Reform Party of Canada
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Reform Party of Canada
Parti réformiste du Canada |
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| Leader | Preston Manning |
| Founded | October 30, 1987 |
| Dissolved | March 25, 2000 |
| Succeeded by | Canadian Alliance |
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Conservatism Libertarian conservatism Right-wing populism Social conservatism Direct democracy |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colours | Green, Blue |
The Reform Party of Canada (French: Parti réformiste du Canada) was a right-wing populistfederal political party in Canada that existed from 1987 to 2000. Reform was founded as a Western Canada-based protest movement and eventually became a populist conservative party, with strong social conservative elements. It was initially motivated by the perceived need for democratic reforms and by profound Western Canadian discontent with the Progressive Conservative (PC) federal government of Brian Mulroney.
Led by its founder Preston Manning, Reform rapidly gained momentum in western Canada, and successfully supplanted the PCs as the largest party in Western Canada after the 1993 election. In opposition, the party advocated for spending restraint and democratic reform. In the leadup to the 1997 election, the party attempted to make a national breakthrough and replace the ailing PCs. However, a Liberal victory and disappointment with the lack of Eastern seats led many members to question the future direction of a party.
The party was directly succeeded by the Canadian Alliance in 2000, which merged with the Progressive Conservative Party in 2003 to form the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada.
With the collapse of the 1984-1993 PC electoral coalition composed of westerners, rural Ontarians and Quebec nationalists, the Reform Party's fortunes rose. It first entered Parliament in 1989 when Deborah Grey won a by-election in an Edmonton-area riding. The party achieved major breakthrough in the 1993 federal election, when it went from holding 1 seat to 52, just two seats behind the Bloc Quebecois who held Official Opposition status.
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