. The Progressive Conservatives only managed to win five seats and Mews, who ran in the district of St. John's West, was unsuccessful in his bid for a seat in the House of Assembly. Mews was elected mayor of St. John's later that year and stepped down as party leader soon after.
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