1942 (Progressive) Conservative Leadership Convention
Held in Winnipeg, Manitoba on December 11, 1942.
| Candidate | 1st ballot | 2nd ballot | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes cast | % | Votes cast | % | ||
| John Bracken | 420 | 48.3% | 538 | 61.7% | |
| M. A. MacPherson | 222 | 25.5% | 255 | 29.2% | |
| John Diefenbaker | 120 | 13.8% | 79 | 9.1% | |
| Howard Charles Green | 88 | 10.1% | |||
| Henry Herbert Stevens | 20 | 2.3% | |||
| Total | 870 | 100.0% | 872 | 100.0% | |
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