1920 Conservative Party Leadership Convention
(Held on December 2, 1920.)
- Howard Ferguson won on first ballot
- Earl Lawson
- George Stewart Henry
(Note: The vote totals were not announced.)
When Ferguson resigned as Premier in 1930, he selected George Henry as his replacement. Henry was subsequently confirmed as party leader at a special Meeting on June 24, 1931.
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