20 Kim Campbell 14 Second Ballot (Campbell eliminated, five others withdraw): Bill Vander Zalm 457 Grace McCarthy 280 Brian Smith 255 Bud Smith 219 John Reynolds 39 Jim Nielsen 30 Third Ballot (Nielsen eliminated, Reynolds and Bud Smith withdraw): Bill Vander Zalm 625 Brian Smith 342 Grace McCarthy 305 Fourth Ballot (McCarthy eliminated): Bill Vander Zalm 801 Brian Smith 454 1991 interim leadership On April 2, 1991, Rita Johnston was elected by the party's MLAs as their interim leader, defeating Russell Fraser by 21 votes to 17 on the fourth ballot. Claude Richmond, Norm Jacobsen and Mel Couvelier had previously been eliminated. 1991 leadership convention (Held on July 20, 1991.) First Ballot: Grace McCarthy 659 Rita Johnston 652 Mel Couvelier 331 Norm Jacobsen 169 Duane Crandell 35 Second Ballot (Couvelier supports Johnston): Rita Johnston 941 Grace McCarthy 881 1993 leadership election (Held on November 6, 1993.) First Ballot: Grace McCarthy 7,338 Graham Bruce 5,321 Claude Richmond 2,083 Jim Turner 91 Second Ballot: Grace McCarthy 7,351 Graham Bruce 5,352 Claude Richmond 2,099 Third Ballot: Grace McCarthy 7,700 Graham Bruce 6,245 1994 leadership election (Announced on November 4, 1994.) First Ballot: Larry Gillanders 1,034 John Caleb 787 References Social Credit Party Leadership Social credit parties in Canada Social Credit