Conservative Party Sees Explosive Growth in Membership Ahead of Leadership Vote

Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidates (L–R) Pierre Poilievre, Patrick Brown, Scott Aitchison, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, and Roman Baber take part in the party's French-language leadership debate in Laval, Quebec, on May 25, 2022. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

The Conservative Party of Canada is reporting 678,708 members ahead of the Sept. 10 party leadership vote, a 300 percent increase compared to the 169,705 figure at year-end last year.

The party has the highest representation in Ontario, with 295,815 members, marking a 283 percent increase compared to last year.