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1993 Progressive Conservative leadership election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1993 Progressive Conservative Party leadership election |
| country | Canada |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership election |
| previous_year | 1983 |
| next_election | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leadership elections#1995 Progressive Conservative leadership convention |
| next_year | 1995 |
| election_date | June 13, 1993 |
| 1blank | Sixth ballot delegate count |
| 2blank | Fifth ballot delegate count |
| 3blank | Fourth ballot delegate count |
| 4blank | Third ballot delegate count |
| 5blank | Second ballot delegate count |
| 6blank | First ballot delegate count |
| image_size | x150px |
| image1 | Prime Minister Kim Campbell of Canada (42-WHPO-P05407-13-1) (cropped).jpg |
| colour1 | |
| candidate1 | **Kim Campbell** |
| 5data1 | **1,817 |
| (52.7%)** | |
| 6data1 | 1,664 |
| (48.0%) | |
| image2 | Quebec Premier Jean Charest visits US Consulate (cropped).jpg |
| colour2 | |
| candidate2 | Jean Charest |
| 5data2 | 1,630 |
| (47.3%) | |
| 6data2 | 1,369 |
| (39.5%) | |
| image3 | **JE** |
| colour3 | |
| candidate3 | Jim Edwards |
| 5data3 | *Withdrew* |
| 6data3 | 307 |
| (8.8%) | |
| title | Leader |
| before_election | Brian Mulroney |
| after_election | Kim Campbell |
|}} (52.7%)** (48.0%) (47.3%) (39.5%) (8.8%)
party = Progressive Conservative| colour = | year = 1993| logo = | date = June 13, 1993| Ottawa, Ontario Kim Campbell | replaces = Brian Mulroney| numcands = 5| ballots = 2| entryfee = C$| spendcap = None|
The 1993 Progressive Conservative leadership election was held on June 13, 1993, to choose a leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and hence, Prime Minister of Canada, with Kim Campbell winning the vote in the second ballot. She became the first female Prime Minister on June 25, 1993.
Initially, Campbell's popularity caused very few prominent Progressive Conservatives to enter the race, with Michael Wilson, Perrin Beatty, Barbara McDougall, and Joe Clark not making expected runs. Jean Charest had to be convinced to run by Brian Mulroney, but once in the race, he ran an energetic campaign directed by established party organizers loyal to Mulroney, who would later lead the 1993 federal election campaign team. That turned the race from a coronation into a divisive grass roots battle for delegates.
Candidates
[[Patrick Boyer]]
;Background Aged 48
MP for Etobicoke—Lakeshore, Ontario (1984–1993) Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State for External Affairs (1989–1991) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence (1991–1993) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry, Science and Technology (1993)
[[Kim Campbell]]
;Background Aged 46
MP for Vancouver Centre, British Columbia (1988–1993) BC Social Credit MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey (1986–1988). Minister of Justice (1990–1993) Minister responsible for Federal-Provincial Relations (1993) Minister of Veterans Affairs (1993) Minister of National Defence (1993)
;Supporters
- MPs: (42) Edna Anderson, Simcoe Centre; Ken Atkinson, St. Catharines; Bill Attewell, Markham; Perrin Beatty, Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe; Ross Belsher, Fraser Valley East; Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Jonquière; Pierre Blais, Bellechasse; Don Blenkarn, Mississauga South; John Bosley, Don Valley West; Mary Collins, Capilano—Howe Sound; Robert Corbett, Fundy—Royal; Charles Deblois, Montmorency—Orléans; Suzanne Duplessis, Louis-Hébert; Benno Friesen, Surrey—White Rock; Barbara Greene, Don Valley North; Tom Hockin, London West; Bob Horner, Mississauga West; Jean-Guy Hudon, Beauharnois—Salaberry; Ken Hughes, Macleod; Monique Landry, Blainville—Deux-Montagnes; Doug Lewis, Simcoe North; Gilles Loiselle, Langelier; Shirley Martin, Lincoln; Marcel Masse, Frontenac; Charles Mayer, Lisgar—Marquette; Peter McCreath, South Shore; Walter McLean, Waterloo; Gerald Merrithew, Saint John; Rob Nicholson, Niagara Falls; Ross Reid, St. John’s East; John Reimer, Kitchener; Lee Richardson, Calgary Southeast; Larry Schneider, Regina—Wascana; Tom Siddon, Richmond; Bobbie Sparrow, Calgary Southwest; Ross Stevenson, Durham; Blaine Thacker, Lethbridge; Greg Thompson, Carleton—Charlotte; Scott Thorkelson, Edmonton—Strathcona; Bernard Valcourt, Madawaska—Victoria; Stan Wilbee, Delta; Michael Wilson, Etobicoke Centre
- Senators: (3) Norm Atkins; Mario Beaulieu; Lowell Murray
[[Jean Charest]]
;Background Aged 34
MP for Sherbrooke, Quebec (1984–1993) Minister of State (Youth) (1986–1990) Minister of the Environment (1991–1993) ;Supporters
