What is Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba?
[[Image:Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba Logo.svg|right|200px]] The '''Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba''' (or PCP) is the one of the [[right-wing]] [[political parties]] in [[Manitoba]], [[Canada]]. The party was founded in 1882. It formed the government for the province between 1899 and 1915. It lost power in the [[Manitoba general election, 1915|1915 general election]] because of a scandal about the building of the [[Manitoba Legislative Building]]. During the 20th century, the PCP formed the provincial government several times. After the [[Manitoba general election, 1988|1988 general election]], the party formed a [[minority government]] and remained in power for several years. In the [[Manitoba general election, 1999]], it lost power to the [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba|New Democratic Party]]. In the [[Manitoba general election, 2011|2011 general election]], the PCP formed the opposition in the Legislative Assembly, with eight seats. On July 30, 2012, [[Brian Pallister]] became the party leader. He is also the [[Leader of the Opposition (Manitoba)|Leader of the Opposition]] in the Legislative Assembly. After the [[2016 Manitoba general election|2016 elections]], the PCP won a [[majority government]] and Pallister became the [[Premier of Manitoba]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-election-results-1.3543735|title=Brian Pallister's PCs win majority government in Manitoba|date=19 April 2016|last=Lee|first=Donna|website=CBC News|access-date=11 June 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{official website}} [[Category:1882 establishments in Canada]] [[Category:Conservative parties]] [[Category:Political parties of Manitoba]] {{multistub|politics|Canada}}