1993 Progressive Conservative leadership election

none September 2023October 2025 November 2007 March 2019 1993 Progressive Conservative Party leadership election Canada presidential no 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership election 1983 Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leadership elections#1995 Progressive Conservative leadership convention 1995 June 13, 1993 3,469 delegates in the 1st ballot 1,735 delegate Sixth ballot delegate count Fifth ballot delegate count Fourth ballot delegate count Third ballot delegate count Second ballot delegate count First ballot delegate count x150px Prime Minister Kim Campbell of Canada (42-WHPO-P05407-13-1) (cropped).jpg CA Progressive Conservative nohash Kim Campbell 1,817(52.7%) 1,664(48.0%) Quebec Premier Jean Charest visits US Consulate (cropped).jpg CA Progressive Conservative nohash Jean Charest 1,630(47.3%) 1,369(39.5%) Leader Brian Mulroney Kim Campbell Progressive Conservative CA PC 1993 June 13, 1993 Ottawa Civic Centre,Undecideds crucial to winner: Campbell's conventional speech just fine for some Globe and Mail 14 June 1993Ottawa, Ontario Kim Campbell Brian Mulroney 5 2 C$ None The 1993 Progressive Conservative leadership election was held on June 13, 1993, to choose the successor to Brian Mulroney as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and, consequently, prime minister of Canada. Kim Campbell won the vote on the second ballot and was sworn in as prime minister on June 25, 1993, becoming Canada's first female prime minister.Kavanagh Dennis Riches Christopher A Dictionary of Political Biography 2013 Oxford University Press 9780199569137 https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199569137.001.0001/acref-9780199569137-e-130. 11 June 2019 Initially, Campbell's popularity caused very few prominent Progressive Conservatives to enter the race, with Michael Wilson, Perrin Beatty, Barbara McDougall, and Joe Clark not making expected runs. Jean Charest had to be convinced by Mulroney to run, 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 Background Aged 48 MP for Etobicoke—Lakeshore, Ontario (1984–1993)Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State for External Affairs (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 150px|thumb|Kim Campbell Background Aged 46 MP for Vancouver Centre, British Columbia (1988–1993)BC Social Credit MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey (1986–1988). Minister of Justice (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; Ken Atkinson, St. Catharines; Bill Attewell, Markham; Perrin Beatty, Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe; Ross Belsher, Fraser Valley East; Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Jonquière; Pierre Blais, Bellechasse; Don Blenkarn, Mississauga South; John Bosley, Don Valley West; Mary Collins, Capilano—Howe Sound; Robert Corbett, Fundy—Royal; Charles Deblois, Montmorency—Orléans; Suzanne Duplessis, Louis-Hébert; Benno Friesen, Surrey—White Rock; Barbara Greene, Don Valley North; Tom Hockin, London West; Bob Horner, Mississauga West; Jean-Guy Hudon, Beauharnois—Salaberry; Ken Hughes, Macleod; Monique Landry, Blainville—Deux-Montagnes; Doug Lewis, Simcoe North; Gilles Loiselle, Langelier; Shirley Martin, Lincoln; Marcel Masse, Frontenac; Charles Mayer, Lisgar—Marquette; Peter McCreath, South Shore; Walter McLean, Waterloo; Gerald Merrithew, Saint John; Rob Nicholson, Niagara Falls; Ross Reid, St. John’s East; John Reimer, Kitchener; Lee Richardson, Calgary Southeast; Larry Schneider, Regina—Wascana; Tom Siddon, Richmond; Bobbie Sparrow, Calgary Southwest; Ross Stevenson, Durham; Blaine Thacker, Lethbridge; Greg Thompson, Carleton—Charlotte; Scott Thorkelson, Edmonton—Strathcona; Bernard Valcourt, Madawaska—Victoria; Stan Wilbee, Delta; Michael Wilson, Etobicoke Centre Senators: (3) Norm Atkins; Mario Beaulieu; Lowell Murray Jean Charest 150px|thumb|Jean Charest Background Aged 34 MP for Sherbrooke, Quebec (1984–1993)Minister of State (Youth) (1986–1990)Minister of the Environment (1991–1993) Supporters MPs: (37) Gilles Bernier, Beauce; Gabrielle Bertrand, Brome—Missisquoi; Bud Bird, Fredericton; Pauline Browes, Scarborough Centre; Pierre Cadieux, Vaudreuil; Bill Casey, Cumberland—Colchester; Joe Clark, Yellowhead; Lee Clark, Brandon—Souris; Terry Clifford, London—Middlesex; Jean Corbeil, Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies; Robert de Cotret, Berthier—Montcalm; John Crosbie, St. John's West; Stan Darling, Parry Sound-Muskoka; Vincent Della Noce, Duvernay; Gabriel Desjardins, Drummond; Dorothy Dobbie, Winnipeg South; Darryl Gray, Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine; Jean-Guy Guilbault, Témiscamingue; Lenard Gustafson, Souris—Moose Mountain; André Harvey, Chicoutimi; Jim Hawkes, Calgary West; Otto Jelinek, Oakville—Milton; Al Johnson, Calgary North; Fernand Jourdenais, La Prairie; Robert Layton, Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis; Elmer MacKay, Central Nova; Arnold Malone, Crowfoot; John McDermid, Brampton; Barbara McDougall, St. Paul's; Bill McKnight, Kindersley—Lloydminster; Gus Mitges, Bruce—Grey; Ken Monteith, Elgin; Guy St-Julien, Abitibi; Geoffrey Scott, Hamilton—Wentworth; Pat Sobeski, Cambridge; Monique Vézina, Rimouski—Témiscouata; Robert Wenman, Fraser Valley West Senators: (2) Jim Kelleher; Heath MacQuarrie Jim Edwards Background Aged 56 MP for Edmonton Southwest, Alberta (1984–1993)Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Communications (1985–1986; 1989–1991)Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (1988–1989)Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State (Agriculture) (1991–1992)Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (1991–1992) Supporters MPs: (14) Harry Brightwell, Perth—Wellington—Waterloo; Albert Cooper, Peace River; Bill Domm, Peterborough; Doug Fee, Red Deer; Girve Fretz, Erie; Marie Gibeau, Bourassa; Bruce Halliday, Oxford; Jean-Pierre Hogue, Outremont; Felix Holtmann, Portage—Interlake; Bill Kempling, Burlington; Brian O'Kurley, Elk Island; Robert Harold Porter, Medicine Hat; Walter Van De Walle, St. Albert; William Winegard, Guelph—Wellington Senators: (3) John Buchanan; Mike Forrestall; Finlay MacDonald Garth Turner 150px|thumb|Garth Turner Background Aged 54 MP for Halton—Peel, Ontario (1988–1993) Endorsements Endorsements for the 1993 Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leadership convention 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. CandidateBCABSKMBONQCNBNSPENLNTYTTotalPatrick Boyer Members:––––1 –––––––1 Kim Campbell Members:6 5 –1 16 8 4 2 –1 ––43 Jean Charest Members:1 4 2 2 10 15 1 2 –1 ––38 Jim Edwards Members:–6 –1 6 2 ––––––15 Garth Turner Members:––––1 –––––––1 Unaffiliated Members:–7 –3 ––––––––– 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 Joe Clark's shock win over Claude Wagner in 1976 as the most closely contested Progressive Conservative leadership contest. + Delegate support by ballot1993 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention http://www.cpac.ca/en/1993-progressive-conservative-leadership CPAC 11 June 2019 July 9, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190709180627/http://www.cpac.ca/en/1993-progressive-conservative-leadership/ dead Candidate 1st ballot 2nd ballot Votes cast % Votes cast % 50px Kim Campbell 1,664 48.0% 1,817 52.7% 50px Jean Charest 1,369 39.5% 1,630 47.3% Jim Edwards 307 8.8% Endorsed Campbell 50px Garth Turner 76 2.2% Withdrew; Did not endorse Patrick Boyer 53 1.5% Endorsed Charest Total 3,469 100.0% 3,447 100.0% First round #ddd 600px 410px Campbell CA Progressive Conservative 47.97 Charest CA Progressive Conservative 39.46 Edwards CA Progressive Conservative 8.85 Turner CA Progressive Conservative 2.19 Boyer CA Progressive Conservative 1.53Final round #ddd 600px 410px Campbell CA Progressive Conservative 52.71 Charest CA Progressive Conservative 47.29 References 1993 Category:1993 elections in Canada Category:1993 political party leadership elections Category:June 1993 in Canada Category:Kim Campbell Category:Jean Charest Category:1990s in Ottawa