Progressive Conservative Leadership Elections - 1983 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention

1983 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention

  • See also: Progressive Conservative leadership convention, 1983

Held in Ottawa, Ontario on June 11, 1983.

Delegate support by ballot
Candidate 1st ballot 2nd ballot 3rd ballot 4th ballot
Votes cast % Votes cast % Votes cast % Votes cast %
Brian Mulroney 874 29.2% 1,021 34.6% 1,036 35.1% 1,584 54.5%
Joe Clark 1,091 36.5% 1,085 36.7% 1,058 35.8% 1,325 45.6%
John Crosbie 639 21.4% 781 26.4% 858 29.1%
David Crombie 116 3.9% 67 2.3%
Michael Wilson 144 4.8%
Peter Pocklington 102 3.4%
John A. Gamble 17 0.6%
Neil Fraser 5 0.2%
Total 2,988 100.0% 2,954 100.0% 2,952 100.0% 2,909 100.0%

First Ballot Gamble, Pocklington and Wilson drop off or withdraw and endorse Mulroney.

Second Ballot Crombie drops off and endorses Crosbie.

Third Ballot Crosbie drops off and releases his delegates not endorsing anyone.

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