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Progressive Conservative leadership conventions

The first Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leadership convention was held in 1927, when the party was called the Conservative Party. Prior to then the party's leader was chosen by caucus. The only permanent leader not to be chosen by a leadership convention was Arthur Meighen who agreed to serve a second term as leader in 1941 on condition that he would not have to contest the position. Since the party was desperate for a leader of Meighen's stature, it agreed. The party became the Progressive Conservative party in 1942.

All leadership conventions were delegated except for in 1988 and 2004 when a leadership election was held using a modified one member one vote (OMOV) process in which each riding was allocated 100 points to be distributed by proportional representation according to votes cast by all party members in that riding. For the 2003 leadership election the party reverted to use of a delegated convention, obstensibly because of the cost of using an OMOV process though it has been argued that the party feared that use of OMOV would make an outside takeover of the party easier due to a decline in membership.

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1 1927 Conservative Leadership Convention 2 1938 Conservative Leadership Convention 3 1942 (Progressive) Conservative Leadership Convention 4 1948 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention 5 1956 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention 6 1967 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention 7 1976 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention 8 1983 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention 9 1993 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention 10 1995 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention 11 1998 Progressive Conservative Leadership Election 12 2003 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention 13 Conservative Party of Canada 13.1 2004 Conservative Leadership Election

1927 Conservative Leadership Convention

Held in Winnipeg, Manitoba on October 12, 1927.

First Ballot
BENNETT, Richard Bedford 594 
GUTHRIE, Hugh 345 
CAHAN, Charles Hazlitt 310 
MANION, Robert James 170 
ROGERS, Robert 114 
DRAYTON, Henry Lumley 31 
Total ballots cast 1564

Second Ballot
BENNETT, Richard Bedford 780 
GUTHRIE, Hugh 320 
CAHAN, Charles Hazlitt 266 
MANION, Robert James 148 
ROGERS, Robert 37 
DRAYTON, Henry Lumley 3 
Total ballots cast 1554

1938 Conservative Leadership Convention

Held in Ottawa, Ontario on July 7, 1938.

First Ballot
MANION, Robert James 726 
MACPHERSON, Murdoch Alexander 475 
HARRIS, Joseph Henry 131 
MASSEY, Denton 128 
LAWSON, James Earl 105 
Total ballots cast 1565

Second Ballot
MANION, Robert James 830 
MACPHERSON, Murdoch Alexander 648 
HARRIS, Joseph Henry 49 
MASSEY, Denton 39 
Total ballots cast 1566

1942 (Progressive) Conservative Leadership Convention

Held in Winnipeg, Manitoba on December 11, 1942.

First Ballot
BRACKEN, John 420 
MACPHERSON, Murdoch Alexander 222 
DIEFENBAKER, John George 120 
GREEN, Howard Charles 88 
STEVENS, Henry Herbert 20 
Total ballots cast 870

Second Ballot
BRACKEN, John 538 
MACPHERSON, Murdoch Alexander 255 
DIEFENBAKER, John George 79 
Total ballots cast 872

1948 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention

Held in Ottawa, Ontario on October 2, 1948.

First Ballot
DREW, George Alexander 827 
DIEFENBAKER, John George 311 
FLEMING, Donald Methuen 104 
Total ballots cast 1242

1956 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention

Held in Ottawa, Ontario on December 14, 1956.

First Ballot
DIEFENBAKER, John George 774 
FLEMING, Donald Methuen 393 
FULTON, Edmund Davie 117 
Total ballots cast 1284

1967 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention

Held in Toronto, Ontario on September 9, 1967.

First Ballot
STANFIELD, Robert Lorne 519 
ROBLIN, Dufferin (Duff) 347 
FULTON, Edmund Davie 343 
HEES, George Harris 295 
DIEFENBAKER, John George 271 
MCCUTCHEON, Maclyn Wallace 137 
HAMILTON, Francis Alvin George 136 
FLEMING, Donald Methuen 126 
STARR, Michael 45 
MACLEAN, John 10 
WALKER-SAWKA, Mary 2 
Total ballots cast 2231

Second Ballot
STANFIELD, Robert Lorne 613 
ROBLIN, Dufferin (Duff) 430 
FULTON, Edmund Davie 346 
HEES, George Harris 299 
DIEFENBAKER, John George 172 
HAMILTON, Francis Alvin George 127 
FLEMING, Donald Methuen 115 
MCCUTCHEON, Maclyn Wallace 76 
STARR, Michael 34 
Total ballots cast 2212

Third Ballot
STANFIELD, Robert Lorne 717 
ROBLIN, Dufferin (Duff) 541 
FULTON, Edmund Davie 361 
HEES, George Harris 277 
DIEFENBAKER, John George 114 
HAMILTON, Francis Alvin George 106 
FLEMING, Donald Methuen 76 
Total ballots cast 2192

Fourth Ballot
STANFIELD, Robert Lorne 865 
ROBLIN, Dufferin (Duff) 771 
FULTON, Edmund Davie 357 
HAMILTON, Francis Alvin George 167 
Total ballots cast 2160

Fifth Ballot
STANFIELD, Robert Lorne 1150 
ROBLIN, Dufferin (Duff) 969 
Total ballots cast 2119

1976 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention

Held in Ottawa, Ontario on February 22, 1976.

