ðə pəzˈɪʃənz wɜː ɹᵻtˈeɪnd baɪ dˈeɪvɪs səksˈɛsɚ, fɹˈæŋk mˈɪlɚ, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv bˌʌt wɜːɹ ɐbˈɑːlɪʃt wɛn ðə pɹəɡɹˈɛsɪv kənsˈɜːvətˌɪvz lˈɔst pˈaʊɚ tə dˈeɪvɪd pˈiːɾɚsənz lˈɪbɚɹəlz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv.
The positions were retained by Davis' successor, Frank Miller, in 1985 but were abolished when the Progressive Conservatives lost power to David Peterson's Liberals in 1985.