History of the Conservative Party (UK) holding a leadership election to allow him to renew his mandate. In spite of his track record as Conservative party leader, which had included defeat at three out of four general elections, few both inside and out of the party expected him to be seriously challenged, let alone defeated. However, Margaret Thatcher stood against Heath and in a shock result outpolled him on the first ballot, leading him to withdraw from the contest. Thatcher then faced off four other candidates to become the first woman to lead a major British political party. Thatcher had much support from the monetarists, led
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