Quebec’s 78 ridings ‘extremely important’ in Conservative leadership race: low membership numbers, easier to campaign in and lots of influence

Conservative Party members should elect a Quebecer to lead the party in the 2019 election which will help the party in winning more seats in Quebec, says former Conservative MP John Reynolds.

To elect their new leader, the Conservative Party members will start to receive their mail in ballots after April 28. The Conservative Party leadership convention is taking place on May 27 in Toronto.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY ABBAS RANA

April 24, 2017

Quebec's 78 ridings will be "extremely important" in the outcome of the May 27 Conservative Party leadership race, say Conservatives. The ridings have low membership numbers, which make it easier to campaign in, but also have lots of influence compared to ridings in Western Canada and major urba...

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