The 1993 Progressive Conservative leadership election was held on June 13, 1993 to choose a leader of the

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC; french: Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) was a centre-right federal political party in Canada that existed from 1942 to 2003. From Canadian Confederation in 1867 until 1942, the ...

, with

Kim Campbell Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell (born March 10, 1947) is a Canadian politician, diplomat, lawyer, and writer who served as the 19th prime minister of Canada from June 25 to November 4, 1993. Campbell is the first and so far only female ...

winning the vote in the second ballot. She became the first female

Prime Minister of Canada The prime minister of Canada (french: premier ministre du Canada, link=no) is the head of government of Canada. Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the confidence of a majority the elected House of Commons; as suc ...

on June 25, 1993. Initially, Campbell's popularity caused very few prominent Progressive Conservatives to enter the race, with Michael Wilson, Perrin Beatty, Barbara McDougall, and

Joe Clark Charles Joseph Clark (born June 5, 1939) is a Canadian statesman, businessman, writer, and politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Canada from 1979 to 1980. Despite his relative inexperience, Clark rose quickly in federal polit ...

not making expected runs.

Jean Charest John James "Jean" Charest (; born June 24, 1958) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 29th premier of Quebec from 2003 to 2012 and the fifth deputy prime minister of Canada in 1993. Charest was elected to the House o ...

had to be convinced to run by

Brian Mulroney Martin Brian Mulroney ( ; born March 20, 1939) is a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as the 18th prime minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993. Born in the eastern Quebec city of Baie-Comeau, Mulroney studied political ...

, but once in the race, he ran an energetic campaign directed by established party organizers loyal to Mulroney, who would later lead the 1993 federal election campaign team. That turned the race from a coronation into a divisive grass roots battle for delegates.

Candidates

Patrick Boyer J. Patrick Boyer (born March 4, 1945) is a Canadian journalist, author, and book publisher, was a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament from 1984 to 1993. He holds an honours degree in economics and political science from Carleton Un ...

;Background MP for

Etobicoke—Lakeshore Etobicoke—Lakeshore (formerly known as Lakeshore and Toronto—Lakeshore) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. It covers the southern part of the Eto ...

, Ontario (1984–1993)
Parliamentary Secretary to the

Secretary of State for External Affairs The Minister of Foreign Affairs (french: Ministre des Affaires étrangères) is the minister of the Crown in the Cabinet of Canada, Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the Government of Canada, Government of Canada's international ...

(1989-1991)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence (1991-1993)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry, Science and Technology (1993)

Kim Campbell Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell (born March 10, 1947) is a Canadian politician, diplomat, lawyer, and writer who served as the 19th prime minister of Canada from June 25 to November 4, 1993. Campbell is the first and so far only female ...

;Background MP for

Vancouver Centre Vancouver Centre (french: Vancouver-Centre) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1917. It is the riding with the biggest Japanese community in Canada. ...

, British Columbia (1988–1993)
BC Social Credit MLA for

Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Point Grey is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was first contested in the general election of 1933. It was created out of parts of Richmond-Point Grey, South Vancouver and ...

(1986-1988).

Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a Ministry (government department), ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of ju ...

(1990-1993)
Minister responsible for Federal-Provincial Relations (1993)
Minister of Veterans Affairs (1993)
Minister of National Defence (1993) ;Supporters *MPs: (42) Edna Anderson,

Simcoe Centre Simcoe Centre was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Grey—Simcoe, Simcoe South and Wellington—Dufferin—S ...

; Ken Atkinson,

St. Catharines St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in the province of Ontario. As of 2016, it has an area of , 136,803 residents, and a metropolitan population of 406,074. It lies in Southern Ontario ...

; Bill Attewell, Markham; Perrin Beatty, Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe; Ross Belsher,

Fraser Valley East Fraser Valley East was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1997. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Fraser Valley, Kamloops and Okanagan Bou ...

;

Jean-Pierre Blackburn Jean-Pierre Blackburn, (born July 6, 1948) is a Canadian politician and diplomat. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Jonquière—Alma from 2006 to 2011; earlier, he was the Progressive Conservative MP for J ...

Jonquière Jonquière (; ; 2021 population: 60,250) is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Saguenay River, near the borough of Chicoutimi. History Jonquiè ...

;

Pierre Blais Pierre Blais (born December 30, 1948) is a Canadian jurist and former politician and Cabinet minister. He also served as the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal until his retirement in June 2014. On May 1, 2015, Blais was appointed as ...

, Bellechasse;

Don Blenkarn Donald Alex Blenkarn (June 17, 1930 – January 30, 2012) was a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada Member of Parliament. Blenkarn was born in Toronto. A lawyer and businessman by profession, he was elected in 1972 to represent the riding o ...

