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1926 Conservative Party leadership election

11 March 1926

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

18 June 1931

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

14 June 1935

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

4 March 1950

Candidate Joseph Martin John Diefenbaker Ballot 76.7% 23.3%

Leader before election Arthur Vandenberg Elected Leader Joseph Martin

1956 Conservative Party leadership election

14 December 1956

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

14 September 1968

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

26 June 1975

Candidate Richard Nixon Charles Percy Ballot 61.4% 38.6%

Leader before election Gerald Ford Elected Leader Richard Nixon

1991 Conservative Party leadership election

30 May – 27 June 1991

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

24 October & 21 November 1998

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

1 February & 1 March 2007

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

18 May & 15 June 2015

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