The 2004 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election took place on March 20, 2004 in Toronto, Ontario, and resulted in the election of Stephen Harper as the first leader of the new Canadian Conservative Party. The Conservative Party was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... The Honourable Stephen Joseph Harper, PC, MP, MA (born April 20, 1959, in Toronto, Ontario) is leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, and Leader of the Official Opposition. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada) is a right-wing political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... The Canadian Alliance (in full, the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance) was a Canadian right-of-centre conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ...

Stephen Harper, the former leader of the Canadian Alliance, was elected on the first (and only) ballot. Tony Clement, a former Ontario Progressive Conservative health minister, and Belinda Stronach, the former Chief Executive Officer of Magna International, were the other candidates on the ballot. The Honourable Stephen Joseph Harper, PC, MP, MA (born April 20, 1959, in Toronto, Ontario) is leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, and Leader of the Official Opposition. ... Anthony (Tony) Peter Clement (born January 27, 1961 in Manchester, England) is a conservative Canadian politician. ... The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party of Ontario, also known as Tories) is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. ... Belinda Stronach The Honourable Belinda Stronach, PC , MP, (born May 2, 1966 in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian businesswoman, politician, and a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) in the Canadian House of Commons. ... Magna International Inc. ...

Jim Prentice, the runner-up in the 2003 Progressive Conservative leadership election, dropped out of the campaign before the voting. Jim Prentice, MP (born July 20, 1956, in South Porcupine, Timmins, Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. ... The first Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leadership convention was held in 1927, when the party was called the Conservative Party. ...

The leader was selected by a system in which each of the party's riding associations was allocated up to 100 points. In associations in which fewer than 100 members cast ballots, each ballot counted as one point. In associations in which 100 or more votes were cast, 100 points were allocated among candidates in proportion to the votes that he or she received. This page refers to a Riding as a unit in local government. ...

Members voted using preferential ballots. If no candidate won a majority of votes on the first ballot, the ballots of the candidate with the smallest number of votes would be re-distributed according to the voters' second preferences. Subsequent ballots were not needed, however, because Stephen Harper won on the first ballot. A how-to-vote card from the Australian federal election of 2004, showing voters how to fill in the squares on the ballot paper if they wish to vote for the Liberal Party of Australia. ...

See also: Leadership convention. In Canadian politics, a leadership convention is held by a political party when the party needs to choose a leader due to a vacancy or a challenge to the incumbent leader. ...

Announced they would not run

• Scott Brison - Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament (has since defected to the Liberals)
• Mike Harris - former Premier of Ontario
• Ralph Klein - Premier of Alberta
• Bernard Lord - Premier of New Brunswick
• Peter MacKay - Progressive Conservative Party Leader
• Brian Pallister - Canadian Alliance Member of Parliament
• Bob Runciman - former Ontario public security minister
• Larry Smith - Publisher of the Montreal Gazette
• Chuck Strahl - Canadian Alliance Member of Parliament

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Results

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First Ballot
HARPER, Stephen Joseph 17,296 (56.2%)
STRONACH, Belinda 10,613 (34.5%)
CLEMENT, Anthony (Tony) Peter 2,887 (9.4%)
Points needed to win: 15,400.1
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Each of 308 ridings had 100 points which were distributed by proportional representation according to votes cast by party members in the riding. This page refers to a Riding as a unit in local government. ... Proportional representation (PR) is any election system which ensures a proportionally representative result of a democratic election, x% of votes should be represented by x% in the democratic institutions, parliament or congress. ...

Timeline

March, 2004

• March 22 - Harper names former PC leader Peter MacKay the deputy leader of the Conservative party.
• March 20 - Stephen Harper wins on the first ballot with 56% of the vote.
• March 19 - The leadership convention opens in Toronto; the candidates give opening speeches.

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January, 2004

• January 20 - Belinda Stronach formally announces the launch of her campaign to seek the Conservative leadership. She rounds out the field at three; no other serious contenders are now seen as planning an entry.
• January 16 - Fraser Valley MP Chuck Strahl annouces he will not seek the Conservative leadership, citing financial barriers.
• January 15 - Auto parts magnate Belinda Stronach and former Ontario Health Minister Tony Clement both announce their intention to run for leadership of the Conservative Party.
• January 13 - Peter MacKay declares he will not enter the race to lead the new Conservative Party of Canada.
• January 12 - Stephen Harper announces his entry into the race to lead the new Conservative Party of Canada. Earlier today, Jim Prentice drops out of the leadership contest, citing a lack of funds.

