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The party won took 2.1% of the vote in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan in the 1984 federal election.
After the demise of CoR, many former supporters joined the Reform Party of Canada.
The CoR captured about 2% of the vote in provincial elections in the 1988 Manitoba election and the 1990 Ontario election.
In the late 1980s, support for the Progressive ConservativeThe Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre- Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony. Conservative sup Party of PremierA premier is an executive official of government. In many nations the term "premier" is used interchangeably with the title of " prime minister. For example, the "Italian Premier" or the "Japanese Premier. In the People's Republic of China it is used some Richard Hatfield had collapsed because of corruption scandals in the government. As well, many English-speaking New Brunswickers were unhappy with the government's promotion of official bilingualism (the use of English and French in public services).
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In the 1988 federal election, the CoR party had considerable success in New Brunswick. CoR nominated candidates in seven of the ten federal ridings in the 1988 election, and won 4.3% of the vote within the province.
The CoR party's provincial wing was founded in 1989. Miramichi businessman Arch Pafford was elected leader, and former Hatfield cabinet minister Ed Allen became the party's most notable candidate.
The party's greatest success came in the 1991 provincial election. The provincial Liberals held all the seats in the legislature going into the election. Many conservatives, especially in the Fredericton area and rural southern New Brunswick, swere till upset with the PC Party over the bilingualism issue, and joined CoR. CoR was able to capitalize on the situation and captured 21.2% of the vote (87,256 votes), while the Progressive Conservatives received only 20.7%. The CoR won 8 seats in the 58-seat provincial legislature, and formed the official opposition.
After 1991, the CoR party was divided by fighting over the leadership of the party, especially since Pafford lost his own seat in the election. Danny Cameron was chosen as the new leader, but several members contested the results. Two of the eight MLAs, Brent Taylor and Bev Brine , were kicked out of caucus in 1994. Greg Hargrove was elected leader in time for the 1995 election.
None of the party Members of the Legislative Assembly were re-elected in 1995, and the party fell behind the New Democrats in popular vote, receiving only 27,684 votes (7.1% of the popular vote).
In the 1999 provincial election, the party declined further, receiving only 2,807 votes (0.7% of the total). The party was officially dissolved in 2002.