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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.
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.
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.
^"Undecideds crucial to winner: Campbell's conventional speech just fine for some". Globe and Mail. June 14, 1993.
^Kavanagh, Dennis; Riches, Christopher (2013). A Dictionary of Political Biography. Oxford University Press. ISBN9780199569137. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
^"1993 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention". CPAC. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1993 Progressive Conservative leadership election news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2007 Learn how and when to remove this message This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources 1993 Progressive Conservative leadership election news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message The 1993 Progressive Conservative leadership election was held on June 13 1993 to choose a leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada with Kim Campbell winning the vote in the second ballot She became the first female Prime Minister of Canada on June 25 1993 2 1993 Progressive Conservative Party leadership election 1983 June 13 1993 1995 Candidate Kim Campbell Jean Charest Second ballot delegate count 1 817 52 7 1 630 47 3 First ballot delegate count 1 664 48 0 1 369 39 5 Leader before election Brian Mulroney Elected Leader Kim Campbell 1993 Progressive Conservative leadership electionDateJune 13 1993ConventionOttawa Civic Centre 1 Ottawa OntarioResigning leaderBrian MulroneyWon byKim CampbellBallots2Candidates5Entrance FeeC Spending limitNoneProgressive Conservative leadership conventions1927 1938 1942 1948 1956 1967 1976 1983 1993 1995 1998 2003 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 Contents 1 Candidates 1 1 Patrick Boyer 1 2 Kim Campbell 1 3 Jean Charest 1 4 Jim Edwards 1 5 Garth Turner 2 Endorsements 3 Results 4 ReferencesCandidates editPatrick Boyer edit Background 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 edit nbsp Kim Campbell Background 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 Jonquiere Pierre Blais Bellechasse Don Blenkarn Mississauga South John Bosley Don Valley West Mary Collins Capilano Howe Sound Robert Corbett Fundy Royal Charles Deblois Montmorency Orleans Suzanne Duplessis Louis Hebert 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 edit nbsp Jean Charest Background 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 Riviere 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 Iles de la Madeleine Jean Guy Guilbault Temiscamingue Lenard Gustafson Souris Moose Mountain Andre 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 Vezina Rimouski Temiscouata Robert Wenman Fraser Valley West Senators 2 Jim Kelleher Heath MacQuarrie Jim Edwards edit Background MP for Edmonton Southwest Alberta 1984 1993 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Communications 1985 1986 and 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 edit nbsp Garth Turner Background MP for Halton Peel Ontario 1988 1993 Endorsements editMain 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 1 Kim Campbell Members 6 5 1 16 8 4 2 1 43 Jean Charest Members 1 4 2 2 10 15 1 2 1 38 Jim Edwards Members 6 1 6 2 15 Garth Turner Members 1 1 Unaffiliated Members 7 3 Results editThough 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 Delegate support by ballot 3 Candidate 1st ballot 2nd ballot Votes cast Votes cast nbsp CAMPBELL Avril Phaedra Douglas Kim 1 664 48 0 1 817 52 7 nbsp CHAREST John James Jean 1 369 39 5 1 630 47 3 EDWARDS James Stewart Jim 307 8 8 Endorsed Campbell nbsp TURNER John Garth 76 2 2 Withdrew Did not endorse BOYER J Patrick 53 1 5 Endorsed Charest Total 3 469 100 0 3 447 100 0 First round Campbell 47 97 Charest 39 46 Edwards 8 85 Turner 2 19 Boyer 1 53 Final round Campbell 52 71 Charest 47 29 References edit Undecideds crucial to winner Campbell s conventional speech just fine for some Globe and Mail June 14 1993 Kavanagh Dennis Riches Christopher 2013 A Dictionary of Political Biography Oxford University Press ISBN 9780199569137 Retrieved 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