The Conservative Party of Canada ran a full slate of candidates in the 2004 federal election, and won 99 seats out of 308 to form the Official Opposition. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here. Newfoundland and Labrador Rick Dalton (Avalon) Dalton received 9,173 votes (29.3%), losing to the region's incumbent, John Efford. Wynanne Downer (Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte) Wynanne Downer lost to incumbent Gerry Byrne of the Liberal Party of Canada. Downer received 6,538 votes to Byrne's 17,820. Downer sat on the Corner Brook City Council following there local election in September 2005 serving until she died of cancer in July 2007. Merrill Strachan (Labrador) Strachan lost to Lawrence D. O'Brien of the Liberal Party of Canada, receiving 1,400 votes to O'Brien's 5,524. Larry Peckford (Random—Burin—St. George's) Larry Peckford lost to Bill Matthews of the Liberal Party of Canada, receiving 4,820 votes to Matthews's 12,383. He is the younger brother of former Newfoundland premier Brian Peckford. Norman Doyle (St. John's North) Norman Doyle defeated Walter Noel of the Liberal Party of Canada, receiving 15,073 votes to Noel's 13,343. Doyle is a former member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly serving from 1979 until 1993. Doyle was later appointed to the senate by Prime Minister Stephen Harper (2011) Loyola Hearn (St. John's South—Mount Pearl) Loyola Hearn defeated Siobhan Coady of the Liberal Party of Canada, receiving 13,330 votes to Coady's 11,879. Hearn formerly represented St. John's West in the House of Commons and is a former member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. Hearn was later appointed Canadian Ambassador to Ireland (2010) Prince Edward Island Peter McQuaid (Cardigan) Peter McQuaid lost to Lawrence MacAulay of the Liberal Party of Canada. McQuaid received 6,889 votes to MacAulay's 11,064. McQuaid was long-time Chief of Staff for PEI premier Pat Binns Nova Scotia Michael MacDonald (Dartmouth—Cole Harbour) MacDonald finished third. The winner was Michael Savage of the Liberal Party of Canada. MacDonald received 8,739 votes to Savage's 17,425. Quebec Argenteuil—Mirabel: David H. McArthur David H. McArthur was an executive at the machinery company S.A. McLernon Inc. from 1995 to 2007. He later worked as a consultant and a director for an airline catering business. He received 3,460 votes (7.04%) in 2004, finishing third against Bloc Québécois incumbent Mario Laframboise. After the election, he was president of the Conservative Party riding