David Orchard

1998 Leadership Campaign

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 1950.06.28 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

OCCUPATION: Farmer and Author.

POLITICAL PARTY:
Liberal, 2005-.
Conservative Party 2003-05.
Progressive Conservative 1998-2003.

HOUSE OF COMMONS:
2008.10.14 - Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River, Saskatchewan - Defeated.
2000.11.27 - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan - Defeated

PARTY LEADERSHIP:
Candidate for Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, October 1998. First ballot: 3rd place (out of five candidates) with 4,916 votes - 16.3%. Second (and final) ballot: second place - 6,779 votes - 22.5%.

Candidate for Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, May 2003. First ballot: 2nd place (out of four candidates) with 640 votes - 24.3%. Second ballot: second place - 619 votes - 24.1%. Third ballot: third place: 617votes - 24.6%. Fourth ballot: eliminated.