2015 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election
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The 2015 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election was held on May 9, 2015, as a result of the resignation of Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak following the provincial election on June 12, 2014, his second loss in a row as party leader. Patrick Brown won the leadership with 61.8% of votes allocated, defeating Christine Elliott who had 38.2%.
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Turnout | 49.3% | ||||||||||||
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Results by Ontario electoral district | |||||||||||||
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Date | May 9, 2015 |
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Convention | Toronto Congress Centre |
Resigning leader | Tim Hudak |
Won by | Patrick Brown |
Ballots | 1 |
Candidates | 2 |
Entrance Fee | $75,000 fee + $25,000 deposit |
Spending limit | $1.25 million |
The party's 76,587 members[1] were eligible to cast votes by preferential ballot. The vote will be weighted so that each of the province's 107 ridings that has more than 100 votes cast are allocated 100 electoral votes;[2] ridings in which fewer than 100 party members vote will not be weighted, but will instead have the votes counted as individual votes.[3] If at least 100 members votes in each riding the number of electoral college votes needed to win will be 5,351.[1] The registration fee was $75,000 plus a refundable deposit of $25,000[3] and the spending limit was $1.25 million.[4] 20% of money raised by candidates after the first $100,000 will be transferred to the PC Ontario Fund.[4] The lowest ranked candidate will be dropped from the next round as ballots are counted, and the first candidate to get 50 per cent of the votes will be declared the new leader.[4]
The following MPPs stood in the July 2, 2014, election by caucus to be interim leader of the party until the leadership election for a permanent leader is held:
Jim Wilson was elected by caucus to be interim leader and also assumed the position of Leader of the Opposition. Vote totals were not released.[14]
Federal Conservative Party MP for Barrie (2006–2015), Barrie City Councillor (2000–2006), President of the Progressive Conservative Youth Federation (PCYF) (1998–2002). Former vice-president of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Lawyer by profession.
MPP since 2006 (Whitby—Ajax (2006–2007), Whitby—Oshawa (2007–2015). Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Critic for Health and Long-Term Care since 2009. Ran in the 2009 leadership election, placing third. Widow of former federal Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty. Prior to entering politics, Elliott was a lawyer who practiced corporate, estate and real estate law.
MPP for Nipissing (2011–present), Opposition Finance Critic (2013–present), Energy Critic (2011–2013), Finance Critic (2013–Present), Fedeli served as mayor of North Bay, Ontario (2003–2010) for two terms, during which he donated his entire salary to charity. Before entering politics, he ran Fedeli Advertising, which in 1989 was ranked by Profit - the magazine for Small Business as the firm 34th on its list of 50 Best Places to Work in Canada. Fedeli was also recognized as one of Canada's Most Successful Entrepreneurs in an episode of MoneyMakers, hosted by Everett Banning. Additionally, Fedeli served as the dollar-per-year chairman of a non-profit organization in North Bay. Fedeli's campaign is called "OntarioFirst".[34]
MPP for Nepean—Carleton (2006–present), Opposition Treasury Board Critic (2014–present), Energy and Francophone Affairs Critic (2013–2014), Education Critic (2011–2013), Revenue and Government Accountability Critic (2009–2011).
MPP for Lambton—Kent—Middlesex (2011–present), Opposition Critic for Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade (2014–present), Labour Critic (2013–2014), Economic Development and Innovation Critic (2011–2013). Prior to entering provincial politics, McNaughton sat on the city council of Newbury and was general manager and co-owner of McNaughton Family Shopping Centre in Newbury. He also served as chair of the Newbury Economic Development Committee and was president of the Strathroy and District Chamber of Commerce in 2009–10.
