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The next Conservative Party of Canada leadership election will be held to choose a successor to Stephen Harper, who led the Conservative Party of Canada as its first leader from 2004 following the merger of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Parties. Harper lead the party through 5 general elections with the opposition party increasing its seat count in 2004, forming two minority governments in 2006, and 2008, respectively, and then a majority government in 2011. Following the defeat of his party in the 2015 election, Harper tendered his resignation as party leader on election night, October 19, 2015.〔 In a statement, Conservative Party President John Walsh said he had spoken to Harper, “and he has instructed me to reach out to the newly elected parliamentary caucus to appoint an Interim Leader and to implement the leadership selection process.”〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Stephen Harper resigns as Conservative leader )〕 ==Timeline== *October 19, 2015 – Federal election results in defeat of Conservative government. As Harper spoke to supporters in Calgary, making no reference to his future, a statement was released by the party announcing Harper's resignation as party leader and his request that an interim leader be chosen to lead the party in parliament until a leadership election can be held. *November 4, 2015 – Harper formally resigns as prime minister; Liberal government led by Justin Trudeau sworn in. *November 5, 2015 – Conservative caucus held its first meeting since the 2015 federal election〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Conservatives select Rona Ambrose as interim leader )〕 and chose former health minister Rona Ambrose interim leader of the party. *December 4-5, 2015 - National Council meets, Leadership Organizing Committee appointed.〔 *May 2016 - Conservative Party national convention to be held in Vancouver, will vote on policy and elect party president and other officials. *A leadership election will be held in the future, on a date that has yet to be set.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tories divided over timing of picking new leader )〕 Some members of the party’s national council are calling for a leadership convention as early as May 2016 according to ''Maclean's'' magazine. However, a consensus reportedly exists among Members of Parliament and other official thst the vote be delayed until the spring of 2017.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Next Conservative Party of Canada leadership election」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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