, Mississauga South; John Bosley,

Don Valley West Don Valley West (french: Don Valley-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. Its population in 2001 was 115,539. 13.6% of the population is Muslim, t ...

; Mary Collins, Capilano—Howe Sound; Robert Corbett, Fundy—Royal; Charles Deblois, Montmorency—Orléans;

Suzanne Duplessis Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis (born 30 June 1940) is a Canadian retired Senate of Canada, Senator and former Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. She was a teacher by profession ...

, Louis-Hébert; Benno Friesen, Surrey—White Rock; Barbara Greene, Don Valley North;

Tom Hockin Thomas A. Hockin, (born March 5, 1938) is a Canadian academic, businessman and former politician. Hockin was born and went to public school in London, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a degree in business, and la ...

, London West;

Bob Horner James Robert Horner (born August 6, 1957) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball and the Nippon Professional Baseball league as a third baseman and a first baseman from to , most prominently as a ...

, Mississauga West;

Jean-Guy Hudon Jean-Guy Hudon (born 24 April 1941) was a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1984 to 1993. He was an administrator by career. Born in La Pocatière, Quebec, Hudon represented the Quebec riding of Beauharnois ...

Beauharnois—Salaberry Beauharnois—Salaberry is a former federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 2015. Geography In 2003, the riding was re-defined to consist of the regional county municipa ...

;

Ken Hughes Ken or KEN may refer to: Entertainment * ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer. * ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film. * ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine. * Ken Masters, a main character in ...

, Macleod;

Monique Landry Monique Landry (born December 25, 1937) is a former Canadian politician. Career Member of Parliament A physiotherapist and administrator, Landry was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1984 general election that brough ...

, Blainville—Deux-Montagnes; Doug Lewis, Simcoe North; Gilles Loiselle, Langelier;

Shirley Martin Shirley Martin (November 20, 1932 in Hamilton, Ontario – September 16, 2021) was a Canadian politician. Martin was a businesswoman and was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1984 federal election as the Progressive Conse ...

, Lincoln;

Marcel Masse Marcel Masse, (May 27, 1936 – August 25, 2014) was a Canadian politician. He served as a Quebec MLA, federal MP and federal cabinet minister. Biography Background Masse was educated at the Université de Montréal and pursued graduate wo ...

, Frontenac; Charles Mayer, Lisgar—Marquette;

Peter McCreath Peter L. McCreath, (born July 5, 1943) is former chairman of the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation, President of PMC Communications Inc. and a former Canadian politician. Biography A journalist and teacher by training, McCreath was elected to th ...

, South Shore; Walter McLean,

Waterloo Waterloo most commonly refers to: * Battle of Waterloo, a battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat * Waterloo, Belgium, where the battle took place. Waterloo may also refer to: Other places Antarctica *King George Island (S ...

; Gerald Merrithew, Saint John;

Rob Nicholson Robert Douglas "Rob" Nicholson (born April 29, 1952) is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Niagara Falls in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2019 as a member of the Conservative Party. Under Prime Minister Stephen ...

Niagara Falls Niagara Falls () is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. The largest of the three is Horseshoe Fall ...

; Ross Reid,

St. John’s East St. John's East (french: St. John's-Est; formerly known as St. John's North) is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1949. It covers a part of St. ...

; John Reimer,

Kitchener Kitchener may refer to: People * Earl Kitchener, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ** Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850–1916), British Field Marshal and 1st Earl Kitchener ** Henry Kitchener, 2nd Earl Kitchener (1846–1937) ...

; Lee Richardson, Calgary Southeast; Larry Schneider, Regina—Wascana; Tom Siddon,

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, a ...

; Bobbie Sparrow,

Calgary Southwest Calgary Southwest was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015. The district was in the southwest part of the City of Calgary, south of Glenmore Trail and west of ...

; Ross Stevenson, Durham;

Blaine Thacker Blaine Allen Thacker QC, (January 11, 1941 – February 17, 2020) served as a Member of Parliament in the Lethbridge riding from 1979 to 1993 (Elected to the House of Commons in 1979, 1980, 1984 & 1988 for a total of 5,270 days). ''Parliamentar ...

, Lethbridge;

Greg Thompson Gregory Francis Thompson, (March 28, 1947 – September 10, 2019) was a Canadian politician who served six terms as a Member of Parliament (MP), and for one term he represented the district of Saint Croix in the New Brunswick Legislative Assemb ...

