Upon his return to New Brunswick, Mockler was able to run again to be a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) as Pierrette Ringuette, the Liberal who had defeated him in 1987, had been elected to the House of Commons of Canada and a by-election was being held to replace her. Mockler was re-elected handily on November 29, 1993 and again in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2006. In 2006, after the establishment of new electoral boundaries in New Brunswick, Mockler defeated soundly Liberal incumbent, Bert Paulin.
After the merger of the federal Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance, Mockler was briefly mentioned as a possible leadership candidate for the new Conservative Party of Canada. Mockler instead backed Belinda Stronach and served as co-chair of her campaign in New Brunswick and helped organize it in Quebec.[3]
Mockler is a key organizer for the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Mockler as a Senator on January 2, 2009.[2]
On April 14, 2024, Mockler retired from the Senate on his 75th birthday due to mandatory retirement age regulations.[4]
References
^ ab"Percy Mockler". Senators - Detailed Information. Parliament of Canada. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
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