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1926 Conservative Party leadership election
11 March 1926 1931 →
 
Candidate Charles Curtis Mitchell Palmer Carter Glass
First Ballot 23.4% 24.0% 26.3%
Second Ballot 23.5% 25.5% 26.4%
Third Ballot 27.3% 26.8% 26.9%
Fourth Ballot 38.1% 32.1% 29.8%
Fifth Ballot 50.1% 49.9% Eliminated

 
Candidate Richard Bedford Bennett Arthur Meighen Hugh Guthrie
First Ballot 9.5% 10.6% 6.2%
Second Ballot 13.7% 10.9% Eliminated
Third Ballot 19.0% Eliminated Eliminated
Fourth Ballot Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated
Fifth Ballot Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated

Leader before election

Nicholas Longworth (acting)
John Weeks

Elected Leader

Charles Curtis








1931 Conservative Party leadership election
← 1926 18 June 1931 1935 →
 
Candidate Simeon Fess Richard Bedford Bennett John Nance Garner
First Ballot 36.0% 28.5% 20.2%
Second Ballot 36.0% 31.5% 23.8%
Third Ballot 41.4% 38.9% 19.7%
Fourth Ballot 50.1% 49.9% Eliminated

 
Candidate Arthur Meighen Hugh Guthrie
First Ballot 10.5% 4.8%
Second Ballot 8.7% Eliminated
Third Ballot Eliminated Eliminated
Fourth Ballot Eliminated Eliminated

Leader before election

Simeon Fess (acting)
Charles Curtis

Elected Leader

Simeon Fess

1935 Conservative Party leadership election
← 1931 14 June 1935 1950 →
 
Candidate Arthur Vandenberg Charles McNary James Wolcott Wadsworth
First Ballot 40.7% 37.3% 22.0%
Second Ballot 56.1% 43.9% Eliminated

Leader before election

Simeon Fess

Elected Leader

Arthur Vandenberg



1950 Conservative Party leadership election
← 1935 4 March 1950 1956 →
 
Candidate Joseph Martin John Diefenbaker
Ballot 76.7% 23.3%

Leader before election

Arthur Vandenberg

Elected Leader

Joseph Martin


1956 Conservative Party leadership election
← 1950 14 December 1956 1968 →
 
Candidate John Diefenbaker Joseph Martin Richard Russell
First Ballot 34.1% 29.0% 23.1%
Second Ballot 42.7% 29.6% 27.7%
Third Ballot 53.5% 46.5% Eliminated

 
Candidate Robert Kerr
First Ballot 13.8%
Second Ballot Eliminated
Third Ballot Eliminated

Leader before election

Joseph Martin

Elected Leader

John Diefenbaker


1968 Conservative Party leadership election
← 1956 14 September 1968 1975 →
 
Candidate Gerald Ford Richard Nixon John Diefenbaker
First Ballot 44.1% 43.8% 12.1%
Second Ballot 53.2% 46.8% Eliminated

Leader before election

John Diefenbaker

Elected Leader

Gerald Ford

1975 Conservative Party leadership election
← 1968 26 June 1975 1991 →
 
Candidate Richard Nixon Charles Percy
Ballot 61.4% 38.6%

Leader before election

Gerald Ford

Elected Leader

Richard Nixon

1991 Conservative Party leadership election
← 1975 30 May – 27 June 1991 1998 →
 
Candidate Newt Gingrich Richard Nixon
Popular vote 53.0% 47.0%
Delegate vote 57.1% 42.9%
Overall result 55.0% 45.0%

Leader before election

Richard Nixon

Elected Leader

Newt Gingrich

1998 Conservative Party leadership election
← 1975 24 October & 21 November 1998 2007 →
 
Candidate Dennis Hastert John McCain
Popular vote 41.5% 58.5%
Delegate vote 59.4% 40.6%
Overall result 50.5% 49.5%

Leader before election

Trent Lott (acting)
Newt Gingrich

Elected Leader

Dennis Hastert

2007 Conservative Party leadership election
← 1998 1 February & 1 March 2007 2015 →
 
Candidate John McCain Mike Pence
Popular vote 67.8% 32.2%
Delegate vote 74.3% 25.7%
Overall result 71.1% 28.9%

Leader before election

John Boehner (acting)
Dennis Hastert

Elected Leader

John McCain

2015 Conservative Party leadership election
← 2007 18 May & 15 June 2015 Next →
 
Candidate John Bush Newt Gingrich
Popular vote 63.8% 36.2%
Delegate vote Unopposed Withdrew
Overall result Unopposed Withdrew

Leader before election

John McCain

Elected Leader

John Bush