Politics1 Canada: Paul Hellyer, MP

Paul T. Hellyer

Paul Hellyer - 1976 Leadership race
1976 Leadership Campaign

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 1923.08.06 - Waterford, Ontario, Canada.

OCCUPATION: Author, Businessman, Engineer, Merchant, Newspaper Columnist.

POLITICAL PARTY:
Liberal - 1949-71.
Independent - 1971-72.
Progressive Conservative, 1972-82.
Liberal - 1982-97.
Canadian Action - 1997-Present.

HOUSE OF COMMONS:
2000.11.27, Toronto Centre-Rosedale, Ontario - Defeated.
1997.06.02, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, Ontario - Defeated.
1988, St. Paul's, Ontario - Candidate for Liberal nomination.
1974.07.08, Trinity, Ontario - Defeated.
1972.10.30, Trinity, Ontario - Re-Elected.
1968.06.25, Trinity, Ontario - Re-Elected.
1965.11.08, Trinity, Ontario - Re-Elected.
1963.04.08, Trinity, Ontario - Re-Elected.
1962.06.18, Trinity, Ontario - Re-Elected.
1958.12.15, Trinity, Ontario - Re-Elected.
1958.03.31, Davenport, Ontario - Defeated.
1957.06.10, Davenport, Ontario - Defeated.
1953.08.10, Davenport, Ontario - Re-Elected.
1949.06.27, Davenport, Ontario - Elected.

SENIOR GOVERNMENT:
Minister of Transport (1967.09.19 - 1969.04.29).
Minister of National Defense (1963.04.22 - 1967.09.18).
Associate Minister of National Defense (1957.04.26 - 1957.06.20).

PARTY LEADERSHIP:

Candidate for Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, April 1968. First ballot: 2nd place (out of eight candidates) with 330 votes - 14%. Second ballot: 3rd place - 465 votes - 19.7%. Third ballot: 3rd place - 377 votes - 16%. Withdrew before the fourth ballot.

Candidate for Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, February 1976. First ballot: 5th place (out of eleven candidates) with 231 votes - 9.8%. Second ballot: 6th place - 118 votes - 5%. Withdrew after second ballot and endorsed Claude Wagner.

Founder & Leader, Canadian Action Party, 1997-2004.