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Google search says: The current system of electing the Leader of the Conservative Party consists of two stages: Conservative Members of Parliament select a choice of two candidates to present to the membership of the whole Party; Party members vote, on a "one member one vote" basis, for their preferred candidate from a shortlist of two.
Johnson then would need to be 1st or 2nd favourite amongst Conservative MPs to easily defeat any opponent in a run-off, according to pundits.