This page lists the results of leadership elections held by the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta or as it was known before 1958, the Conservatives.
(Held on August 16, 1905)
Bennett was defeated in the 1905 general election and Albert Robertson was chosen House leader. Robertson in turn was defeated in the 1909 general election. Afterwards, Bennett, who had been elected, became House leader. Bennett resigned in 1910 and Edward Michener became House leader on July 5th. Michener resigned after the 1917 general election when he was appointed to the Senate. George Hoadley was chosen House leader on February 8, 1918. He was removed on February 18, 1920 in favour of James Ramsey. Ramsey was in turn ousted in 1921 in favour of Albert Ewing and the Conservative caucus was split. After the Conservative Party's disastrous performance in the 1921 general election the only Conservative left in the legislature was the independent John Smith Stewart.
(Held on December 14, 1923)[1]
R.B. Bennett, Albert Ewing, and Alexander McGillivray were asked to be nominated but declined.
(Held on August 5, 1925)[2]
(Held on January 11, 1930)[3]
John Irwin and Charles Yardley Weaver were nominated but withdrew.
The Conservatives joined a united front with the Liberals in 1937 to defeat the Social Credit government and formed the Independent Movement. As such they stood no candidates in the 1940 election, the 1944 election, and the 1948 election. Duggan was re-elected as an independent in 1940 and died on May 4, 1942. The party was revived in the 1952 election and John Percy Page was chosen House leader aftewards.
(Held on August 16, 1958)[4]
First Ballot:
Second Ballot:
Third Ballot (Main eliminated):
Fourth Ballot (Toshach eliminated):
(Held October 6, 1962)[5]
(Harradence elected on the second ballot by less than 20 votes. Harradence and Toshach were separated by only one vote on the first ballot. About 300 votes were cast in total. Vote totals were not released).
(Held March 20, 1965)
Jon Scott withdrew before balloting.
(Held on October 13, 1985)
First Ballot:
Second Ballot (Ghitter eliminated):
First Ballot:
(Held on November 28, 1992)
Second Ballot (Betkowski, Klein and Orman move to next round):
(Held on December 5, 1992)
First Ballot:
(Held on November 25, 2006)
Second Ballot (Dinning, Morton and Stelmach move to next round):
(Note: used a preferential ballot)
(Held on December 2, 2006)
Third Ballot (Morton eliminated, vote distributed):
First ballot:
(Held on September 17, 2011)
Second ballot (Mar, Redford, and Horner move to next round):
(Held on October 1, 2011)
(Note: used a preferential ballot)
Third Ballot (Horner eliminated, vote distributed):
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