1927. He was the first Conservative leader elected by a convention. 1 Rounding error. Peerage and the House of Lords After he quit Canadian politics, Bennett retired to England. In 1941, the King appointed him to the peerage, with the dignity of "Viscount Bennett of Mickleham in the County of Surrey and of Calgary and Hopewell in the Dominion of Canada." The peerage entitled him to sit in the House of Lords. See also Electoral history of William Lyon Mackenzie King - Bennett's predecessor and successor as Prime Minister. Electoral history of Arthur Meighen - Bennett's predecessor as leader of the Conservative Party. References External links Library of Parliament – History of Federal Ridings since 1867 CPAC – 1927 Conservative Leadership Convention Bennett, R. B.