Progressive Conservative Leadership Elections - 1998 Progressive Conservative Leadership Election

1998 Progressive Conservative Leadership Election

Held on October 24 and November 14, 1998. The party's finances were in such a bad state that it could not afford a traditional leadership convention. The 1998 election used a point system that allocated 100 points to each riding, regardless of the number of votes cast in the riding. The candidate who won a majority of points (not necessarily a majority of votres) would win the leadership. All party members were eligible to cast a vote. The 100-point-per-riding system was again used by the Conservative Party of Canada in its 2004 leadership race.

Results by ballot
Candidate 1st ballot (October 24) 2nd ballot (November 14)
Points allotted % Points allotted %
Joe Clark 14,592 48.5% 23,321 77.5%
David Orchard 4,916 16.3% 6,779 22.5%
Hugh Segal 5,689 18.9%
Brian Pallister 3,676 12.2%
Michael Fortier 1,227 4.1%
Total 30,100 100.0% 30,100 100.0%

First Ballot Fortier drops off. Segal and Pallister withdraw. All endorse Clark.

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