<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> Progressive Conservative leadership elections 1927 1938 1942 1948 1956 1967 1976 1983 1993 1995 1998 2003 Canadian Alliance leadership elections 2000 2002 </P> Conservative leadership elections 2004, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <P> Progressive Conservative leadership elections 1927 1938 1942 1948 1956 1967 1976 1983 1993 1995 1998 2003 Canadian Alliance leadership elections 2000 2002 </P> <P> The 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election was held on May 27, 2017 . Party members chose Andrew Scheer as leader, replacing Stephen Harper, who led the Conservative Party of Canada as its leader from 2004 following the merger of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative parties . Harper led the party through five federal elections: the party increased its seat count in the House of Commons in 2004, formed two minority governments in 2006, and 2008, and then a majority government in 2011 . Following the defeat of the party in the 2015 federal election on October 19, Harper tendered his resignation as party leader . In a statement, Conservative Party President Harry Walsh said he had spoken to Harper, "and he has instructed me to reach out to the newly elected parliamentary caucus to appoint an Interim Leader and to implement the leadership selection process ." </P> <P> 259,010 party members were eligible to vote in the leadership contest . 141,000 members cast a vote . According to raw voting figures, Scheer received 62,593 votes on the final ballot compared to 55,544 votes for Bernier with 23,000 voters who had voted in the first round ranking neither Scheer or Bernier in their ranked ballot . Votes were apportioned among ridings so that each riding was allocated 100 points, regardless of the number of voters, resulting in 17,222.20 points (50.95%) for Scheer and 16,577.80 points (49.05%) for Bernier . </P>

Federal leader of the conservative party of canada