kənˈænt wʌz sˈuːn ɹᵻplˈeɪst æz pɹəmˈɪɹ baɪ ðə nˈuː lˈɪbɚɹəl lˈiːdɚ, hˈæɹi nˈɪksən, hˌuː ɹᵻtˈeɪnd ɡˈoːɹdən æz tɹˈɛʒɚɹɚɹ ɪn hɪz ʃˈɔːɹt lˈɪvd ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wˌɪtʃ wʌz dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː pɹəvˈɪnʃəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən.
Conant was soon replaced as Premier by the new Liberal leader, Harry Nixon, who retained Gordon as Treasurer in his short lived government which was defeated in the 1943 provincial election.