Skip to content

A look at the federal Conservative leadership race, by the numbers

OTTAWA — A look at the federal Conservative leadership race, by the numbers. 445: Length, in days, of the leadership contest. 16: Number of people who officially entered.

OTTAWA — A look at the federal Conservative leadership race, by the numbers.

445: Length, in days, of the leadership contest.

16: Number of people who officially entered.

3: Number of candidates who dropped out: Dan Lindsay, Tony Clement and Kevin O'Leary.

14: Number of names that will be on the ballot; O'Leary dropped out too late for his name to be removed.

100: Number of points each riding in the country is worth.

16,901: Number of points a candidate needs to win.

259,010: Paid party members eligible to vote. 

2,729: Memberships removed from party rolls after investigations. 

52: Party members in Nunavut, the lowest in the country.

114,508: Party members in Ontario, the highest in the country.

5: Millions of dollars each candidate can spend on their campaign.

4.6: Millions of dollars raised by all the candidates in the first three months of 2017.

 

The Canadian Press

push icon
Be the first to read breaking stories. Enable push notifications on your device. Disable anytime.
No thanks