1938 Conservative Leadership Convention
Held in Ottawa, Ontario on July 7, 1938.
| Candidate | 1st ballot | 2nd ballot | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes cast | % | Votes cast | % | ||
| Robert Manion | 726 | 46.4% | 830 | 53.0% | |
| M. A. MacPherson | 475 | 30.3% | 648 | 41.4% | |
| Joseph Henry Harris | 131 | 8.4% | 49 | 3.1% | |
| Denton Massey | 128 | 8.2% | 39 | 2.5% | |
| James Earl Lawson | 105 | 6.7% | |||
| Total | 1,565 | 100.0% | 1,566 | 100.0% | |
Manion lost his seat in the 1940 federal election and R.B. Hanson became interim leader. In November 1941 a national conference of the party voted against having a leadership convention and instead appointed Arthur Meighen as the party's wartime leader. Meighen was defeated in a 1942 by-election and resigned.
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