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Ottawa — Conservative Party has about 675,000 members For new leaders, the astonishing number of Tories believe sets the highest record for any federal party in history.
The party has sent a preliminary voter list to candidates today, allowing leadership applicants to challenge the validity of these registrations. Therefore, the final number is subject to change.
Until the end of Monday, candidates will be allowed to issue challenges that must be substantiated and the voter list will be finalized in July.
However, the party says that about 6,500 non-compliant sales have already been reduced. For example, someone who has signed up multiple times or who has used a prepaid card.
The party has not disclosed the number of members registered by individual candidates after Pierre Poirievre claimed to have sold about 312,000 members through his website.
Six candidates are competing for the top job, and the winner will be announced in Ottawa on September 10.
This report by Canadian Press was first published on June 30, 2022.
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