2004 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election

Party election in Canada September 2023 2004 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election Canada no 2003 (PC) 2002 (CA) 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election 2017 March 20, 2004 30,796 points 15,401 point Points Percentage x150px Harper,-Stephen-Jan-23-06 (cropped).jpg 367D22 Stephen Harper 67,143 68.9% 17,296 56.2% Belinda Stronach 1 (cropped).jpg 0D357B Belinda Stronach 22,286 22.9% 10,613 34.5% Tony Clement 2012 (3x4).jpg 40E0D0 Tony Clement 7,968 8.2% 2,887 9.4% Leader John Lynch-Staunton (interim) Stephen Harper CPC leadership map 2004.png 400px Results by Canadian electoral district Conservative CA Conservative 2004 File:CPC_leadership_map_2004.png March 20, 2004 Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto Stephen Harper 3 1 C$100,000Rachel Décoste http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/rachel-decoste/liberal-party-of-canada_b_1866644.html How Much Does it Cost to be a Liberal These Days? Huffingtonpost.ca 2008-10-12 2017-09-18 C$2.5 millionConservative leadership race kicks off with $50,000 entrance fee and $5M spending cap https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/conservative-leadership-race-kicks-off-with-100000-entrance-fee-and-5m-spending-cap March 12, 2016 National Post March 8, 2016 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 Conservative Party of Canada. The Conservative Party was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, in December 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."Harper wins Conservative leadership". CBC News, March 22, 2004. The leader was selected by a system in which each of the party's riding associations was allocated 100 points, which were allocated among candidates in proportion to the votes that he or she received. This system was selected as a condition of the merger, to prevent the far larger Canadian Alliance membership base from overwhelming that of the Progressive Conservatives. Members voted using ranked ballots. If no candidate won a majority of votes in the first round, the ballots supporting the candidate with the smallest number of votes would be re-distributed according to the voters' second preferences. Subsequent rounds were not needed, however, because Stephen Harper won in the first round. Candidates Tony Clement 42, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Brampton South (1995–2003), provincial Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (2001–2003), provincial Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1999–2001), provincial Minister of the Environment (1999–2000), provincial Minister of Transportation (1997–1999), third place candidate in Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election (2002) Caucus Endorsements MPs: (5) Gerald Keddy (South Shore, NS), Chuck Strahl (Fraser Valley, BC), Norman Doyle (St. John's East, NL), Art Hanger (Calgary Northeast, AB), Peter Goldring (Edmonton Centre-East, AB)Who Supports Whom in Tory Race: http://www.hilltimes.com/2004/03/15/who-supports-whom-in-tory-race-2/3315 The Hill Times 15 March 2004 Senators: (2) Brenda Robertson (NB), Wilbert Keon (ON) Stephen Harper 44, Reform Party of Canada MP for Calgary West (1993–1997), Canadian Alliance MP for Calgary Southwest (2002–), Leader of the Canadian Alliance (2002–2003), President of the National Citizens Coalition (1998–2002) Caucus Endorsements MPs: (50) Jim Abbott (Kootenay-Columbia, BC), Diane Ablonczy (Calgary Nose Hill, AB), Rob Anders (Calgary West, AB), David Anderson (Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK), Roy Bailey (Souris—Moose Mountain, SK), Leon Benoit (Lakeland, AB), Garry Breitkreuz (Yorkton—Melville, SK), Andy Burton (Skeena, BC), Chuck Cadman (Surrey North, BC), Rick Casson (Lethbridge, AB), Dave Chatters (Athabasca, AB), John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, BC), Reed