 | Waiting for the Wave: The Reform Party and the Conservative Movement Subjects: Manning Preston 1942–; Reform Party of Canada; Canada -- Politics and government -- 1984–1993; Canada -- Politics and government -- 1993–2006; In 1993, the neophyte Reform Party stunned the nation, winning 52 seats in the House of Commons, narrowly missing Official Opposition status. Having collected just 2% of the popular vote in the 1988 federal election, it garnered an astonishing 19% five years later. Flanagan Tom : Tom Flanagan is professor emeritus of political science, University of Calgary, and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.Tom Flanagan is professor of political science at the University of Calgary, former director of research for the Reform Party, and former campaign manager for Stephen Harper's Conservative Party. |
