1975 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election 1975 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election The 1975 Conservative Party leadership election was held in February 1975, in which the party's sitting MPs voted Margaret Thatcher as party leader on the second ballot. Previous leader Edward Heath stood aside after the first ballot, in which he unexpectedly finished behind Thatcher. The Conservatives were the official Opposition to the Labour government, so Thatcher also became Leader of the Opposition. Edward Heath, leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister had called and unexpectedly lost the February 1974 general election. Although the Labour Party were able only to form a minority government,
New Tory Party existing party, the New Democratic Party (NDP). Siroky quit Ontario politics and moved to Saint John, New Brunswick, where he died on February 11, 2011. New Tory Party The New Tory Party was a short-lived political party in Ontario, Canada during the 1980s. The party was led by Karol Siroky, who is most notable for an abortive legal challenge to declare invalid the 1985 provincial election. Siroky registered with Ontario Election Finances new party name called the "New Tory Party" for the 1985 election, and campaigned under the party's banner in the Toronto constituency of St. George. He made an