Erin O’Toole was not the first choice for Conservative leader by some party supports in northwestern Ontario.
Riding-by-riding results show Derek Sloan was favoured best among those in the Thunder Bay-Rainy River in the first ballot. Leslyn Lewis was tops in the second ballot before a majority sided with O’Toole in the third and final round.
Of the 365 ballots casts, seventy-eight people opted not to vote in the third round. Eight people dropped out in the second round.
Support for O’Toole was stronger in the ridings of Kenora and Thunder Bay-Superior North where he was tops in each round.