Canada under a US style presidential system (1867-present)

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List of Alberta Governors

Alexander Cameron Rutherford, L (1905-1910)
Arthur Lewis Sifton, L (1910-1917)
Charles Stewart, L (1917-1925)
John Edward Brownlee, UFA (1925-1934)
Richard Gavin Reid, UFA (1934-1937)
William Aberhart, SC (1937-1943)
Ernest Manning, SC (1943-

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List of Quebec Governors:
Pierre-Joseph-Olivier-Chauveau, C (1867-1875)
Charles-Eugene Boucher de Boucherville, C (1875-1879)
Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, C (1879-1887)
Honore Mercier, L (1887-1894)
Felix-Gabriel Marchand, L (1894-1895)
Edmund James Flynn, C (1895-1899)
Simon-Napoleon Parent, L (1899-1907)
Lomer Gouin, L (1907-1923)
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, L (1923-1935)
Adélard Godbout, L (1935-1947)
Maurice Duplessis, UN (1947-

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List of Nova Scotia Governors:
William Anand, L (1867-1875)
Phillip Carteret Hill, L (1875-1879)
Simon Hugh Colmes, C (1879-1883)
William Thomas Pipes, L (1883-1891)
William Stevens Fielding, L (1891-1895)
George Henry Murray, L (1895-1923)
Edgar Nelson Rhodes, C (1923-1931)
Angus Lewis Macdonald, L (1931-1939)
Alexander Stirling MacMillan, L (1939-1943)
Angus Lewis Macdonald, L (1943-1951)
Robert Stanfield, PC (1951-

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April 11, 1954

Vice President Macdonald dies due to a heart attack. Congress convenes, and confirms the appointment of Secretary C.D. Howe as Vice President of Canada.

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Litst of VPs

George-Etienne Cartier, Cons (1867-1871)
Akexander Mackenzie, L (1871-1879)
Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Cons (1879-1891)
John Abbott, Cons (1891-1892)
John Thompson, Cons (1892-1894)
Mackenzie Bowell, Cons (1894-1899)
Andrew George Blair, L (1899-1907)
William Stevens Fielding, L (1907-1915)
Richard McBride, Cons (1915-1917)
Arthur Meighen, Cons (1917-1921)
Hugh Guthrie, Cons (1921-1923)
Lomer Gouin, L (1923-1927)
Robert James Manion, Cons (1927-1931)
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, L (1931-1943)
Clarence Gillis, Com'th (1943-1951)
Angus Lewis Macdonald, L (1951-1954)
C. D. Howe, L (1954- )

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Commonwealth Party Presidential Primaries.

For the first time in party history, the Commonwealth Party has a contested presidential race.


Former Vice President Clarence Gillis of Nova Scotia


Party chairman F.R. Scott of Quebec


Senator David Lewis of Ontario


Former Governor Ted Jolliffe of Ontario


With no candidates from the delegate rich west, the provinces there stuck with what they knew, and backed Gillis. Ontario supported Joliffe and Quebec voted for Scott. Atlantic Canada of course went for Gillis as well. Gillis thus won the race, and chose Jolliffe to run as his VP.

Progressive Conservative Presidential Primaries


Congressman John Diefenbaker of Saskatchewan


Congressman Davie Fulton of British Columbia

Diefenbaker ran again for President, this time he was seen as the front runner as he spent many years planning for the right time, which he felt was now, for a Conservative breakthrough. He pledged to rebuild the Conservatives in this race, win or lose and keep fighting until he wins the Presidency.  His only competition was Davie Fulton, a fellow Congressman from B.C. Diefenbaker chose him as his VP after defeating him.

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1955

The Tories make a come back, winning their first electoral votes in years. Diefenbaker focused much of his effort in Ontario which started to vote for Conservative Governors. It worked giving him the province, but the only other province he won was P.E.I.  The election was very close in many provinces. Manitoba was decided by a quarter of a percent. The SoCreds made some inroads in BC, thanks to having a Social Credit governor in WAC Bennett. The province was literally a four way fight, with all candidates receiving support in the mid 20s.

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Bump. I'd love to see this continued, Earl.

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House results
Liberals: 137
Conservatives: 80
Commonwealth Party: 24
Social Credit: 17

By 1957, the Tories had overtaken the Senate..
Senate standings
Conservatives: 32
Liberals: 30
Union Nationale (Quebec): 19
Social Credit: 11
Commonwealth: 7

The Tories formed a majority with their alliance with the UN. This created difficulty for Congress and President St. Laurent.

