1936 Conservative Party Leadership Convention
(Held on May 28, 1936 at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.)
First ballot:
- Earl Rowe 782
- George A. Drew 480
- William James Stewart 157
- Leopold Macaulay 90
- Wilfrid Heighington 70
- Adam Acres 47
- Arthur Ellis 10
Second ballot:
- Earl Rowe 1,005
- George A. Drew 660
See also: Conservative Party of Ontario leadership convention, 1936
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