Results announced in Toronto on May 9, 2015
Candidate | Weighted votes (sum of percentages in each riding) |
Percentage |
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Patrick Brown | 6,543 | 61.8 |
Christine Elliott | 4,040 | 38.2 |
Total | 10,583 | 100 |
Eligible voters: 76,587; turnout: 49.3%[53]
Toronto | ||||
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Riding | MPP/MP (supported) | Brown | Elliott | Total |
Toronto & York | ||||
Beaches-East York | 54 | 46 | 100 | |
Davenport | 73 | 28 | 100 | |
Eglinton-Lawrence | MP: Joe Oliver | 28 | 72 | 100 |
Parkdale-High Park | 65 | 35 | 100 | |
St. Paul's | 41 | 59 | 100 | |
Toronto Centre | 30 | 70 | 100 | |
Toronto-Danforth | 53 | 47 | 100 | |
Trinity-Spadina | 39 | 61 | 100 | |
Etobicoke | ||||
Etobicoke Centre | MP: Ted Opitz (Elliott) | 47 | 53 | 100 |
Etobicoke-Lakeshore | MP: Bernard Trottier (Elliott) | 58 | 42 | 100 |
Etobicoke North | 77 | 23 | 100 | |
North York | ||||
Don Valley East | MP: Joe Daniel (Brown) | 61 | 39 | 100 |
Don Valley West | MP: John Carmichael (Elliott) | 38 | 62 | 100 |
Willowdale | MP: Chungsen Leung | 58 | 42 | 100 |
York Centre | MP: Mark Adler (Brown) | 58 | 42 | 100 |
York South-Weston | MP: Mike Sullivan | 82 | 18 | 100 |
York West | 86 | 14 | 100 | |
Scarborough | ||||
Scarborough-Agincourt | 84 | 16 | 100 | |
Scarborough Centre | MP: Roxanne James | 76 | 24 | 100 |
Scarborough-Guildwood | 81 | 19 | 100 | |
Scarborough-Rouge River | 90 | 10 | 100 | |
Scarborough Southwest | 72 | 28 | 100 |
905 | ||||
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Riding | MPP/MP (supported) | Brown | Elliott | Total |
Hamilton & Niagara | ||||
Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale | MP: David Sweet (Elliott) | 55 | 45 | 100 |
Brant | MP: Phil McColeman (Brown) | 70 | 30 | 100 |
Haldimand-Norfolk | MPP: Toby Barrett (Brown) MP: Diane Finley | 71 | 29 | 100 |
Hamilton Centre | 70 | 30 | 100 | |
Hamilton East-Stoney Creek | 72 | 28 | 100 | |
Hamilton Mountain | 81 | 19 | 100 | |
Niagara Falls | MP: Rob Nicholson (Elliott) | 43 | 57 | 100 |
Niagara West-Glanbrook | MPP: Tim Hudak MP: Dean Allison (Brown) | 64 | 36 | 100 |
St. Catharines | MP: Rick Dykstra (Brown) | 70 | 30 | 100 |
Welland | 68 | 32 | 100 | |
Peel & Halton | ||||
Bramalea-Gore-Malton | MP: Bal Gosal (Brown) | 76 | 24 | 100 |
Brampton-Springdale | MP: Parm Gill (Brown) | 67 | 33 | 100 |
Brampton West | MP: Kyle Seeback (Brown) | 72 | 28 | 100 |
Mississauga-Brampton South | MP: Eve Adams | 81 | 19 | 100 |
Mississauga East-Cooksville | MP: Wladyslaw Lizon (Brown) | 88 | 12 | 100 |
Mississauga-Erindale | MP: Bob Dechert | 75 | 25 | 100 |
Mississauga South | MP: Stella Ambler | 48 | 52 | 100 |
Mississauga-Streetsville | MP: Brad Butt (Brown) | 74 | 26 | 100 |
Burlington | MP: Mike Wallace (Elliott) | 41 | 59 | 100 |
Halton | MP: Lisa Raitt (Elliott) | 68 | 32 | 100 |
Oakville | MP: Terence Young (Elliott) | 44 | 56 | 100 |
York & Simcoe | ||||
Markham-Unionville | 87 | 13 | 100 | |
Newmarket-Aurora | MP: Lois Brown | 64 | 36 | 100 |
Oak Ridges-Markham | MP: Paul Calandra (Brown) | 74 | 26 | 100 |
Richmond Hill | MP: Costas Menegakis | 72 | 28 | 100 |
