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
2015 Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election vote totals of the remaining two candidates in order to determine a winner. First ballot: "No candidate received more than 50% of the vote after the first count; Compton eliminated" Second Ballot: "Lantz had a majority of the vote on the second count and was declared the winner" 2,954 votes were cast. Vote counts were not released. 2015 Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island selected a new leader on February 28, 2015, to replace Olive Crane who resigned on January 31, 2013. The Progressive Conservatives have been the Official