Arch Pafford
Arch Pafford | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Confederation of Regions Party | |
| In office 1985–1988? | |
| Preceded by | Elmer Knutson |
| Succeeded by | Party dissolved |
| Leader of the New Brunswick Confederation of Regions Party | |
| In office 1988–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Party founded |
| Succeeded by | Danny Cameron |
| President of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Miramichi | |
| Assumed office 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Confederation of Regions Party (1985-1988)
New Brunswick Confederation of Regions Party (1988-2001) Grey Party of Canada (2001-present) |
Arch C. Pafford is a former Canadian politician in New Brunswick.
In the
Due to this success, Pafford and other CoR supporters founded the
The CoR party won eight seats in the 1991 New Brunswick election, and formed the official opposition. Pafford did not win a seat, finishing in third place in his Newcastle riding. As a result, Pafford resigned the leadership.
In 1995, Pafford ran for mayor of the new city of Miramichi, but was defeated. He largely withdrew from the political scene but participated with other former CoR members in founding the Grey Party of Canada in 2001. He re-entered politics in 2004 when he again ran for mayor of Miramichi. He finished in a distant fourth of four candidates with 9.6 per cent of the vote, while the other three candidates were virtually tied with approximately 30 per cent of the vote each.
Pafford is retired from the
References
- ^ Martin, Geoffrey (1995). "The Rise and Fall of the New Brunswick CoR Party, 1988-1995". Canadian Parliamentary Review. 18 (3). Retrieved November 23, 2010.