1976 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention
- See also: Progressive Conservative leadership convention, 1976
Held in Ottawa, Ontario on February 22, 1976.
| Candidate | 1st ballot | 2nd ballot | 3rd ballot | 4th ballot | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes cast | % | Votes cast | % | Votes cast | % | Votes cast | % | |
| Joe Clark | 277 | 11.7% | 532 | 22.8% | 969 | 41.4% | 1,187 | 51.4% |
| Claude Wagner | 531 | 22.5% | 667 | 28.5% | 1,003 | 42.8% | 1,122 | 48.6% |
| Brian Mulroney | 357 | 15.1% | 419 | 17.9% | 369 | 15.8% | ||
| John Henry Horner | 235 | 10.0% | 286 | 12.2% | ||||
| Flora Isabel MacDonald | 214 | 9.1% | 239 | 10.2% | ||||
| John Patrick Nowlan | 86 | 3.6% | 42 | 1.8% | ||||
| John Allen Fraser | 127 | 5.4% | 34 | 1.5% | ||||
| Paul Hellyer | 231 | 9.8% | 118 | 5.1% | ||||
| Sinclair Stevens | 182 | 7.7% | ||||||
| James McPhail Gillies | 87 | 3.7% | ||||||
| Heward Grafftey | 33 | 1.4% | ||||||
| Total | 2,360 | 100.0% | 2,337 | 100.0% | 2,341 | 100.0% | 2,309 | 100.0% |
Richard Quittenton withdrew from the race before the convention began.
First Ballot Grafftey is eliminated and Gillies withdraws; both support Clark. Sinclair Stevens withdraws and endorses Joe Clark.
Second Ballot MacDonald withdraws after this ballot and endorses Clark. Fraser is dropped off and also supports Clark. Horner, Hellyer and Nowlan all withdraw and endorse Claude Wagner.
Third Ballot Mulroney drops off and releases his delegates without endorsing anyone.
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