Second Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath the party was dissatisfied because of repeated losses at elections. She won, becoming the first female leader of a major political party in Britain. Second Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath The Second Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath was created after the Conservative Party lost the February 1974 general election. It was led by the Leader of the Conservative Party Edward Heath and featured prominent Conservative politicians both past and future. Included was Heath’s successor Margaret Thatcher, the future Home Secretary William Whitelaw, and two future Foreign Secretaries, Lord Carrington and Francis Pym. For the first time in history, a leadership
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