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In 1956, the Liberal House passes a bill to allow an American company to build a gas pipeline from Alberta to eastern Canada. This is heavily supported by the St. Laurent administration. However, in the Senate, all the other parties shoot it down. This really hurt the Liberals going into the 1957 midterms. Minority leader Howard Charles Green leads the Tories to victory in the 1957 midterms.

Results:
Conservatives: 112
Liberals: 105
Commonwealth: 25
Social Credit: 19

Following the midterms, the St. Laurent's popularity dropped substantially. The Conservatives and the Commonwealth Party worked together to create a new made in Canada pipe-line bill, but it was vetoed by St. Laurent.

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1959 Conservative Presidential Primaries


Congressman Donald Felming of Ontario


Congressman John Diefenbaker of Saskatchewan


Speaker Howard Charles Green of British Columbia


Governor Leslie Frost of Ontario


Diefenbaker had been an influential unofficial leader of the Conservatives during their rise to power, and narrowly defeated Green to be the nominee. Diefenbaker would choose Leon Balcer, a Quebecer to be his VP candidate in an effort to tap into Quebec, something the Tories were unable to do.

Meanwhile, the Commonwealth Party selected Congressman Hazen Argue. The party, polling low heading into the 1959 election saw no other candidates for President. Argue selected Congressman Herbert Wilfred Herridge of British Columbia as VP.

The Socreds nominated the same ticket as last time in an effort for party unity, but the party was too fractured and saw very little support.

[Vazdul (Formerly Chairman of the Communist Party of Ontario)]

I'm glad to see this come back.

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1959 election



Diefenbaker wins in a landslide. Picking a Quebec VP helps win him the province. Only Newfoundland and the Yukon hold out.

It was a landslide in the House, too:
Conservatives: 208
Liberals: 49
Commonwealth: 9
Social Credit: 0

The Socreds drop off the radar, and the Commonwealth Party is decimated. Merger talks with the Canadian Labour Congress begin.

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After becoming President, Diefenbaker lowered taxes, and increased old age pensions. Later in his term, he passed the Canadian Bill of Rights. He also extended the vote to all Native Canadians. However, he was unable to compromise on Quebec, and his rating there began to falter.  Diefenbaker also scrapped the Avro Arrow Program by 1960, something he had campaigned on. The planes had been fully developed at this point though, and were not destroyed.

Meanwhile, the Commonwealth Party formed an alliance with the Canadian Labour Congress, and its candidates would run as the "New Party" in the 1961 midterms.  The New Party was seen as a fresh face for Canada's left wing, and increased its popularity.

Mid terms:
Conservatives 148
Liberals 73
New Party 34
Social Credit 15

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Liberal Party primaries (1963).

Former Vice President CD Howe died in 1960, so the race was open. Three candidates declared themselves.



Senator Lester B. Pearson of Ontario, a former nobel peace prize winner.



Senator Paul Martin, also of Ontario- making his second run for the Presidency.



Mayor Harold Lloyd Henderson of Manitoba (Mayor of Portage La Prairie).


Henderson did not have much support, and won just one delegate in the primaries. The real battle was between Pearson and Martin. Pearson won every province except Quebec, which was loyal to Martin, a half French Canadian.

Preason won the Liberal Primaries, and chose Jean Lesage, Governor of Quebec to be his VP. Lesage was the first Liberal governor of Quebec in 12 years, and was seen as the future of the province, which had been ruled by the autocratic Governor Duplessis for much of that time. The election of Lesage in the 1959 Gubernatorial race saw an end to Duplessis and the beginning of a new, liberal Quebec.

Meanwhile, the "New Party" announced that they would formally become the Democratic Party at their 1963 convention. Two candidates were contesting for the Democratic nomination. Governor of Saskatchewan, Tommy Douglas and congressman Hazen Argue, also of Saskatchewan. Douglas was no longer popular in his home province, which was in the midst of a doctor's strike against his imposed medicare policies. However, Douglas was seen as a hero by partisans elsewhere.  Argue just won the Saskatchewan primary, while Douglas won all the other provinces.



Tommy Douglas chose CLC President Claude Jodoin to be his VP candidate, an act to unify the new party, and maybe even boost support in Quebec, a province which was seeing a rise in left wing intellectualism.

Finally, the SoCreds were seeing a resurgence of their own. The Social Credity Party had a disputed primary which many believed Real Caouette won, however the official winner was Robert N. Thompson, a Senator from Alberta. While the riff in the party caused by the convention was huge, Thompson selected Caouette to be the Social Credit VP once again.

