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Date | October 12, 1927 |
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Convention | Winnipeg Amphitheatre, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Resigning leader | Arthur Meighen |
Won by | R. B. Bennett |
Ballots | 2 |
Candidates | 6 |
A Conservative leadership convention was held on October 12, 1927 at the Winnipeg Amphitheatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The convention was held to choose a new leader of the Conservative Party (formally the Liberal-Conservative Party) to choose a successor to former Prime Minister of Canada Arthur Meighen who had led the party since 1920. This was the first time the Conservatives used a leadership convention to choose a leader. Previous leaders had been chosen by the party's caucus, the previous leader, or by the Governor General of Canada designating an individual to form a government after his predecessor's death or resignation.[1]
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