O'Toole New Conservative Leader - Local Conservatives Favour Lewis

After three rounds of voting Erin O’Toole is the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC).

Conservatives locally however did not select O’Toole as their first or second choices on the ballot but rather the majority of the local 646 CPC members who voted in the leader selection supported Leslyn Lewis.

Lewis, a social conservative as well as an immigrant who came to Canada from Jamaica at the age of five, garnered the most support amongst CPC members in the Moose Jaw - Lake Centre - Lanigan riding.

In the first round Lewis received 255 votes, Erin O’Toole 167 votes, Derek Sloan 119 votes and Peter MacKay was last with 105 votes.

In the second round Lewis picked up even more votes as the second choice amongst local CPC members with 338 votes, followed by O’Toole with 192 votes and MacKay with 110 votes.

The third and final round saw O’Toole receive the nod of 380 votes and MacKay received 164 votes.

To review the riding by riding vote click here.