Elley (Nanaimo-Cowichan, BC), Ken Epp (Elk Island, AB), Brian Fitzpatrick (Prince Albert, SK), Paul Forseth (New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby, BC), Jim Gouk (Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan, BC), Gurmant Grewal (Surrey Central, BC), Dick Harris (Prince George-Bulkley Valley, BC), Jay Hill (Prince George-Peace River, BC), Betty Hinton (Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys, BC), Rahim Jaffer (Edmonton-Strathcona, AB), Dale Johnston (Wetaskiwin, AB), Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB), Gary Lunn (Saanich-Gulf Islands, BC), James Lunney (Nanaimo-Alberni, BC), Philip Mayfield (Cariboo—Chilcotin, BC), Grant McNally (Dewdney-Alouette, BC), Rob Merrifield (Yellowhead, AB), Bob Mills (Red Deer, AB), James Moore (Port Moody—Coquitlam, BC), Deepak Obhrai (Calgary East, AB), Brian Pallister (Portage-Lisgar, MB), Charlie Penson (Peace River, AB), James Rajotte (Edmonton Southwest, AB), Scott Reid (Lanark-Carleton, ON), John Reynolds (West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast, BC), Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, SK), Werner Schmidt (Kelowna, BC), Carol Skelton (Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar, SK), Monte Solberg (Medicine Hat, AB), Kevin Sorenson (Crowfoot, AB), Darrel Stinson (Okanagan-Shuswap, BC), Greg Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest, NB), Myron Thompson (Wild Rose, AB), Vic Toews (Provencher, MB), Maurice Vellacott (Saskatoon-Wanuskewin, SK), Randy White (Langley-Abbotsford, BC), John Williams (St. Albert, AB), Lynne Yelich (Blackstrap, SK) Senators: (2) Gerry St. Germain (BC), David Tkachuk (SK) Belinda Stronach 37, CEO of Magna International (2001–) Caucus Endorsements MPs: (7) Gary Schellenberger (Perth-Middlesex, ON), Bill Casey (Cumberland-Colchester, NS), John Cummins (Delta-South Richmond, BC), Val Meredith (South Surrey-White Rock-Langley, BC), Loyola Hearn (St. John's West, NL), Rex Barnes (Gander—Grand Falls, NL), Inky Mark (Dauphin-Swan River, MB) Senators: (13) David Angus (QC), Ethel Cochrane (NF), Consiglio Di Nino (ON), John Trevor Eyton (ON), J. Michael Forrestall (NS), Noël Kinsella (NB), Pierre Claude Nolin (QC), John Buchanan (NS), Gerald Comeau (NS), Donald Oliver (NS), Marjory LeBreton (ON), Pat Carney (BC), Lenard Gustafson (SK) Announced they would not run Scott Brison – Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament (later defected to the Liberals) Mike Harris – former premier of Ontario Ralph Klein – Premier of Alberta Bernard Lord – Premier of New Brunswick Peter MacKay – former Progressive Conservative Party Leader Brian Pallister – Canadian Alliance Member of Parliament, later Premier of Manitoba Jim Prentice – Progressive Conservative 2003 leadership race runner up, later Premier of Alberta Bob Runciman – former Ontario public security minister Larry Smith – Publisher of the Montreal Gazette Chuck Strahl – Canadian Alliance Member of Parliament Results +Results by round Candidate1st roundVotes cast%Points allocated%50px Stephen Harper67,14368.9%17,29656.2%50px Belinda Stronach22,28622.9%10,61334.5%50px Tony Clement7,9688.2%2,8879.4 Total 97,397 100% 30,796 100% Points needed to win: 15,401 Each of 308 ridings had 100 points which were distributed by proportional representation according to votes cast by party members in the riding.Votes #ddd 600px 410px Harper #367D22 68.94 Stronach #0D357B 22.88 Clement #40E0D0 8.18Points #ddd 600px 410px Harper #367D22 56.16 Stronach #0D357B 34.46 Clement #40E0D0 9.37 The actual vote totals remained confidential when the leadership election results were announced; only the point totals were made public at the time, giving the impression of a race that was much closer than was actually the case. Three years later, Harper's former campaign manager, Tom Flanagan, published the actual vote totals, noting that, among other distortions caused by the equal-weighting system, "a vote cast in Quebec was worth 19.6 times as much as a vote cast in Alberta".Tom Flanagan, Harper's Team. