page_title: 1993 Progressive Conservative leadership election
section_title: Garth Turner
hierarchical_section_title: 1993 Progressive Conservative leadership election / Candidates / Garth Turner
caption_attribution_description: MP Garth Turner listens attentively to Opposition leader Dion's response to a question from a member of the general public during a town hall meeting in Oakville, Ontario.
context_page_description: The 1993 Progressive Conservative leadership election was held on June 13, 1993, to choose a leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. Kim Campbell won the vote in the second ballot. She became Canada's first female prime minister on June 25, 1993.
  Initially, due to Campbell's popularity, very few prominent Progressive Conservatives entered the race, with Michael Wilson, Perrin Beatty, Barbara McDougall, and Joe Clark not making expected runs. Jean Charest had to be convinced to run by Brian Mulroney. Once in the race, however, he ran an energetic campaign directed by established party organizers loyal to Mulroney, who would later lead the 1993 federal election campaign team. This turned the race from a coronation into a divisive grass roots battle for delegates.
context_section_description: Background
  MP for Halton—Peel, Ontario (1988–1993)
caption: Garth Turner
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