1954 Progressive Conservative Leadership Challenge
(Held on June 17, 1954)
First ballot:
- Errick Willis 118
- Dufferin Roblin 114
- J. Arthur Ross 55
Second ballot (Ross eliminated):
- Dufferin Roblin 160
- Errick Willis 123
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