, Carleton—Charlotte;

Scott Thorkelson Scott Jon Thorkelson (2 March 1958 – 19 May 2007) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993. His background was in research, consulting, and fundraising. Born in Gimli, Manitoba, Thorkelson became active with the ...

Edmonton—Strathcona Edmonton Strathcona (formerly known as Edmonton—Strathcona) is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953. It spans the south central part of the city of Edmonton ...

;

Bernard Valcourt Bernard Valcourt, (born February 18, 1952) is a Canadian politician and lawyer, who served as Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Madawaska—Restigouche, New Brunswick until he was defeated in the 2015 federal election. Early f ...

, Madawaska—Victoria;

Stan Wilbee Godfrey Stanley Wilbee (born 12 May 1932) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he was a medical doctor by career. He was elected in the 1988 federal election at the Delta elec ...

, Delta; Michael Wilson, Etobicoke Centre *Senators: (3)

Norm Atkins Norman Kempton Atkins (June 27, 1934 – September 28, 2010) was a Canadian Senator and a political figure in Canada. Born in Montclair, New Jersey, Atkins was a graduate of Appleby College in Oakville and of Acadia University in Wolfvil ...

;

Mario Beaulieu Mario A. Beaulieu (; born February 1, 1959) is a Canadian politician. An advocate for nationalism in Quebec, he served as Party leader, leader (2014–2015), Interim leader (Canada), interim leader (2018–2019) and president (2014–2018) o ...

;

Lowell Murray Lowell Murray, (born 26 September 1936) is a former Canadian senator and long-time activist with the federal Progressive Conservative Party. Education Murray graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in 1955. He met 16-year-old Brian Mul ...

Jean Charest John James "Jean" Charest (; born June 24, 1958) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 29th premier of Quebec from 2003 to 2012 and the fifth deputy prime minister of Canada in 1993. Charest was elected to the House o ...

;Background MP for

Sherbrooke Sherbrooke ( ; ) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François and Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional cou ...

, Quebec (1984–1993)

Minister of State Minister of State is a title borne by politicians in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a Minister of State is a Junior Minister of government, who is assigned to assist a specific Cabinet Minister. In ...

(Youth) (1986-1990)
Minister of the Environment (1991-1993) ;Supporters *MPs: (37) Gilles Bernier, Beauce;

Gabrielle Bertrand Gabrielle Bertrand (May 15, 1923 – September 10, 1999) was a Canadian politician. Born Gabrielle Giroux in Sweetsburg, Quebec (now Cowansville), the daughter of Louis-Arthur Giroux and Juliette Bolduc, she married Jean-Jacques Bertrand ...

Brome—Missisquoi Brome—Missisquoi (formerly known as Missisquoi) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1925. The original electoral district of Missiquoi existed from 1867 to 19 ...

; Bud Bird,

Fredericton Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the do ...

; Pauline Browes, Scarborough Centre;

Pierre Cadieux Pierre H. Cadieux (born April 6, 1948) is a lawyer and former Canadian politician. Born in Hudson, Quebec, Cadieux was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Vaudreuil, Queb ...

, Vaudreuil;

Bill Casey William D. Casey (born February 19, 1945) is a Canadian politician from Nova Scotia who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada. First elected as a Progressive Conservative in 1988, he later sat as Conservative ...

, Cumberland—Colchester;

, Yellowhead; Lee Clark,

Brandon—Souris Brandon—Souris is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953. Demographics :''According to the Canada 2011 Census'' Ethnic groups: 83.4% White, 9.8% Aboriginal ...

;

Terry Clifford Terrence (Terry) Clifford (born 12 November 1938) is a Canadian former educator and politician. Clifford served as a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. Born in Acton, Ontario, Terry was an educator and sch ...

, London—Middlesex;

Jean Corbeil Jean Corbeil, (January 7, 1934 – June 25, 2002) was a Canadian politician. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was mayor of the city of Anjou from 1973 to 1988. In 1987-1988 he served a term as chairman of the Federation of Canadian Municipalit ...

, Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies; Robert de Cotret,

Berthier—Montcalm Berthier—Montcalm was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2004. This riding was created in 1987 from Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière riding. It was abolishe ...

; John Crosbie,

St. John's West St. John's West was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 2004. This riding was created in 1949 when Newfoundland joined the Canadian Confederation ...

;

Stan Darling Stan Darling (July 16, 1911 – April 11, 2004) was a Canadian politician. History Born in Callander, Ontario, Stan Darling moved to Burk's Falls and founded Stan Darling Insurance Inc. in 1938. He was elected to the Burk's Falls City Counc ...

