2002 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention
(Held on March 23, 2002.)
First ballot:
- Ernie Eves 4,257
- Jim Flaherty 3,031
- Tony Clement 1,354
- Elizabeth Witmer 1,197
- Chris Stockwell 448
(Note: After the first ballot, Clement and Witmer both withdrew from the contest and supported Ernie Eves. Their names remained on the ballot for at least a part of the second round, however.)
Second ballot:
- Ernie Eves 5,623
- Jim Flaherty 3,898
- Tony Clement 561
- Elizabeth Witmer 216
(It is not clear if the non-weighted vote totals were released to the public. 44188 party members voted on the first ballot, 34,608 on the second.)
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