1975 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election 1975 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election The 1975 Conservative Party leadership election was held in February 1975, in which the party's sitting MPs voted Margaret Thatcher as party leader on the second ballot. Previous leader Edward Heath stood aside after the first ballot, in which he unexpectedly finished behind Thatcher. The Conservatives were the official Opposition to the Labour government, so Thatcher also became Leader of the Opposition. Edward Heath, leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister had called and unexpectedly lost the February 1974 general election. Although the Labour Party were able only to form a minority government,
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership elections 2,954 ballots were cast. Vote counts were not released. First ballot: First ballot: Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership elections The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island, a political party in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island chooses its leadership by an open vote of party members at a convention called by the party executive when there is a vacancy in the leadership (or there is an interim leader). First Ballot: Second Ballot (Binns eliminated): Third Ballot (Driscoll eliminated): First Ballot: Second Ballot (McCardle eliminated): First ballot: "No candidate received more than 50% of the vote