Thornhill | MPP: Gila Martow (Elliott) MP: Peter Kent (Elliott) | 52 | 48 | 100 |
Vaughan | 59 | 41 | 100 | |
York-Simcoe | MPP: Julia Munro (Elliott) MP: Peter Van Loan | 71 | 29 | 100 |
Barrie | MP: Patrick Brown (Brown) | 89 | 11 | 100 |
Simcoe-Grey | MPP: Jim Wilson MP: Kellie Leitch (Elliott) | 65 | 35 | 100 |
Simcoe North | MPP: Garfield Dunlop MP: Bruce Stanton (Elliott) | 48 | 52 | 100 |
Durham | ||||
Ajax-Pickering | MP: Chris Alexander (Elliott) | 54 | 46 | 100 |
Durham | MP: Erin O'Toole (Elliott) | 36 | 64 | 100 |
Oshawa | MP: Colin Carrie | 48 | 52 | 100 |
Pickering-Scarborough East | MP: Corneliu Chisu | 66 | 34 | 100 |
Whitby-Oshawa | MPP: Christine Elliott (Elliott) MP: Pat Perkins (Elliott) | 27 | 73 | 100 |
Eastern Ontario | ||||
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Riding | MPP/MP (supported) | Brown | Elliott | Total |
Ottawa | ||||
Carleton-Mississippi Mills | MPP: Jack MacLaren (Brown) MP: Gordon O'Connor | 68 | 32 | 100 |
Nepean-Carleton | MPP: Lisa MacLeod (Elliott) MP: Pierre Poilievre | 62 | 38 | 100 |
Ottawa Centre | 56 | 44 | 100 | |
Ottawa-Orleans | MP: Royal Galipeau (Brown) | 69 | 31 | 100 |
Ottawa South | 65 | 35 | 100 | |
Ottawa-Vanier | 60 | 40 | 100 | |
Ottawa West-Nepean | MP: John Baird (Elliott) | 53 | 47 | 100 |
Eastern Ontario | ||||
Glengarry-Prescott-Russell | MP: Pierre Lemieux (Brown) | 58 | 42 | 100 |
Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock | MPP: Laurie Scott (Elliott) MP: Barry Devolin | 29 | 71 | 100 |
Kingston and the Islands | 54 | 46 | 100 | |
Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington | MPP: Randy Hillier MP: Scott Reid | 56 | 44 | 100 |
Leeds-Grenville | MPP: Steve Clark (Elliott) MP: Gord Brown (Brown) | 47 | 53 | 100 |
Northumberland-Quinte West | MP: Rick Norlock (Elliott) | 39 | 61 | 100 |
Peterborough | MP: Dean Del Mastro | 61 | 39 | 100 |
Prince Edward-Hastings | MPP: Todd Smith (Elliott) MP: Daryl Kramp (Elliott) | 33 | 67 | 100 |
Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke | MPP: John Yakabuski MP: Cheryl Gallant | 66 | 34 | 100 |
Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry | MPP: Jim McDonell (Elliott) MP: Guy Lauzon | 55 | 45 | 100 |
Southwestern Ontario | ||||
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Riding | MPP/MP (supported) | Brown | Elliott | Total |
Kitchener-Waterloo | ||||
Cambridge | MP: Gary Goodyear | 61 | 39 | 100 |
Guelph | 56 | 44 | 100 | |
Kitchener Centre | MP: Stephen Woodworth | 50 | 50 | 100 |
Kitchener-Conestoga | MPP: Michael Harris (Elliott) MP: Harold Albrecht | 53 | 47 | 100 |
Kitchener-Waterloo | MP: Peter Braid (Elliott) | 58 | 42 | 100 |
Wellington-Halton Hills | MPP: Ted Arnott (Elliott) MP: Michael Chong (Elliott) | 53 | 47 | 100 |
London | ||||
Elgin-Middlesex-London | MPP: Jeff Yurek (Elliott) MP: Joe Preston (Elliott) | 49 | 51 | 100 |
London-Fanshawe | 75 | 25 | 100 | |
London North Centre | MP: Susan Truppe | 66 | 34 | 100 |
London West | MP: Ed Holder (Elliott) | 67 | 33 | 100 |
Windsor-Essex | ||||
Chatham-Kent-Essex | MPP: Rick Nicholls (Brown) MP: Dave Van Kesteren (Elliott) | 73 | 27 | 100 |
Essex | MP: Jeff Watson | 75 | 25 | 100 |
Windsor-Tecumseh | 80 | 20 | 100 | |
Windsor West | 89 | 11 | 100 | |
