W. Heward Grafftey

1976 Leadership Campaign

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 1928.08.05 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

OCCUPATION: Lumber Merchant, Book Publisher, Lawyer, Author.

POLITICAL PARTY:
Progressive Canadian: 2006
Progressive Conservative (PC): 1957-2003.

HOUSE OF COMMONS:
2006.01.23 - Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec - Defeated.
2000.11.27 - Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec - Defeated.
1980.02.18 - Missisquoi, Quebec - Defeated.
1979.05.22 - Missisquoi, Quebec - Re-Elected.
1974.07.08 - Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec - Re-Elected.
1972.10.30 - Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec - Re-Elected.
1968.06.25 - Missisquoi, Quebec - Defeated.
1965.11.08 - Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec - Re-Elected.
1963.04.08 - Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec - Re-Elected.
1962.06.18 - Brome--Missisquoi, Quebec - Re-Elected.
1958.03.31 - Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec - Elected.
1957.06.10 - Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec - Defeated.

SENIOR GOVERNMENT:
Minister of State for Science and Technology (1979.10.08 - 1980.03.02).
Minister of State for Social Programs (1979.06.04 - 1979.10.07).

PARTY LEADERSHIP:
Candidate for Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, February 1976. First ballot: 11th place (out of 11 candidates) with 33 votes - 1.4%. Grafftey was eliminated after the first ballot and endorsed Joe Clark for Leader. Clark was elected Leader on the fourth ballot.

Candidate for Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, May 2003. Withdrew before the convention.