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| Date | September 10, 2022 |
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| Convention | Shaw Centre, Ottawa[2] |
| Resigning leader | Erin O'Toole |
| Won by | Pierre Poilievre |
| Candidates | 6 |
| Entrance Fee | $300,000, of which $100,000 is a refundable compliance deposit |
In 2022, the Conservative Party of Canada held a leadership election to elect the successor to Erin O'Toole. He was removed on February 2, 2022, as leader by the party's caucus in the House of Commons of Canada by a vote of 73–45.[3] In 2024, it emerged that the leadership race was subject to foreign interference by China and India.
Five candidates were running for the position, including former Cabinet minister and Member of Parliament Pierre Poilievre, former Cabinet minister, former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, and former Quebec Premier Jean Charest, Member of Parliament Leslyn Lewis, Member of Parliament Scott Aitchison, and Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament Roman Baber. Former member of parliament, former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, and Brampton, Ontario Mayor Patrick Brown also ran for the position, but was disqualified in early July due to his campaign's alleged violations of the financial provisions of the Canada Elections Act.
On September 10, it was announced that Poilievre won the leadership on the first ballot.[4] This was the party's first leadership election since 2004 which resulted in a first-ballot victory.
After the race, the whistleblower who alleged violation on Brown's campaign was revealed to have their legal fees paid by the Poilievre campaign. In addition, there have been reports that the race was a target of foreign interference.
- ^ Tasker, John Paul (September 8, 2022). "Conservatives discuss changing plans for leadership convention in wake of Queen's death". CBC News. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ Mac Sweeney, Cormac (May 25, 2022). "New @CPC_HQ Leader to be announced in Ottawa on September 10". Twitter. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ Boutilier, Alex; Connolly, Amanda (February 2, 2022). "Erin O'Toole ousted as Conservative leader after caucus revolt". Global News. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ Tasker, John Paul (September 10, 2022). "Conservative members pick MP Pierre Poilievre to be their new leader". CBC News. Archived from the original on September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.