Parry Sound—Muskoka Parry Sound—Muskoka is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1949. The riding consists of the Territorial District of Parry Sound (excluding the Town of Powass ...

;

Vincent Della Noce Vincent Della Noce (born 18 November 1943 in Italy) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a businessman by career. He represented the Quebec riding of Duvernay where he was first elected in the 1984 federal election and re ...

, Duvernay;

Gabriel Desjardins Gabriel Desjardins (born 14 February 1949 in Montreal, Quebec) was a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a businessman, professor and trader by career. He represented the Quebec riding of Témiscamingue wh ...

, Drummond;

Dorothy Dobbie Dorothy Ina Elgiva Dobbie (born January 5, 1945) is a Canadian businesswoman and former politician. She served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. Dobbie was a publisher b ...

, Winnipeg South; Darryl Gray,

Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Bonaventure (later known as Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine) was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1997. It was created as "Bonaventure" riding ...

;

Jean-Guy Guilbault Jean-Guy Guilbault (14 March 1931 – 4 March 2022) was a Canadian businessman and politician who was a member of the House of Commons of Canada. Guilbault attended schools in Drummondville and Montreal. In federal politics, he represented the ...

, Témiscamingue;

Leonard Gustafson Lenard Joseph Gustafson, PC (November 10, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was a Canadian politician from Saskatchewan. Gustafson served in the Senate of Canada and House of Commons of Canada. Born in Macoun, Saskatchewan, Gustafson was a farmer, contr ...

Souris—Moose Mountain Souris—Moose Mountain is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. Geography This electoral district is located in Southeast Saskatchewan, encompassing the ...

; André Harvey,

Chicoutimi Chicoutimi () is the most populous borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers. During the 20th century, it became the main administrative and co ...

;

Jim Hawkes Frederick James Hawkes (June 21, 1934 – May 9, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He was Member of Parliament for Calgary West from 1979 until 1993. Early life and education Hawkes was born in Calgary, Alberta. He studied at Sir George William ...

Calgary West Calgary West was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1953, and from 1979 to 2015. It was in the western part of the City of Calgary. The electoral district was ...

; Otto Jelinek, Oakville—Milton; Al Johnson, Calgary North;

Fernand Jourdenais Fernand Jourdenais (25 March 1933 – 29 February 2016) was a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a businessman and trader by career. He represented the Quebec riding of La Prairie where he was first elec ...

, La Prairie; Robert Layton, Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis;

Elmer MacKay Elmer MacIntosh MacKay (born August 5, 1936) is a former Canadian politician. Life and career MacKay was born in Hopewell, Nova Scotia, the son of Laura Louise (Macintosh) and Gordon Barclay MacKay. He was first elected to the House of Commo ...

Central Nova Central Nova (french: Nova-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 until 1996. In 1996, Antigonish County and part of Guysborough County were placed with P ...

;

Arnold Malone Arnold John Malone (born 9 December 1937) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a public servant by career. He initially represented the Alberta riding of Battle River where he was first elected ...

, Crowfoot; John McDermid,

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; Barbara McDougall, St. Paul's; Bill McKnight, Kindersley—Lloydminster; Gus Mitges, Bruce—Grey;

Ken Monteith Kenneth Ernest Monteith (26 June 1938 – 3 February 2023) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the House of Commons from 1988 to 1993. His background was in agriculture. Monteith was born in St. Thomas, Ontario in 1938. He was ele ...

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;

Guy St-Julien Guy St-Julien (born February 19, 1940) is a Canadian politician. He is a former director of human resources and a senior clerk. St-Julien was born in Val-d'Or, Quebec. St-Julien was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons ...

, Abitibi; Geoffrey Scott, Hamilton—Wentworth;

Pat Sobeski Patrick Anthony "Pat" Sobeski (25 July 1951 – 17 March 2016) was a Canadian politician, who has served as a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993, and as mayor of Woodstock from 2010 to 2014. He was elected in the 1988 f ...

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;

Monique Vézina Monique Vézina, (born July 13, 1935) is a former Canadian politician. She now works with a Non-governmental organization in the field of international development. Vézina was born in Rimouski, Quebec. Prior to entering politics, she worked fo ...

, Rimouski—Témiscouata;

Robert Wenman Robert Lloyd Wenman (19 June 1940 – 14 June 1995) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a businessman, investment counsellor and teacher by career. Wenman was born in Maidstone, Saskatchewan ...

, Fraser Valley West *Senators: (2)

Jim Kelleher James Francis Kelleher (October 2, 1930 – June 2, 2013) was a Canadian politician and retired senator. Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, he received a B.A. degree in 1952 from Queen's University and an LL.B. degree in 1956 from Osgoode H ...

