The results of the election of the next leader or the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) were pending Sunday evening. The event surrounding this unveiling was supposed to start at 6 p.m., but the first figures are not expected to be announced until 10 p.m.
“The vote count has taken longer than expected due to record voter turnout and COVID-19 regulations. Stay tuned! ”Said the political party on its Facebook page.
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A spokesperson told QMI Agency that technical problems had arisen due to a machine used to open envelopes. This damaged the ballots and the information they contained had to be re-entered on new sheets in order to continue the count.
The first results should therefore only be announced at 10 p.m. and it is only then that we will start to know who, from Peter Mackay, Erin O’Toole, Leslyn Lewis or Derek Sloan, is in better shape for the carry. Either way, this will be the first time in years that the CCP has been led by someone from Eastern Canada.
The event surrounding the unveiling kicked off around 8:30 p.m. with a tribute to outgoing chef Andrew Scheer. The latter called on conservative members to unite behind the next leader or leader.
As the elections for Andrew Scheer’s successor are played according to a preferential voting system, several rounds may be necessary for a candidate to win a majority of points.
Each of Canada’s 338 ridings represents 100 points and an aspiring leader must collect at least 16,901 points to be crowned the winner.
The CPC said it received 174,849 mail-in ballots. In all, 269,469 people are Conservative members eligible to vote on the ballot. The deadline for submitting their choice was Friday.
Former ministers Peter Mackay and Erin O’Toole have been the leaders throughout the leadership race which has garnered little interest given the COVID-19 pandemic.
Former Veterans Affairs Minister Erin O’Toole, who has spent his entire campaign posing as a “real blue” that can get Canada back on track, is a member of Parliament for Durham, in the greater Toronto area. This is not his first experience running for the CCP leadership. In the previous race which saw Andrew Scheer be elected, Mr. O’Toole finished third.
As for Peter Mackay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Justice in Stephen Harper’s government, he does not hold a seat in the Commons. However, he has extensive experience in federal politics. He was first elected in 1997 and was the last leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. He orchestrated the merger of the political party with the Canadian Alliance to create the current Conservative Party.
Derek Sloan is a novice MP for the Ontario riding of Hasting-Lennox and Addington. He was notably noted for sharply criticizing Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, for implying that she was working for China rather than Canada.
Former ministers Peter Mackay and Erin O’Toole have been the leaders throughout the leadership race which has garnered little interest given the COVID-19 pandemic.
Former Veterans Affairs Minister Erin O’Toole, who has spent his entire campaign posing as a “real blue” that can get Canada back on track, is a member of Parliament for Durham, in the greater Toronto area. This is not his first experience running for the CCP leadership. In the previous race which saw Andrew Scheer be elected, Mr. O’Toole finished third.
As for Peter Mackay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Justice in Stephen Harper’s government, he does not hold a seat in the Commons. However, he has extensive experience in federal politics. He was first elected in 1997 and was the last leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. He orchestrated the merger of the political party with the Canadian Alliance to create the current Conservative Party.
Derek Sloan is a novice MP for the Ontario riding of Hasting-Lennox and Addington. He was notably noted for sharply criticizing Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, for implying that she was working for China rather than Canada.
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