1927 Conservative Leadership Convention
Held in Winnipeg, Manitoba on October 11, 1927.
| Candidate | 1st ballot | 2nd ballot | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes cast | % | Votes cast | % | ||
| R.B. Bennett | 594 | 38.0% | 780 | 50.2% | |
| Hugh Guthrie | 345 | 22.0% | 320 | 20.6% | |
| Charles Hazlitt Cahan | 310 | 19.8% | 266 | 17.1% | |
| Robert Manion | 170 | 10.9% | 148 | 9.5% | |
| Robert Rogers | 114 | 7.3% | 37 | 2.4% | |
| Henry Lumley Drayton | 31 | 2.0% | 3 | 0.2% | |
| Total | 1,564 | 100.0% | 1,554 | 100.0% | |
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