2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election
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| Turnout | 54.57% | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date | May 27, 2017 |
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| Convention | Toronto Congress Centre, Toronto |
| Resigning leader | Stephen Harper |
| Won by | Andrew Scheer |
| Candidates | 13 |
| Entrance fee | C$100,000 ($50,000 of which is a refundable compliance deposit) |
| Spending limit | C$5,000,000 |
The Conservative Party of Canada held a leadership election on May 27, 2017. The leadership election was prompted by the resignation of Stephen Harper, who had led the Conservative Party of Canada as its leader from 2004, after the party's defeat in the 2015 election.
Thirteen candidates entered the contest: Chris Alexander, Maxime Bernier, Steven Blaney, Michael Chong, Kellie Leitch, Pierre Lemieux, Deepak Obhrai, Erin O'Toole, Rick Peterson, Lisa Raitt, Andrew Saxton, Andrew Scheer and Brad Trost. Additionally, four other candidates withdrew, including Kevin O'Leary, who remained on the final ballot.
Voting was conducted using a ranked ballot; however votes were calculated so that each electoral district had equal weight with each electoral district allocated 100 points. 259,010 party members were eligible to vote in the leadership contest. 141,000 members cast a vote.
Andrew Scheer was elected leader on the thirteen ballot, narrowly defeating second-place finisher Maxime Bernier. Many considered Scheer's victory as an upset, given Bernier's consistent frontrunner status in the polls.