Erin O’Toole voted out as leader by Conservative MPs
OTTAWA — Erin O’Toole has lost a vote to remain as leader of the Official Opposition after a majority of his fellow Conservative MPs cast a ballot in favour of pushing him out of the top job.
The party’s 119 members of Parliament met via video conference to cast secret ballots after about one-third of them signed a notice that triggered a leadership review.
Ontario MP and national caucus chair Scott Reid said in a statement that 73 Conservative MPs voted to replace him while 45 endorsed him. As caucus chair, Reid said he did not vote.
Three caucus sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal matters said O’Toole told his colleagues that if members voted for him to stay, he would undergo an early leadership review by the membership ahead of the previously set timeline in 2023. His critics have spent months calling on O’Toole and the party’s national council to do that.