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2007, pg. 134 Total expenses Belinda Stronach $2,496,482 Stephen Harper $2,073,084 Tony Clement $826,807 Timeline 2003 December 5 – The Canadian Alliance votes with a 96% majority in favour of merging with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada."Alliance members vote 95.9% in favour of merger". CBC News, December 5, 2003. December 6 – The Progressive Conservative Party votes, with 90% of delegates in favour of merging with the Canadian Alliance. 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 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."MacKay slams Brison for joining Liberals". CBC News, December 10, 2003. December 30 – Bernard Lord, Premier of New Brunswick, reconfirms that he will not seek the leadership of the Conservative Party. He had been considered a potential frontrunner. 2004 January 12 – Stephen Harper announces his entry into the race to lead the new Conservative Party of Canada. Earlier that day, Jim Prentice drops out of the leadership contest, citing a lack of funds. January 13 – Peter MacKay declares he will not enter the race to lead the new Conservative Party of Canada. 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 16 – Fraser Valley MP Chuck Strahl announces he will not seek the Conservative leadership, citing financial barriers. 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."Stronach jumps into Conservative leadership race". CBC News, January 20, 2004. March 19 – The leadership convention opens in Toronto; the candidates give opening speeches. March 20 – Stephen Harper wins on the first ballot with 56% of points, under the party's weighted voting system. March 22 – Harper names former PC leader Peter MacKay the deputy leader of the Conservative party. Breakdown by province + Points allocated by candidate (rounded) Province Clement Harper Stronach Total Newfoundland and Labrador 102 231 369 702 Prince Edward Island 41 85 272 398 Nova Scotia 110 409 582 1,101 New Brunswick 51 461 492 1,004 Quebec 452 2,506 4,538 7,496 Ontario 1,672 6,035 2,891 10,598 Manitoba 72 1,029 299 1,400 Saskatchewan 51 1,141 208 1,400 Alberta 81 2,380 346 2,807 British Columbia 230 2,878 492 3,600 Yukon 6 62 32 100 Northwest Territories 9 53 39 101 Nunavut 17 28 56 101Total2,89417,29810,61630,808 Breakdown by riding Newfoundland and Labrador Riding Clement Harper Stronach Avalon 27 22 51 Bonavista—Exploits 12 36 53 Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte 3 45 52 Labrador 0 50 50 Random—Burin—St. George's 13 31 56 St. John's North 30 26 45 St. John's South 17 21 62 Prince Edward Island Riding Clement Harper Stronach Cardigan 11 11 77 Charlottetown 9 33 58 Egmont 9 23 68 Malpeque 12 18 69 Nova Scotia Riding Clement Harper Stronach Cape Breton—Canso 9 23 68 Central Nova 6 24 70 Dartmouth—Cole Harbour 16 48 36 Halifax 13 38 49 Halifax West 15 44 41 Kings-Hants 6 37 57 North Nova 6 37 57 Sackville—Eastern Shore 10 51 39 South Shore—St. Margaret's 16 31 53 Sydney—Victoria 9 25 67 West Nova 4 51 45 New Brunswick Riding Clement Harper Stronach Acadia-Bathurst 6 5 90 Beauséjour 2 50 48 Fredericton 7 64 29 Fundy 9 56 36 Madawaska—Restigouche 1 26 73 Miramichi 3 35 63 Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe 7 50 43 St. Croix—Belleisle 4 71 25 Saint John 9 45 47 Tobique—Mactaquac 3 59 38 Quebec Riding Clement Harper Stronach Abitibi—Témiscamingue 0 44 56 Ahuntsic 0 35 65 Alfred-Pellan 5 37 58 Argenteuil—Mirabel 0 63 38 Beauce 0 22 78 Beauharnois—Salaberry 23 14 63 Beauport 4 46 50 Berthier—Maskinongé 3 18 80 Bourassa 0 46 54 Brome—Missisquoi 4 59 37 Brossard—La Prairie 8 29 63 Chambly—Borduas 3 15 82 Charlesbourg 3 23 74 Charlevoix—Montmorency 0 20 80 Châteauguay—Saint-Constant 