Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership elections

The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island, a political party in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island chooses its leadership by an open vote of party members at a convention called by the party executive when there is a vacancy in the leadership (or there is an interim leader).

1950 leadership convention

(Held on June 26, 1950)

1957 leadership convention

(Held on September 17, 1957)[1]

1968 leadership convention

(Held on September 21, 1968)[2]

1973 leadership convention

(Held on February 3, 1973)

1976 leadership convention

(Held on September 25, 1976)

1981 leadership convention

(Held on November 7, 1981)

First Ballot:

Second Ballot (Binns eliminated):

Third Ballot (Driscoll eliminated):

1988 leadership convention

(Held on June 11, 1988)

1990 leadership convention

(Held on November 10, 1990)

1996 leadership convention

(Held on May 4, 1996)

2010 leadership convention

(Held on October 2, 2010)[3]

First Ballot:

Second Ballot (McCardle eliminated):

2015 leadership convention

(Held on February 28, 2015; vote by preferential ballot)[4]

First ballot:

No candidate received more than 50% of the vote after the first count; Compton eliminated

Second Ballot:

Lantz declared winner

2,954 ballots were cast. Vote counts were not released.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Legislation Due at Next Parliament". Windsor Daily Star. September 18, 1957. p. 1.
  2. ↑ "PEI economy biggest concern – new PC leader". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. September 23, 1968. p. 12.
  3. ↑ "Crane to lead P.E.I. PCs". CBC News. September 5, 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Rob Lantz wins P.E.I. PC leadership
  5. ↑ "Vote secrecy unnecessary in PC Party leadership convention". The Guardian. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
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