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December, 2003

• December 30 - Bernard Lord, Premier of New Brunswick, reconfirms that he will not seek the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada. He had been considered a potential frontrunner.
• December 10 - Scott Brison, Progressive Conservative MP, crosses the floor, and sits with the Liberal Party of Canada. Brison is the fourth PC MP, out of an original caucus of 15, to decide not to sit with the new Conservative Party of Canada.
• December 8 - The Conservative Party of Canada is officially registered with Elections Canada. The party's first interim leader is Senator John Lynch-Staunton, with a formal leadership race scheduled for March 2004.
• December 6 - The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada votes with a 90% majority in favour of merging with the Canadian Alliance.
• December 5 - The Canadian Alliance votes with a 96% majority in favour of merging with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.

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Breakdown by riding

Newfoundland

Prince Edward Island

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Québec

Ontario

Manitoba

Saskatchewan

Alberta

British Columbia

Yukon

Northwest Territories

Nunavut

Ridings won by candidate

Harper

Dartmouth--Cole Harbour, Halifax West, Sackville--Eastern Shore, West Nova, Beausejour, Fredericton, Fundy, Moncton--Riverview--Dieppe, St. Croix--Belleisle, Tobique--Mactaquac, Argenteuil--Mirabel, Brome--Missisquoi, Chicoutimi--Le Fjord, Laval, Mount Royal, Outremont, Pontiac, Repentigny, Richelieu, Rimouski--Temicouata, Riviere-du-Nord, Roberval, Saint-Laurent--Cartierville, Saint-Maurice--Champlain, Vaudreuil--Soulanges, Westmount--Ville-Marie, Ajax--Pickering, Algoma--Manitoulin--Kapuskasing, Ancaster--Dundas--Flamborough--Westdale, Barrie, Beaches--East York, Beant, Burlington, Cambridge, Carleton--Lanark, Chatham--Kent--Essex, Clarington--Scugog--Uxbridge, Davenport, Don Valley East, Don Valley West, Dufferin--Caledon, Eglington--Lawrence, Elgin--Middlesex--London, Essex, Etobicoke Centre, Etobicoke--Lakeshore, Etobicoke North, Glengarry--Prescott--Russell, Grey--Bruce--Owen Sound, Guelph, Haldimand--Norfolk, Haliburton--Kawartha Lakes--Brock, Halton, Hamilton Centre, Hamilton East--Stoney Creek, Hamilton Mountain, Huron--Bruce, Kenora, Kingston and the Islands, Kitchener Centre, Kitchener--Conestoga, Kitchener--Waterloo, Lanark--Frontenac--Lennox and Addington, Leeds--Grenville, London--Fanshawe, London North Centre, London West, Middlesex--Kent--Lambton, Mississauga East--Cooksville, Mississauga--Erindale, Mississauga South, Mississauga--Streetsville, Nepean--Carleton, Niagara Falls, Niagara West--Glanbrook, Nipissing--Timiskaming, Northumberland--Quinte West, Oak Ridges--Markham, Oakville, Oshawa, Ottawa Centre, Ottawa--Orleans, Ottawa South, Ottawa--Vanier, Ottawa West--Nepean, Oxford, Parkdale--High Park, Parry Sound--Muskoka, Perth--Wellington, Peterborough, Pickering--Scarborough, Prince Edward--Hastings, Renfrew--Nipissing--Pembroke, St. Catharines, St. Paul's, Sarnia--Lambton, Sault Ste. Marie, Scarborough--Agincourt, Scarborough Centre, Scarborough--Guildwood, Scarborough--Rouge River, Scarborough Southwest, Simcoe--Grey, Simcoe North, Stormont--Dundas--South Glengarry, Sudbury, Thornhill, Thunder Bay--Rainry River, Thunder Bay--Superior North, Toronto Centre, Toronto--Danforth, Trinity--Spadina, Welland, Wellington--Halton Hills, Whitby--Oshawa, Willowdale, Windsor--Tecumseh, Windsor West, York Centre, York--Simcoe, York South--Weston, Brandon--Souris, Charleswood--St. James, Churchill, Dauphin--Sawn River, Elmwood--Transcona, Kildonan--St. Paul, Portage--Lisgar, Provencher, Saint Boniface, Selkirk--Interlake, Winnipeg Centre, Winnipeg North, Winnipeg South, Winnipeg South Centre, Battlefords--Lloydminster, Blackstrap, Churchill River, Cypress Hills--Grasslands, Palliser,