2 7 91 Chicoutimi—Le Fjord 0 64 36 Compton—Stanstead 15 43 43 Drummond 2 27 71 Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine 0 50 50 Gatineau 3 32 66 Hochelaga 0 0 100 Honoré-Mercier 0 4 96 Hull—Aylmer 11 40 44 Jeanne-Le Ber 12 26 62 Joliette 0 40 60 Jonquière—Alma 0 29 71 Lac-Saint-Louis 8 39 53 La Pointe-de-l'Île 7 13 80 LaSalle—Émard 6 33 61 Laurentides—Labelle 0 4 96 Laurier 31 26 43 Laval 4 72 24 Laval—Les Îles 9 34 57 Lévis—Bellechasse 0 35 65 Longueuil 0 33 67 Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière 0 23 77 Louis-Hébert 7 20 73 Louis-Saint-Laurent 3 47 50 Manicouagan 2 19 79 Marc-Aurèle-Fortin 10 23 67 Matapédia—Matane 0 47 53 Mégantic—L'Érable 0 16 84 Montcalm 3 32 66 Mount Royal 25 50 25 Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine 4 40 56 Nunavik—Eeyou 0 40 60 Outremont 34 40 26 Papineau 17 36 47 Pierrefonds—Dollard 17 35 49 Pontiac 6 55 39 Portneuf 2 40 58 Quebec 5 25 69 Repentigny 6 59 35 Richelieu 14 52 33 Richmond—Arthabaska 0 21 79 Rimouski—Témiscouata 15 46 38 Rivière-des-Mille-Îles 9 45 45 Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny 0 8 93 Rivière-du-Nord 11 56 33 Roberval 0 52 48 Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie 5 33 62 Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert 1 5 94 Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot 0 26 74 Saint-Jean 28 31 41 Saint-Lambert 2 30 67 Saint-Laurent—Cartierville 15 44 41 Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel 0 5 95 Saint-Maurice—Champlain 0 53 47 Shefford 2 16 81 Sherbrooke 0 32 68 Terrebonne—Blainville 4 20 76 Trois-Rivières 0 39 61 Vaudreuil-Soulanges 12 72 16 Vercheres—Les Patriotes 0 12 88 Westmount—Ville-Marie 30 39 31 Ontario Riding Clement Harper Stronach Ajax-Pickering 12 57 32 Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing 8 64 28 Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough —Westdale 11 67 21 Barrie 9 59 32 Beaches—East York 26 44 31 Bramalea—Gore—Malton 25 28 47 Brampton—Springdale 62 28 10 Brampton West 54 32 14 Brant 13 64 23 Burlington 12 60 27 Cambridge 11 64 25 Carleton—Lanark 6 67 27 Chatham-Kent—Essex 8 66 26 Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge 7 68 24 Davenport 29 41 30 Don Valley East 16 62 22 Don Valley West 24 51 25 Dufferin—Caledon 14 56 30 Eglinton—Lawrence 37 39 24 Elgin—Middlesex—London 12 57 31 Essex 8 72 20 Etobicoke Centre 17 59 24 Etobicoke—Lakeshore 22 51 26 Etobicoke North 20 43 37 Glengarry—Prescott—Russell 5 72 23 Grey—Bruce—Owen Sound 7 68 24 Guelph 19 56 25 Haldimand—Norfolk 10 67 23 Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes— Brock 6 67 28 Halton 17 64 19 Hamilton Centre 10 57 33 Hamilton East—Stoney Creek 7 56 37 Hamilton Mountain 16 74 11 Huron—Bruce 13 52 35 Kenora 9 51 40 Kingston and the Islands 16 62 23 Kitchener Centre 12 61 28 Kitchener—Conestoga 6 70 24 Kitchener—Waterloo 15 60 25 Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington 7 72 21 Leeds—Grenville 5 69 27 London—Fanshawe 12 68 20 London North Centre 11 67 21 London West 9 76 15 Markham—Unionville 40 40 20 Middlesex—Kent—Lambton 11 62 26 Mississauga—Brampton South 56 32 12 Mississauga East—Cooksville 15 54 31 Mississauga—Erindale 21 51 28 Mississauga South 18 60 22 Mississauga—Streetsville 28 51 21 Nepean—Carleton 5 69 26 Newmarket—Aurora 7 37 57 Niagara Falls 9 69 22 Niagara West—Glanbrook 8 71 21 Nickel Belt 6 34 60 Nipissing—Timiskaming 4 62 34 Northumberland—Quinte West 16 64 20 Oak Ridges—Markham 18 53 29 Oakville 15 65 20 Oshawa 15 60 25 Ottawa Centre 9 65 26 Ottawa—Orléans 6 65 29 Ottawa South 8 67 26 Ottawa—Vanier 9 60 31 Ottawa West—Nepean 8 66 26 Oxford 18 54 28 Parkdale—High Park 29 43 28 Parry Sound—Muskoka 17 49 33 Perth—Wellington 14 54 32 Peterborough 9 74 17 Pickering—Scarborough East 11 54 36 Prince Edward—Hastings 8 66 26 Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke 4 82 15 Richmond Hill 19 38 43 