Consolation for her in plenty for the South-East Cambridgeshire mix-up.
All four finalists are female, two are councillors, and three appeared in the race for South East Cambridgeshire.
The Association is to meet on Friday to consider rerunning the process.
The three women and a man face an Open Primary on December 7.
The field has a rich depth of experience in General Elections, local government, business and even an Open Primary or two.
Murdo Fraser MSP, Natalie Elphicke, Andrew Lilico, John Glen MP, Heidi Allen and others respond to Osborne’s statement.