initiative. Galt supported Ernie Eves to replace Harris as party leader in 2002, and was named by Eves as a minister without portfolio and chief government Whip on August 22 of that year. The Progressive Conservatives were defeated in the 2003 provincial election, and Galt lost his seat to Liberal candidate Lou Rinaldi by approximately 2,500 votes. Cabinet positions Federal politics In early 2004, Galt supported Tony Clement's unsuccessful campaign to become leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Galt himself ran as a Conservative in the 2004 federal election, challenging Liberal incumbent Paul Macklin in the federal riding of Northumberland. Macklin defeated Galt by 313 votes. Electoral record References External links Conservative Party of Canada candidates for the Canadian House of Commons Canadian veterinarians Male veterinarians Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Living people 1930s births