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The Right Reverend Shane Parker has been elected the 15th Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada

Results of the fifth ballot for Primate

Name of CandidateOrder of Clergy
out of 81
Order of Laity
out of 104
Total
out of 185
The Right Reverend Riscylla Shaw28 (35%)34 (33%)62 (34%)
The Right Reverend Shane Parker53 (65%)68 (65%)121 (65%)

The Order of Clergy has asked for a vote to call upon the the Order of Bishops for the names of more candidates.
The motion failed in the Order of Clergy

The Most Reverend Gregory Kerr-Wilson has asked to be removed from any subsequent ballots

Results of the fourth ballot for Primate

Name of CandidateOrder of Clergy
out of 81
Order of Laity
out of 104
Total
out of 185
The Most Reverend Gregory Kerr-Wilson16 (20%)18 (17%)34 (18%)
The Right Reverend Riscylla Shaw23 (28%)34 (33%)57 (31 %)
The Right Reverend Shane Parker42 (52%)52 (50%)94 (51%)

Archbishop Christopher Harper has withdrawn his name from subsequent ballots.

Results of the third ballot for Primate

Name of CandidateOrder of Clergy
out of 81
Order of Laity
out of 104
Total
out of 185
The Most Reverend Christopher Harper3 (4%)12 (12%)15 (8%)
The Most Reverend Gregory Kerr-Wilson20 (25%)17 (16%)37 (20%)
The Right Reverend Riscylla Shaw25 (31%)31 (30%)56 (30%)
The Right Reverend Shane Parker33 (41%)43 (41%)76 (41%)

Name and biography of additional candidate: The Right Reverend Shane Parker

Motion by the Order of Laity to ask for further candidates from the Order of Bishops
Yes: 53 (51%)
No: 49 (47%)

Results of the second ballot for Primate

Name of CandidateOrder of ClergyOrder of LaityTotal
The Most Reverend Christopher Harper10 of 81 (12%)33 of 104 (32%)43 of 185 (23%)
The Most Reverend Gregory Kerr-Wilson25 of 81 (31%)16 0f 104 (15%)41 of 185 (22%)
The Right Reverend David Lehmann11 of 81 (14%)11 of 104 (11%)22 of 185 (12%)
The Right Reverend Riscylla Shaw34 of 81 (42%)41 of 104 (39%)75 of 185 (41%)

Results of the first ballot for Primate

Name of CandidateOrder of ClergyOrder of LaityTotal
The Most Reverend Christopher Harper15 of 81 (19%)31 of 104 (30%)46 of 185 (25%)
The Most Reverend Gregory Kerr-Wilson22 of 81 (27%)16 of 104 (15%)38 of 185 (21%)
The Right Reverend David Lehmann10 of 81 (12%)22 of 104 (21%)32 of 185 (17%)
The Right Reverend Riscylla Shaw33 of 81 (41%)31 of 104 (30%)64 of 185 (35%)

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