Prince Albert, Regina--Lumsden--Lake Centre, Regina--Qu'Appelle, Saskatoon--Humboldt, Saskatoon--Rosetown--Biggar, Saskatoon--Wanuskewin, Souris--Moose Mountain, Wascana, Yorkton--Melville, Athabasca, Calgary East, Calgary North Centre, Calgary Northeast, Calgary--Nose Hill, Calgary South Centre, Calgary Southeast, Calgary Southwest, Calgary West, Crowfoot, Edmonton--Beaumont, Edmonton Centre, Edmonton East, Edmonton--Leduc, Edmonton--St. Albert, Edmonton--Sherwood Park, Edmonton--Spruce Grove, Edmonton--Strathcona, Lethbridge, Macleod, Medicine Hat, Peace River, Red Deer, Vegreville--Wainwright, Westlock--St. Paul, Wetaskiwin, Wild Rose, Yellowhead, Abbotsford, Burnaby--Douglas, Burnaby--New Westminster, Cariboo--Prince George, Chilliwack--Fraser Canyon, Delta--Richmond East, Dewdney--Alouette, Esquimalt--Juan de Fuca, Fleetwood--Port Kells, Kamloops--Thompson, Kelowna, Kootenay--Columbia, Langley, Nanaimo--Alberni, Nanaimo--Cowichan, Newton--North Delta, New Westminster--Coquitlam, North Okanagan--Shuswap, North Vancouver, Okanagan--Coquihalla, Port Moody--Westwood--Port Coquitlam, Prince George--Peace River, Richmond, Saanich--Gulf Islands, Skeena-Bulkley Valley, Southern Interior, South Surrey--White Rock--Cloverdale, Surrey North, Vancouver Centre, Vancouyer East, Vancouver Island North, Vancouver Kingsway, Vancouver Quadra, Vancouver South, Victoria, West Vancouver--Sunshine Coast, Yukon, Western Arctic

Stronach

Avalon, Bonavista--Exploits, Humber--St. Barbe--Baie Verte, Random--Burin--St. George's, St. John's North, St. John's South, Cardigan, Charlottetown, Egmont, Malpeque, Cape Breton--Canso, Central Nova, Halifax, Kings--Hants, North Nova, South Shore--St. Margaret's, Sydney--Victoria, Acadie--Bathurst, Madawaska--Restigouche, Miramichi, Saint John, Abitibi--Temiscamingue, Ahuntsic, Alfred-Pellan, Beauce, Beauharnois--Salaberry, Beauport, Berthier--Maskinonge, Bourassa, Brossard--La Prairie, Chambly--Borduas, Charlesbourg, Charlevoix--Montmorency, Chateauguay--Saint-Constant, Drummond, Gatineau, Hochelaga, Honore-Mercier, Hull--Aylmer, Jeanne-Le Ber, Joliette, Jonquiere--Alma, Lac-Saint-Louis, La Pointe-de-l'Ile, LaSalle--Emard, Laurentides--Labelle, Laurier, Laval--Les Iles, Levis--Bellechasse, Longueuil, Lotbiniere--Chutes-de-la-Chaudiere, Louis-Hebert, Louis-Saint-Laurent, Manicouagan, Marc-Aurele-Fortin, Matapedia--Matane, Megantic--L'Erable, Montcalm, Notre-Dame-de-Grace--Lachine, Nunavik--Eeyou, Papineau, Pierrefonds--Dollard, Portneuf, Quebec, Richmond--Arthabaska, Riviere-du-Loup--Montmagny, Rosemont--La Petite-Patrie, Saint-Bruno--Saint Hubert, Saint-Hyacinthe--Bagot, Saint-Jean, Saint-Lambert, Saint-Leonard--Saint-Michel, Shefford, Sherbrooke, Terrebonne--Blainville, Trois-Rivieres, Vercheres--Les Patriotes, Bramalea--Gore--Malton, Newmarket--Aurora, Nickel Belt, Richmond Hill, Timmins--James Bay, York West, Nunavut

Clement

Brampton--Springdale, Brampton West, Mississauga--Brampton South, Vaughan

Stronach/Harper tie

Labrador, Compton--Stanstead, Gaspesie--Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Riviere-des-Mille-Iles

Harper/Clement tie

Markham--Unionville

See also:

• Canadian Alliance leadership elections
• Progressive Conservative leadership conventions