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.
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
ⓘ
ranked ballot ⓘ |
| winner | Andrew Scheer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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