when he was ejected from office on 4 November 2015 due to the Duffygate as Harper lost the 2015 election. Back in opposition (2015-2019) While the Conservatives were relegated to the Official Opposition after the 2015 election, Nicholson was re-elected and announced his intention to run for the interim leadership of the party. He was defeated by Rona Ambrose, and was subsequently named as the Conservative Justice Critic. Nicholson did not run for re-election in the 2019 federal election. Election results Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election. See also List of Knights of Columbus References External links |- 1952 births Attorneys General of Canada Canadian Ministers of Foreign Affairs Canadian lawyers Canadian Roman Catholics Conservative Party of Canada MPs Defence ministers of Canada Lawyers in Ontario Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada People from Niagara Falls, Ontario Queen's University at Kingston alumni University of Windsor alumni Members of the 25th Canadian Ministry Members of the 28th Canadian Ministry University of Windsor Faculty of Law alumni