1942 Progressive Conservative leadership convention

1942 Progressive Conservative Party leadership election

← 1938 December 9 – 11, 1942 1948 →

Candidate John Bracken Murdoch Alexander MacPherson John Diefenbaker Second ballot delegate count 538 (61.7%) 255 (29.2%) 79 (9.1%) First ballot delegate count 420 (48.3%) 222 (25.5%) 120 (13.8%)   Candidate Howard Charles Green Henry Herbert Stevens Second ballot delegate count Withdrew Eliminated First ballot delegate count 88 (10.1%) 20 (2.3%)

Leader before election Arthur Meighen Elected Leader John Bracken

The 1942 Progressive Conservative Party leadership election was held to choose a leader to replace Arthur Meighen for the newly named Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.