Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan leadership elections

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This page shows the results of leadership elections in the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan, Canada, (known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan until the mid-1940s). The 1994 convention was determined by a "one member, one vote" system of balloting; all previous conventions were determined by delegated conventions.

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.

Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan political party

The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories.

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1905 Provincial Rights leadership convention

(Held on August 23, 1905.)

1924 Conservative leadership convention

(Held on March 25, 1924.)

1936 Conservative leadership convention

(Held on October 28, 1936.)

1942 Conservative leadership convention

(Held on June 18, 1942.)

(Note: The vote totals do not appear to have been announced.)

1944 Progressive Conservative leadership convention

(Held on February 15, 1944.)

1949 Progressive Conservative leadership convention

(Held on October 12, 1949.)

(Note: The vote totals were not announced, although Hamilton is believed to have won in a landslide.)

1958 Progressive Conservative leadership convention

(Held on October 28, 1958).

First ballot:

Martin Pederson was a Canadian farmer, business owner and politician, who was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan from 1958 to 1968.

Second ballot:

1970 Progressive Conservative leadership convention

(Held on February 28, 1970.)

(Note: The vote totals were not released. 250 votes were cast, in total.)

1973 Progressive Conservative leadership convention

(Held on March 18, 1973.)

(Note: The vote totals were not released, and there were wildly conflicting unofficial reports as to the size of Collver's victory (ranging from 67% ballot support to a mere 16-vote difference). A total of 495 ballots were cast in total.)

1979 Progressive Conservative leadership convention

(Held on November 9, 1979.)

Donald Grant Devine, SOM was the 11th Premier of Saskatchewan from May 8, 1982 to November 1, 1991.

Paul Emile Lucien Rousseau was a car dealer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Regina South from 1978 to 1986 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Conservative member.

1994 Progressive Conservative leadership convention

(Held on November 21, 1994.)

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