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And so, all the VP candidates were from Quebec

List of Quebec Governors:
Pierre-Joseph-Olivier-Chauveau, C (1867-1875)
Charles-Eugene Boucher de Boucherville, C (1875-1879)
Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, C (1879-1887)
Honore Mercier, L (1887-1894)
Felix-Gabriel Marchand, L (1894-1895)
Edmund James Flynn, C (1895-1899)
Simon-Napoleon Parent, L (1899-1907)
Lomer Gouin, L (1907-1923)
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, L (1923-1935)
Adélard Godbout, L (1935-1947)
Maurice Duplessis, UN (1947-1959)
Paul Sauvé, UN (1959, interim)
Jean Lesage, L (1959-

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List of Ontario Governors:

John Sandfield Macdonald, Cons (1867-1871)
Archibald McKellar, L (1871-1875)
Oliver Mowat, L (1875-1899)
George William Ross, L (1899-1907)
James Whitney, Cons (1907-1914)
William Howard Hearst, Cons (1914-1923)
Howard Ferguson, C (1923-1931)
Mitchell Hepburn, L (1931-1943)
Ted Jolliffe, Comm'th (1943-1951)
Leslie Frost, C (1951-

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1963



Diefenbaker lost badly in Quebec, which he alienated, and he lost a lot of support in urban areas, which hurt him in Ontario. Losing both provinces makes it impossible to win the election, and even though "Dief the Chief" won the popular vote by a razor thin margin, Pearson was elected President of Canada.

The House vote was different however, as the Tories held power there

Conservatives: 116
Liberals: 100
Social Credit: 30
Democrats: 19

Meanwhile, the Conservatives had a narrow lead in the Senate
Senate
Conservatives: 39
Liberals: 36
Social Credit: 12
UN: 10
Democrats: 5

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Upon his election, President Pearson worked with Congress to pass some legislation. The Tory controlled congress proved to be quite moderate, and allowed for reform to pass. Once the doctor's strike ended in Saskatchewan, medicare became popular, and was backed by Congress. As was old age security reforms and Canada student loans were also passed.

The main theme of the 1965 midterms became the great flag debate. While the Tories could cooperate on social reforms, there was no way they would support changing Canada's flag from the red ensign to a totally new design. Pearson and the Liberals supported a new flag, but the Tories wanted to keep the old one. It was a bitter fight. President Pearson was booed by a gathering of veterans at a campaign speech. However, many Canadians did want a new flag, and the Liberals gained seats and control of the house.

1965 midterms

House
Liberals: 129
Conservatives: 95
Social Credit: 24
Democrats: 17

Senate
The Senate races didn't see much change to its composition. The Tories lost a net of just one seat.

Conservatives: 38
Liberals: 36 
Social Credit: 12
UN: 11
Democrats: 5

The Conservatives were the only party against having a new flag, and in 1966 Canada got a new flag:


 

[Vazdul (Formerly Chairman of the Communist Party of Ontario)]

Yuck! That flag is hideous.

Keep it coming!

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Yuck! That flag is hideous.

Ha, it was Pearson's flag of choice. I figured in this scenario, it would have been chosen.

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Really glad to see this back.

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1967 Conservative Primaries

The '67 primaries involved a plethora of candidates...



Governor Robert Stanfield of Nova Scotia



Governor Dufferin "Duff" Roblin of Manitoba



Congressman Davie Fulton of British Columbia, running again



Senator George Hees of Ontario


Former President John Diefenbaker of Saskatchewan

Senator Malcolm Wallace McCutcheon of Ontario


Congressman Alvin Hamilton of Saskatchewan


Senator Donald Fleming of Ontario


Senator Michael Starr of Ontario

Car rental agency owner John MacLean of Ontario

Freelance writer Mary Walker-Sawka - the first woman to run for President of Canada

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List of Saskatchewan Governors:
Thomas Walter Scott, L (1905-1917)
William Melville Martin, L (1917-1925)
Charles Avery Dunning, L (1925-1929)
James Thomas Milton Anderson, Cons (1929-1933)
James Garfield Gardiner, L (1933-1935)
William John Patterson, L (1935-1941)
Tommy Douglas, Comm'th (1941-1963)
Woodrow Stanley Lloyd, D (1963-1965)
Ross Thatcher, L (1965-

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List of Manitoba Governors:
Alfred Boyd, NP (1870-1871)
Marc-Amable Girard, NP (1871-1874)
Robert Atkinson Davis, NP (1874-1878)
John Norquay, NP (1878-1889)
David Howard Harrison, NP (1889-1890)
Thomas Greenway, L (1890-1902)
Rodmond Roblin, Cons (1902-1915)
Hugh Armstrong, Cons (1915-1918)
Tobias Norris, L (1918-1926)
John Bracken, P (1926-1942)
Seymour Farmer, Comm'th (1942-1948)
Douglas Lloyd Campbell, L (1948-1956)
Dufferin Roblin, C (1956-