Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership elections


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.

1905 leadership convention

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 5. 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.

1923 leadership convention

R.B. Bennett, Albert Ewing, and Alexander McGillivray were nominated but declined.

1925 leadership convention

John Irwin and Charles Yardley Weaver were nominated but withdrew.

Developments 1930-1958

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 afterwards.

1958 leadership convention

First Ballot:
Second Ballot:
Third Ballot :
Fourth Ballot :
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1965 leadership convention

Jon Scott withdrew before balloting.

1985 leadership convention

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First ballot

The first ballot was on September 17, 2011.
CandidateVotesPercentage
Gary Mar24,19540.76
Alison Redford11,12718.74
Doug Horner8,63514.55
Ted Morton6,96211.73
Rick Orman6,00510.12
Doug Griffiths2,4354.10
Total59,359100.00

Two days following the first ballot, Morton and Orman decided to endorse Mar. Griffiths followed the next day.

Second ballot

A preferential ballot was cast on October 1, 2011. Because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote on the first count, the third-place finisher was dropped, and the second preference votes cast on Horner's ballots were counted and added to the remaining candidate's totals. Mar led after the first round, and Horner was eliminated. After second preferences were applied, Redford was declared the winner.

2014 leadership election

CandidateVotesPercentage
Jim Prentice17,96376.81
Ric McIver2,74211.72
Thomas Lukaszuk2,68111.46
Total23,386100.00

2017 leadership election

CandidateVotesPercentage
Jason Kenney1,11375.4%
Richard Starke32321.9%
Byron Nelson402.7%
Total1,476100%'

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