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Date | October 20, 2017 |
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Convention | Charlottetown |
Resigning leader | Rob Lantz |
Won by | James Aylward |
Ballots | 1 |
Candidates | 2 |
A Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election was held on October 20, 2017 choosing MLA James Aylward as the new leader. Previous party leader Rob Lantz resigned on September 23, 2015 after serving only seven months. The interim party leader was MLA Jamie Fox, from Lantz's resignation to Aylward's election.
Aylward was elected on the first and only ballot.
First ballot:
Aylward received more than 50% of the vote on the only ballot.
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