St. Catharines 15 66 19 St. Paul's 34 43 23 Sarnia—Lambton 18 59 23 Sault Ste. Marie 7 68 25 Scarborough—Agincourt 13 53 34 Scarborough Centre 14 59 27 Scarborough—Guildwood 13 55 32 Scarborough—Rouge River 34 40 26 Scarborough Southwest 15 60 25 Simcoe—Grey 11 71 18 Simcoe North 10 64 26 Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry 6 71 22 Sudbury 11 50 39 Thornhill 27 48 25 Thunder Bay—Rainy River 8 73 19 Thunder Bay—Superior North 28 48 24 Timmins—James Bay 5 36 59 Toronto Centre 25 38 37 Toronto—Danforth 22 45 33 Trinity—Spadina 25 42 33 Vaughan 42 23 35 Welland 8 69 22 Wellington—Halton Hills 11 64 24 Whitby—Oshawa 18 59 22 Willowdale 19 55 25 Windsor—Tecumseh 18 65 17 Windsor West 12 79 9 York Centre 20 56 24 York—Simcoe 16 52 32 York South—Weston 17 46 37 York West 14 19 67 Manitoba Riding Clement Harper Stronach Brandon—Souris 4 74 22 Charleswood—St. James 5 67 28 Churchill 3 71 25 Dauphin—Swan River 2 67 31 Elmwood—Transcona 2 77 21 Kildonan—St. Paul 6 81 13 Portage—Lisgar 5 74 21 Provencher 4 86 10 Saint Boniface 4 73 23 Selkirk—Interlake 5 78 17 Winnipeg Centre 10 67 23 Winnipeg North 6 74 21 Winnipeg South 6 76 18 Winnipeg South Centre 10 64 26 Saskatchewan Riding Clement Harper Stronach Battlefords—Lloydminster 0 89 10 Blackstrap 4 80 17 Churchill River 2 89 9 Cypress Hills—Grasslands 2 90 8 Palliser 4 77 19 Prince Albert 1 86 13 Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre 6 74 19 Regina—Qu'Appelle 3 82 15 Saskatoon—Humboldt 8 79 14 Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar 4 84 11 Saskatoon—Wanuskewin 2 90 8 Souris—Moose Mountain 4 68 29 Wascana 6 69 25 Yorkton—Melville 5 84 11 Alberta Riding Clement Harper Stronach Athabasca 2 83 15 Calgary East 4 86 10 Calgary North Centre 6 81 13 Calgary Northeast 4 71 25 Calgary—Nose Hill 5 83 13 Calgary South Centre 7 80 13 Calgary Southeast 4 85 11 Calgary Southwest 4 90 6 Calgary West 5 83 12 Crowfoot 1 92 7 Edmonton—Beaumont 3 77 21 Edmonton Centre 4 79 17 Edmonton East 2 84 14 Edmonton—Leduc 3 86 11 Edmonton—St. Albert 2 88 11 Edmonton—Sherwood Park 5 82 14 Edmonton—Spruce Grove 2 83 16 Edmonton—Strathcona 3 77 19 Lethbridge 2 91 7 Macleod 2 87 11 Medicine Hat 1 92 7 Peace River 2 84 15 Red Deer 2 90 8 Vegreville—Wainwright 1 89 10 Westlock—St. Paul 1 84 15 Wetaskiwin 1 94 5 Wild Rose 2 90 9 Yellowhead 1 89 11 British Columbia Riding Clement Harper Stronach Abbotsford 3 93 4 Burnaby—Douglas 9 81 10 Burnaby—New Westminster 15 75 10 Cariboo—Prince George 2 85 13 Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon 26 66 8 Delta—Richmond East 6 67 27 Dewdney—Alouette 7 81 12 Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca 4 86 10 Fleetwood—Port Kells 6 80 15 Kamloops—Thompson 3 85 12 Kelowna 1 84 15 Kootenay—Columbia 1 91 8 Langley 7 78 15 Nanaimo—Alberni 4 88 8 Nanaimo—Cowichan 3 87 10 Newton—North Delta 3 74 23 New Westminster—Coquitlam 11 80 8 North Okanagan—Shuswap 3 89 8 North Vancouver 6 84 10 Okanagan—Coquihalla 3 79 18 Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam 18 63 19 Prince George—Peace River 1 87 12 Richmond 1 89 10 Saanich—Gulf Islands 5 85 10 Skeena—Bulkley Valley 3 82 14 Southern Interior 3 84 13 South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale 4 82 14 Surrey North 3 77 20 Vancouver Centre 10 56 34 Vancouver East 6 65 29 Vancouver Island North 3 88 10 Vancouver Kingsway 11 71 18 Vancouver Quadra 10 74 16 Vancouver South 14 75 11 Victoria 10 76 14 West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast 5 91 4 Yukon Riding Clement Harper Stronach Yukon 6 62 32 Northwest Territories Riding Clement Harper Stronach Western Arctic 9 53 39 Nunavut Riding Clement Harper Stronach Nunavut 17 28 56 See also conservatism Canadian Alliance leadership elections Progressive Conservative leadership conventions References 2004 Category:March 2004 in Canada Category:Stephen Harper Category:2004 political party leadership elections in Canada