Electoral history of Stephen Harper

This article is the Electoral history of Stephen Harper, the twenty-second prime minister of Canada.

Harper served as prime minister from February 6, 2006 to November 4, 2015, having won three general elections.

However, two years later Harper defeated Martin in the general election of 2006 and formed a minority government.

Harper was defeated in the 2015 general election by Justin Trudeau, who succeeded him as prime minister.

Harper took a break from electoral politics from 1998 to 2002, when he was the President of the National Citizens Coalition.

Following the 2015 general election defeat, Harper resigned as leader of the Conservative Party.

Harper was the third prime minister from Alberta, the others being R. B. Bennett and Joe Clark.

Harper was originally from Ontario and a Liberal Party supporter, but in his early twenties he moved to Alberta.

He served one term as a Reform Member of Parliament, but then resigned to become the president of the National Citizens Coalition (1998-2002).

Although defeated by Prime Minister Paul Martin and the Liberal Party, Harper and the Conservatives become the Official Opposition.

Two years later, Harper and the Conservatives won the 2006 general election, forming a minority government.

He was defeated by the Liberals led by Justin Trudeau in the 2015 general election.

[3][2] Harper stood for election to the House of Commons eight times, all in Alberta ridings.

In his second general election, Harper defeated Prime Minister Martin and formed a minority government.

In his third general election, Harper was re-elected with a minority government, defeating the new Liberal leader, Stéphane Dion.

In his fourth general election, Harper was re-elected with a majority government, defeating the new Liberal leader, Michael Ignatieff.

In his fifth general election, Harper was defeated by the new Liberal leader, Justin Trudeau, who formed a majority government.

The by-election was called following the resignation of the incumbent, Preston Manning, the former leader of the Reform Party, to give Harper, recently elected leader of the Alliance, an opportunity to enter the House of Commons.