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| | Stephen Harper Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | Citing concerns with the leadership style and political positions of Preston Manning and a concern that the Reform Party was being hijacked by social conservative special interest groups, Harper left his seat before the 1997 election to serve as vice-president, then as president, of the National Citizens Coalition (NCC), a conservative think-tank and lobby group. |
 | | While the Conservatives had improved on the 72 seats they held entering the election, the party took 29.6% of the popular vote, down from the 37.7% combined total of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservatives in 2000. |
 | | The Conservatives had earlier abstained from the vote on the 2005 budget, as it was clear Canadians were not interested in an election. |
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