9 5 ▁votes , ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁votes ▁behind ▁first ▁place ▁Din ning . ▁Having ▁achieved ▁only ▁ 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁votes ▁cast , ▁Han cock ▁gained ▁the ▁nick name ▁“ Mr ▁ 2 % ”. ▁Han cock , ▁along ▁with ▁five ▁others , ▁were ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁second ▁ball ot ▁and ▁with ▁fellow ▁leadership ▁candidates ▁Mark ▁Nor ris ▁and ▁L yle ▁O berg , ▁supported ▁St elm ach ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁ball ot . ▁ ▁Prem iers hip ▁Following ▁the ▁announ cement ▁of ▁Al ison ▁Red ford ' s ▁res ignation ▁as ▁both ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁and ▁premier , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁inter im ▁party ▁leader ▁by ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁c au cus ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁and , ▁with ▁such ▁confidence ▁from ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ature , ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Premier ▁of ▁Al berta . ▁Han cock ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁at ▁Government ▁House ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Han cock ▁was ▁succeeded ▁as ▁Premier ▁and ▁PC ▁party ▁leader ▁by ▁Jim ▁Pr ent ice ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Han cock ▁also ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁short est ▁serving ▁premier ▁in ▁the ▁province ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁Han cock ' s ▁official ▁portrait ▁as ▁Premier ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁on ▁February ▁