this page lists the results of leadership elections within the progressive conservative party of ontario (known as the conservative party of ontario before 1942). before 1920, leaders of the conservative party were usually chosen by caucus. in 1914, william hearst was selected at a meeting of the province's executive council (or cabinet) as james whitney, the previous leader, had died while holding the office of premier of ontario. all of the party's leadership races before 1990 were determined by delegated conventions. the leadership races of 1990, 2002 and 2004 were determined by a weighted vote of all party members, with each constituency contributing an equal number of "votes" to the total. the 1990 race was decided in one round, while the 2002 race took two. for the 2004 election, the party introduced a preferential balloting system, such that party members would only be required to vote one time. ==1920 conservative party leadership convention==  (held on december 2, 1920.) *howard ferguson won on first ballot *earl lawson *george stewart henry (note: the vote totals were not announced.) when ferguson resigned as premier in 1930, he selected george henry as his replacement. henry was subsequently confirmed as party leader at a special meeting on june 24, 1931.the canadian annual review of public affairs, 1930-31, p. 108 ==1936 conservative party leadership convention==  (held on may 28, 1936 at the royal york hotel in toronto.) first ballot: *earl rowe 782 *george a. drew 480 *william james stewart 157 *leopold macaulay 90 *wilfrid heighington 70 *adam acres 47 *arthur ellis 10 second ballot: *earl rowe 1,005 *george a. drew 660 ==1938 conservative party leadership convention==  (held on december 9, 1938, at the royal york hotel in toronto.) *george a. drew 796 *earl lawson 413 *wilfrid heighington 41 *norman rawson 22 ==1949 progressive conservative leadership convention==  (held on april 27, 1949.) *leslie frost 842 *leslie blackwell 442 *kelso roberts 121 *dana porter 65 ==1961 progressive conservative leadership convention==  (held on october 25, 1961.) first ballot: *kelso roberts 352 *john robarts 345 *robert macaulay 339 *james allan 332 *a.w. downer 149 *matthew dymond 148 *george wardrope 45 second ballot: *john robarts 423 *[[
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