1993 Progressive Conservative leadership election
June 13, 1993
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3,469 delegates in the 1st ballot 1,735 delegate votes needed to win | |||||||||||||
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| Date | June 13, 1993 |
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| Convention | Ottawa Civic Centre, Ottawa, Ontario |
| Resigning leader | Brian Mulroney |
| Won by | Kim Campbell |
| Ballots | 2 |
| Candidates | 5 |
| Entrance fee | C$ |
| Spending limit | None |
The 1993 Progressive Conservative leadership election was held on June 13, 1993, to choose a leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and hence, Prime Minister of Canada, with Kim Campbell winning the vote in the second ballot. She became the first female Prime Minister on June 25, 1993.
Initially, Campbell's popularity caused very few prominent Progressive Conservatives to enter 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, but once in the race, he ran an energetic campaign directed by established party organizers loyal to Mulroney, who would later lead the 1993 federal election campaign team. That turned the race from a coronation into a divisive grass roots battle for delegates.