2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election
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The 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election was the contest in which the party chose Andrew Scheer as its new leader to succeed Stephen Harper.
All labels observed (1)
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| 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election Context triple: [Andrew Scheer, election, 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election]
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2019 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election
The 2019 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election was the internal party contest that selected Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and UK Prime Minister following Theresa May’s resignation.
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2021 Canadian federal election
The 2021 Canadian federal election was a snap national vote in which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party retained power with another minority government amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2019 Canadian federal election
The 2019 Canadian federal election was a national vote in which Canadians elected members to the House of Commons, resulting in Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party forming a minority government.
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2015 Canadian federal election
The 2015 Canadian federal election was a national vote that ended nearly a decade of Conservative rule and brought Liberal leader Justin Trudeau to power as prime minister.
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46th Canadian federal election
The 46th Canadian federal election is the forthcoming national vote that will determine the composition of Canada’s House of Commons and the next federal government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election Target entity description: The 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election was the contest in which the party chose Andrew Scheer as its new leader to succeed Stephen Harper.
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A.
2019 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election
The 2019 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election was the internal party contest that selected Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and UK Prime Minister following Theresa May’s resignation.
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B.
2021 Canadian federal election
The 2021 Canadian federal election was a snap national vote in which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party retained power with another minority government amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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C.
2019 Canadian federal election
The 2019 Canadian federal election was a national vote in which Canadians elected members to the House of Commons, resulting in Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party forming a minority government.
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D.
2015 Canadian federal election
The 2015 Canadian federal election was a national vote that ended nearly a decade of Conservative rule and brought Liberal leader Justin Trudeau to power as prime minister.
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E.
46th Canadian federal election
The 46th Canadian federal election is the forthcoming national vote that will determine the composition of Canada’s House of Commons and the next federal government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party leadership election ⓘ |
| announcedResultBy | Conservative Party of Canada officials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballotsCast | 141,362 ⓘ |
| ballotType | preferential ballot ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| elects | leader of the Conservative Party of Canada ⓘ |
| eligibleVoters | 259,010 ⓘ |
| endDate | 2017-05-27 ⓘ |
| fifthPlaceCandidate | Pierre Lemieux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalBallotShareOfRunnerUp | 49.05% ⓘ |
| finalBallotShareOfWinner | 50.95% ⓘ |
| finalPointsForRunnerUp | 16,577 ⓘ |
| finalPointsForWinner | 17,221 ⓘ |
| fourthPlaceCandidate | Brad Trost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interimLeaderDuringRace | Rona Ambrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaDescription | closely contested leadership race ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election ⓘ |
| notableWithdrawal | Kevin O'Leary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCandidatesOnFinalBallot | 13 ⓘ |
| numberOfFederalRidings | 338 ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherCandidate |
Andrew Saxton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ Deepak Obhrai NERFINISHED ⓘ Kellie Leitch NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin O'Leary NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisa Raitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Chong NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Peterson NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Blaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointsPerRiding | 100 ⓘ |
| predecessorLeader | Stephen Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2004 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForElection | selection of successor to Stephen Harper as party leader ⓘ |
| result | Andrew Scheer elected leader ⓘ |
| roundsOfCounting | 13 ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Maxime Bernier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2016-03-08 ⓘ |
| successorTo | Stephen Harper as Conservative Party leader ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceCandidate | Erin O'Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalPointsAvailable | 33,800 ⓘ |
| turnout | 54.4% ⓘ |
| usesPointsSystem | yes ⓘ |
| venue | Toronto Congress Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voteDate | 2017-05-27 ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
one member, one vote
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ranked ballot ⓘ |
| winner | Andrew Scheer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election Description of subject: The 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election was the contest in which the party chose Andrew Scheer as its new leader to succeed Stephen Harper.
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