1920 Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election

The Conservative Party of Ontario held its first ever leadership election on December 2, 1920. The event was held to select a replacement for outgoing leader and former Premier of Ontario Sir William Hearst. The party selected George Howard Ferguson, who would become premier after the Ontario general election of 1923.

• FERGUSON, Howard won on first ballot
• LAWSON, Earl
• HENRY, George

1920 Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election

Date	December 2, 1920
Convention	Masonic Hall, Toronto^[1]
Resigning leader	Sir William Hearst
Won by	George Howard Ferguson
Ballots	1
Candidates	3
Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership conventions 1920, 1936, 1938, 1949, 1961, 1971, 1985, 1990, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2015, 2018

Note: The vote totals were not announced.

See also

• Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership conventions

References

1. "FIVE NAMES LIKELY TO GO BEFORE TORY CONVENTION IN BATTLE FOR LEADERSHIP: Ferguson, Nickle, Beck, Henry and Ross Most Prominently Mentioned to Conduct Ontario Con servatives Out of Wilderness-- Provincial Gathering Opens To-day HOPE TO DISCOVER A WINNING POLICY". The Globe. December 1, 1920.

B. M. Greene, ed. (1925). "Ferguson, Hon. George Howard, K.C., B.A., LL.B., M.P.P.". Who's Who in Canada (1925-1926 ed.). Toronto: International Press Ltd. p. 107.