Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership conventions

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This page lists the results of leadership conventions within the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (known as the Conservative Party of Ontario before 1942).

Before 1920, leaders of the Progressive Conservative Party were usually chosen by caucus. In 1914, William Hearst was selected at a meeting of the province's executive council (or cabinet) as James Whitney, the previous leader, had died while holding the office of Premier.

All of the party's leadership races before 1990 were determined by delegated conventions. The leadership races of 1990, 2002 and 2004 were determined by a weighted vote of all party members, with each constituency contributing an equal number of "votes" to the total. The 1990 race was decided in one round, while the 2002 race took two. For the 2004 race, the party introduced a preferential balloting system, such that party members would only be required to vote one time.

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[edit] 1920 Conservative Party leadership convention

(Held on December 2, 1920.)

(Note: The vote totals were not announced.)

When Ferguson resigned as Premier in 1930, he selected George Henry as his replacement. Henry was subsequently confirmed as party leader at a convention, presumably without opposition.

[edit] 1936 Conservative Party leadership convention

(Held on May 28, 1936.)

First ballot:

Second ballot:

[edit] 1938 Conservative Party leadership convention

(Held on December 9, 1938.)

[edit] 1949 Progressive Conservative leadership convention

(Held on April 27, 1949.)

[edit] 1961 Progressive Conservative leadership convention

(Held on October 25, 1961.)

First ballot:

Second ballot:

Third ballot:

Fourth ballot:

Fifth ballot:

Sixth ballot:

[edit] 1971 Progressive Conservative leadership convention

(Held on February 12, 1971.)

First ballot:

Second ballot:

Third ballot:

Fourth ballot:

[edit] January 1985 Progressive Conservative leadership convention

(Held in Toronto on January 26, 1985.)

First ballot:

Second ballot (McMurtry supports Grossman):

(Note: These figures were confirmed by a recount.)

Third ballot (Timbrell supports Grossman):

[edit] November 1985 Progressive Conservative leadership convention

(Held on November 16, 1985.)

First ballot:

Second ballot:

See also: 1985 Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership elections

[edit] 1990 Progressive Conservative leadership convention

(Held on May 12, 1990.)

(the non-weighted vote totals were: Harris 8661, Cunningham 7189)

The 1990 vote was the first held on the basis of one member one vote with votes weighted so that each riding had equal weight.

See also: 1990 Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership election

[edit] 2002 Progressive Conservative leadership convention

(Held on March 23, 2002.)

First ballot:

(Note: After the first ballot, Clement and Witmer both withdrew from the contest and supported Ernie Eves. Their names remained on the ballot for at least a part of the second round, however.)

Second ballot:

(It is not clear if the non-weighted vote totals were released to the public. 44188 party members voted on the first ballot, 34608 on the second.)

See also: 2002 Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership election

[edit] 2004 Progressive Conservative leadership convention

(Held on September 18, 2004.)

First ballot:

5039 electoral votes needed to win

(the non-weighted vote totals were Tory 12,132, Flaherty 7,951, Klees 5,240)

Second ballot:

5028 electoral votes needed to win

(the non-weighted vote totals were Tory 18,037, Flaherty 14,353)

See also: 2004 Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership election

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