Rural | ||||
Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound | MPP: Bill Walker (Elliott) MP: Larry Miller | 46 | 54 | 100 |
Dufferin-Caledon | MPP: Sylvia Jones (Elliott) MP: David Tilson | 57 | 43 | 100 |
Huron-Bruce | MPP: Lisa Thompson (Elliott) MP: Ben Lobb | 52 | 48 | 100 |
Lambton-Kent-Middlesex | MPP: Monte McNaughton (Brown) MP: Bev Shipley | 85 | 15 | 100 |
Oxford | MPP: Ernie Hardeman (Elliott) MP: Dave Mackenzie (Brown) | 46 | 54 | 100 |
Perth-Wellington | MPP: Randy Pettapiece (Elliott) MP: Gary Schellenberger | 57 | 43 | 100 |
Sarnia-Lambton | MPP: Bob Bailey (Brown) MP: Pat Davidson | 71 | 29 | 100 |
Northern Ontario | ||||
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Riding | MPP/MP (supported) | Brown | Elliott | Total |
Algoma-Manitoulin | 49 | 28 | 77 | |
Kenora-Rainy River | MP: Greg Rickford | 79 | 21 | 100 |
Nickel Belt | 58 | 35 | 93 | |
Nipissing | MPP: Vic Fedeli (Elliott) MP: Jay Aspin (Elliott) | 40 | 60 | 100 |
Parry Sound-Muskoka | MPP: Norm Miller (Elliott) MP: Tony Clement | 37 | 63 | 100 |
Sault Ste. Marie | MP: Bryan Hayes | 88 | 12 | 100 |
Sudbury | 73 | 27 | 100 | |
Thunder Bay-Atikokan | 73 | 27 | 100 | |
Thunder Bay-Superior North | 55 | 32 | 87 | |
Timiskaming-Cochrane | 43 | 18 | 61 | |
Timmins-James Bay | 38 | 27 | 65 |
Poll source | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other |
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Forum Research Sample size: 881 |
March 26, 2015 | Christine Elliott 24% |
Monte McNaughton 7% | Patrick Brown 6% |
Someone else 29%, Don't know 34% |
Forum Research Sample size: 1,079 |
September 30-October 1, 2014 | Christine Elliott 14% |
Lisa MacLeod 9% |
Patrick Brown 5% |
Vic Fedeli 4%, Monte McNaughton 4%, Someone else 14%, Don't know 43% |
Forum Research Sample size: 810 |
July 3, 2014 | Christine Elliott 21% |
John Baird 9% |
Doug Ford 8% |
Tony Clement 7%, Lisa MacLeod 6%, Lisa Raitt 3%, Someone else 15%, Don't know 30% |
Poll source | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other |
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Forum Research Sample size: 310 |
March 26, 2015 | Christine Elliott 35% |
Monte McNaughton 15% | Patrick Brown 11% |
None of these 9%, Don't know 30% |
Forum Research Sample size: 367 |
September 30-October 1, 2014 | Christine Elliott 24% |
Lisa MacLeod 11% |
Patrick Brown 6% |
Vic Fedeli 5%, Monte McNaughton 3%, Someone else 20%, Don't know 30% |
Forum Research Sample size: 287 |
July 3, 2014 | Christine Elliott 25% |
John Baird 14% |
Lisa MacLeod 11% |
Tony Clement 7%, Doug Ford 6%, Lisa Raitt 3%, Someone else 15%, Don't know 19% |
Poll source | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other |
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Mainstreet Research Sample size: 442 |
April 30, 2015 | Patrick Brown 62% |
Christine Elliott 33% | - |
Undecided 5% |
Mainstreet Research Sample size: 348 |
April 14, 2015 | Patrick Brown 47% |
Christine Elliott 41% | - |
Undecided 12% |
Forum Research Sample size: 65 |
March 26, 2015 | Christine Elliott 51% |
Monte McNaughton 13% | Patrick Brown 10% |
Someone else 14%, Don't know 11% |
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