Since 2004, the party has elected its leaders on a one member, one vote basis using a ranked ballot.
The process is weighted so that each riding is allocated 100 points, divided proportionately among candidates based on their percentage of the vote in that riding.
Following the ousting of previous leader Erin O’Toole, a leadership election to choose his successor was held.
On September 10, 2022, the Conservative Party announced that Pierre Poilievre had won the election in the first round with 68% of points.
Poilievre won the leadership election in a landslide, carrying 330 of 338 ridings with at least a plurality.