First Ballot
WAGNER, Claude 531 
MULRONEY, Martin Brian 357 
CLARK, Charles Joseph (Joe) 277 
HORNER, John (Jack) Henry 235 
HELLYER, Paul Theodore 231 
MACDONALD, Flora Isabel 214 
STEVENS, Sinclair McKnight 182 
FRASER, John 127 
GILLIES, James McPhail 87 
NOWLAN, John Patrick (Pat) 86 
GRAFFTEY, William Heward 33 
Total ballots cast 2360
Grafftey is eliminated and Gillies withdraws. Sinclair Stevens withdraws and endorses Joe Clark.

Second Ballot
WAGNER, Claude 667 
CLARK, Charles Joseph (Joe) 532 
MULRONEY, Martin Brian 419 
HORNER, John (Jack) Henry 286 
MACDONALD, Flora Isabel 239 
HELLYER, Paul Theodore 118 
NOWLAN, John Patrick (Pat) 42 
FRASER, John 34 
Total ballots cast 2337
MacDonald withdraws after this ballot and endorses Clark.

Third Ballot
WAGNER, Claude 1003 
CLARK, Charles Joseph (Joe) 969 
MULRONEY, Martin Brian 369 
Total ballots cast 2341

Fourth Ballot
CLARK, Charles Joseph (Joe) 1187 
WAGNER, Claude 1122 
Total ballots cast 2309

1983 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention

Held in Ottawa, Ontario on June 11, 1983.

First Ballot
CLARK, Charles Joseph (Joe) 1091 
MULRONEY, Martin Brian 874 
CROSBIE, John Carnell 639 
WILSON, Michael Holcombe 144 
CROMBIE, David Edward 116 
POCKLINGTON, Peter 102 
GAMBLE, John Albert 17 
FRASER, Neil 5 
Total ballots cast 2988
Gamble, Pocklington and Wilson drop off or withdraw and endorse Mulroney.

Second Ballot
CLARK, Charles Joseph (Joe) 1085 
MULRONEY, Martin Brian 1021 
CROSBIE, John Carnell 781 
CROMBIE, David Edward 67 
Total ballots cast 2954
Crombie drops off and endorses Crosbie.

Third Ballot
CLARK, Charles Joseph (Joe) 1058 
MULRONEY, Martin Brian 1036 
CROSBIE, John Carnell 858 
Total ballots cast 2952
Crosbie drops off and releases his delegates not endorsing anyone.

Fourth Ballot
MULRONEY, Martin Brian 1584 
CLARK, Charles Joseph (Joe) 1325 
Total ballots cast 2909

1993 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention

Held in Ottawa, Ontario on June 13, 1993.

First Ballot
CAMPBELL, A. Kim 1664 
CHAREST, Jean J 1369 
EDWARDS, James (Jim) Stewart 307 
TURNER, Garth 76 
BOYER, Patrick 53 
Total ballots cast 3469

Second Ballot
CAMPBELL, A. Kim 1817 
CHAREST, Jean J 1630 
Total ballots cast 3447

1995 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention

Held in Hull, Quebec on April 29, 1995.

Vote to ratify Jean Charest as leader:
Yes 1187 
No 49
Total ballots cast 1236

1998 Progressive Conservative Leadership Election

Held on October 24 and November 14, 1998. Used a point system which allocated each riding 100 points to be distributed among the canadidates by proportional representation according to votes cast in the riding. This same system was used by the Conservative Party of Canada in 2004.

First Ballot
CLARK, Charles Joseph (Joe) 14592  (48.48%)
SEGAL, Hugh 5689 (18.90%)
ORCHARD, David 4916 (16.33%)
PALLISTER, Brian 3676 (12.21%)
FORTIER, Michael 1227 (4.08%)
Total points 30100
Fortier drops off. Segal and Pallister withdraw. All endorse Clark.

Second Ballot
CLARK, Charles Joseph (Joe) 23321 (77.48%)
ORCHARD, David 6779  (22.52%)
Total points 30100

2003 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention

Held in Toronto, Ontario on May 31, 2003.

First Ballot
MACKAY, Peter Gordon 1080 (41.08%)
ORCHARD, David 640 (24.34%)
PRENTICE, Jim 478 (18.18%)
BRISON, Scott 431 (16.39%)
CHANDLER, Craig 0 (0%)*
Total ballots cast 2629
After the deadline to withdraw from the first ballot but before voting began Chandler asked his supporters to vote for Prentice.

Second Ballot
MACKAY, Peter Gordon 1018 (39.67%)
ORCHARD, David 619 (24.12%)
PRENTICE, Jim 466 (18.16%)
BRISON, Scott 463 (18.04%)
Total ballots cast 2566
Brison drops off and supports Prentice.

Third Ballot
MACKAY, Peter Gordon 1128 (45.01%)
PRENTICE, Jim 761 (30.37%)
ORCHARD, David 617 (24.62%)
Total ballots cast 2506
Orchard throws his support to MacKay after the two men sign an agreement committing MacKay PC Party to not merge with the Canadian Alliance and to hold a review of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement.

Fourth Ballot
MACKAY, Peter Gordon 1538 (64.79%)'''
PRENTICE, Jim 836 (35.21%)
Total ballots cast 2374

Conservative Party of Canada

At the end of 2003 the memberships of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives voted to dissolve their parties and form a new Conservative Party of Canada. A leadership election was held March 20, 2004.

2004 Conservative Leadership Election

March 20, 2004

'First Ballot
HARPER, Steven Joseph 17,296 (56.2%)
STRONACH, Belinda 10,613 (34.5%)
CLEMENT, Anthony (Tony) Peter 2,887 (9.4%)
Points needed to win: 15,400.1

Each of 308 ridings had 100 points which were distributed by proportional representation according to votes cast by party members in the riding.

For more information on the contest see: 2004 Conservative Party of Canada leadership race

Source: Parliament of Canada website

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