;

Heath MacQuarrie Heath Nelson Macquarrie (September 18, 1919 – January 2, 2002) was a Canadian politician, teacher, scholar, and writer. Macquarrie described himself as a Red Tory, using the term in the title of his autobiography ''Red Tory Blues''. During t ...

Jim Edwards

;Background MP for Edmonton Southwest, Alberta (1984–1993)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Communications (1985-1986 and 1989-1991)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (1988-1989)
Parliamentary Secretary to the

(Agriculture) (1991-1992)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (1991-1992) ;Supporters *MPs: (14)

Harry Brightwell Arthur Harry Brightwell (born 4 August 1932) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1984 to 1993. He was a veterinarian by career. Born in Matheson, Ontario, he attended the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Ontario where h ...

, Perth—Wellington—Waterloo; Albert Cooper,

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;

Bill Domm William Henry Domm (July 24, 1930 – January 8, 2000) was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1993. He was best known for his crusades against the metric system and in favour of capital punishment. Domm repr ...

Peterborough Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...

;

Doug Fee Douglas Fee (born 21 July 1944) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993. His background was in education and human resources. He was elected in the 1988 Canadian federal election, 1988 federal election at the Red Dee ...

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;

Girve Fretz Claude Girven (Girve) Fretz (March 4, 1927 - November 5, 2020) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Erie in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1993. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party ...

Erie Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 at ...

; Marie Gibeau, Bourassa; Bruce Halliday,

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;

Jean-Pierre Hogue Jean-Pierre Hogue (24 November 1927 – 17 June 2012) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. By career, he was a psychologist, professor and writer. Political career He was electe ...

, Outremont; Felix Holtmann,

Portage—Interlake Portage—Interlake was a federal electoral district in the province of Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Lisgar, Portage—Marquette and ...

;

Bill Kempling William James Kempling (February 5, 1921 – May 20, 1996) was a Canadian politician. Born in Grimsby, Ontario, he represented the electoral districts of Halton—Wentworth in the House of Commons of Canada from 1972 to 1979, and Burlington from ...

, Burlington;

Brian O'Kurley Brian Alexander O'Kurley (born 7 March 1953) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993. His background includes service in retail, education, Canadian Parliament, and administrative law. Born in Lamont, Alberta, O'Kurley w ...

, Elk Island; Robert Harold Porter,

Medicine Hat Medicine Hat is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada. It is located along the South Saskatchewan River. It is approximately east of Lethbridge and southeast of Calgary. This city and the adjacent Town of Redcliff to the northwest are with ...

; Walter Van De Walle, St. Albert; William Winegard,

Guelph—Wellington Guelph (formerly Guelph—Wellington) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. This riding has had a Liberal MP since 1993. From 2008 until his decision not to ...

*Senators: (3) John Buchanan;

Mike Forrestall John Michael William Curphey Forrestall (September 23, 1932 – June 8, 2006), known as Michael Forrestall, was a Canadian politician. Forrestall served in both the Senate of Canada and House of Commons of Canada. Political career A Nova S ...

; Finlay MacDonald

Garth Turner

;Background MP for

Halton—Peel Halton—Peel was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Brampton—Georgetown, Halton and York—Pee ...

, Ontario (1988–1993)

Endorsements

Kim Campbell received the most endorsements from sitting MPs, with 43 backing her. 38 declared their support for Jean Charest, while 15 backed Jim Edwards. Patrick Boyer and Garth Turner were both sitting MPs and neither were supported by any other sitting MP.

Results

Though it was initially expected that Campbell's election as party leader would be little more than a formality, as the convention drew nearer it became apparent that Charest's candidacy was proving far more popular than Campbell and her team had expected, and that she might struggle to defeat him on the first round. Sure enough, Campbell narrowly failed to win outright, coming 60 delegates short of immediate victory. Charest placed a solid second, with none of the other candidates managing to break ten percent of the overall delegate count. Edwards, who had placed third, agreed to drop out and endorse Campbell prior to the second round, which gave her the support she needed to claim victory. Despite Edwards' endorsement, however, only about half of his delegates actually did move to support Campbell; the remaining half instead backed Charest, along with virtually all of Turner's and Boyer's delegates. This left Campbell's final total as 52.7% of the delegates, making this second-only to

's shock win over

Claude Wagner Claude Wagner (April 4, 1925 – July 11, 1979) was a Canadian judge and politician in the province of Quebec, Canada. Throughout his career, he was a Crown prosecutor, professor of criminal law and judge. Life and career Wagner was bo ...

in 1976 as the most closely contested Progressive Conservative leadership contest.

References

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