- MPs: (37) Gilles Bernier, Beauce; Gabrielle Bertrand, Brome—Missisquoi; Bud Bird, Fredericton; Pauline Browes, Scarborough Centre; Pierre Cadieux, Vaudreuil; Bill Casey, Cumberland—Colchester; Joe Clark, Yellowhead; Lee Clark, Brandon—Souris; Terry Clifford, London—Middlesex; Jean Corbeil, Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies; Robert de Cotret, Berthier—Montcalm; John Crosbie, St. John's West; Stan Darling, Parry Sound-Muskoka; Vincent Della Noce, Duvernay; Gabriel Desjardins, Drummond; Dorothy Dobbie, Winnipeg South; Darryl Gray, Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine; Jean-Guy Guilbault, Témiscamingue; Lenard Gustafson, Souris—Moose Mountain; André Harvey, Chicoutimi; Jim Hawkes, Calgary West; Otto Jelinek, Oakville—Milton; Al Johnson, Calgary North; Fernand Jourdenais, La Prairie; Robert Layton, Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis; Elmer MacKay, Central Nova; Arnold Malone, Crowfoot; John McDermid, Brampton; Barbara McDougall, St. Paul's; Bill McKnight, Kindersley—Lloydminster; Gus Mitges, Bruce—Grey; Ken Monteith, Elgin; Guy St-Julien, Abitibi; Geoffrey Scott, Hamilton—Wentworth; Pat Sobeski, Cambridge; Monique Vézina, Rimouski—Témiscouata; Robert Wenman, Fraser Valley West
- Senators: (2) Jim Kelleher; Heath MacQuarrie
[[Jim Edwards (Canadian politician)|Jim Edwards]]
;Background Aged 56
MP for Edmonton Southwest, Alberta (1984–1993) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Communications (1985–1986; 1989–1991) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (1988–1989) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State (Agriculture) (1991–1992) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (1991–1992) ;Supporters
- MPs: (14) Harry Brightwell, Perth—Wellington—Waterloo; Albert Cooper, Peace River; Bill Domm, Peterborough; Doug Fee, Red Deer; Girve Fretz, Erie; Marie Gibeau, Bourassa; Bruce Halliday, Oxford; Jean-Pierre Hogue, Outremont; Felix Holtmann, Portage—Interlake; Bill Kempling, Burlington; Brian O'Kurley, Elk Island; Robert Harold Porter, Medicine Hat; Walter Van De Walle, St. Albert; William Winegard, Guelph—Wellington
- Senators: (3) John Buchanan; Mike Forrestall; Finlay MacDonald
[[Garth Turner]]
;Background Aged 54
MP for Halton—Peel, Ontario (1988–1993)
Endorsements
Main article: Endorsements for the 1993 Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leadership convention
Kim Campbell received the most endorsements from sitting MPs, with 43 backing her. 38 declared their support for Jean Charest, while 15 backed Jim Edwards. Patrick Boyer and Garth Turner were both sitting MPs and neither were supported by any other sitting MP.
| Candidate | BC | AB | SK | MB | ON | QC | NB | NS | PE | NL | NT | YT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Boyer | Members: | – | – | – | – | **1** | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kim Campbell | Members: | **6** | **5** | – | **1** | **16** | **8** | **4** | **2** | – | **1** | – | – |
| Jean Charest | Members: | **1** | **4** | **2** | **2** | **10** | **15** | **1** | **2** | – | **1** | – | – |
| Jim Edwards | Members: | – | **6** | – | **1** | **6** | **2** | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Garth Turner | Members: | – | – | – | – | **1** | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unaffiliated | Members: | – | **7** | – | **3** | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Results
Though it was initially expected that Campbell's election as party leader would be little more than a formality, as the convention drew nearer it became apparent that Charest's candidacy was proving far more popular than Campbell and her team had expected, and that she might struggle to defeat him on the first round. Sure enough, Campbell narrowly failed to win outright, coming 60 delegates short of immediate victory. Charest placed a solid second, with none of the other candidates managing to break ten percent of the overall delegate count.
Edwards, who had placed third, agreed to drop out and endorse Campbell prior to the second round, which gave her the support she needed to claim victory. Despite Edwards' endorsement, however, only about half of his delegates actually did move to support Campbell; the remaining half instead backed Charest, along with virtually all of Turner's and Boyer's delegates. This left Campbell's final total as 52.7% of the delegates, making this second-only to Joe Clark's shock win over Claude Wagner in 1976 as the most closely contested Progressive Conservative leadership contest.
| Candidate | 1st ballot | 2nd ballot | Votes cast | % | Votes cast | % | Total | 3,469 | 100.0% | 3,447 | 100.0% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Prime Minister Kim Campbell of Canada (42-WHPO-P05407-13-1) (cropped).jpg | 50px]] | **Kim Campbell** | 1,664 | 48.0% | **1,817** | **52.7%** | ||||||
| [[File:Jean Charest.jpg | 50px]] | Jean Charest | 1,369 | 39.5% | 1,630 | 47.3% | ||||||
| Jim Edwards | 307 | 8.8% | Endorsed Campbell | |||||||||
| [[File:Garth Turner (cropped).jpg | 50px]] | Garth Turner | 76 | 2.2% | Withdrew; Did not endorse | |||||||
| Patrick Boyer | 53 | 1.5% | Endorsed Charest |
References
References
- (14 June 1993). "Undecideds crucial to winner: Campbell's conventional speech just fine for some". Globe and Mail.
- (2013). "A Dictionary of Political Biography". Oxford University Press.
- "1993 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention".
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