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Ontario Liberal Leadership Conventions
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Ballot-by-ballot results of leadership conventions in the Ontario Liberal Party, a political party in the Province of Ontario, Canada.
Note: Before 1919, the leaders of the Ontario Liberal Party were chosen by the party's elected Member of Provincial Parliament Members of the Legislative Assembly. There were calls for a more open process as early as 1907.
1919 leadership convention
(Held on June 26, 1919.)
First Ballot:
* Hartley Dewart DEWART, Hartley 147
* J.C. Tolmie TOLMIE, J.C. 97
* J.C. Elliott ELLIOTT, J.C. 37
* William Proudfoot PROUDFOOT, William 23
* Thomas McMillan (Canadian Liberal politician) McMILLAN, Thomas 8
Second Ballot:
*''' Hartley Dewart DEWART, Hartley''' 158
* J.C. Tolmie TOLMIE, J.C. 121
* J.C. Elliott ELLIOTT, J.C. 24
1922 leadership convention
(Held on March 3, 1922.)
*''' Wellington Hay HAY, Wellington''' won with clear majority
* J.C. Tolmie TOLMIE, J.C.
* W.E.N. Sinclair SINCLAIR, William
(Note: The vote totals do not appear to have been announced.)
1930 leadership convention
(Held in December 1930.)
*''' Mitchell Hepburn HEPBURN, Mitchell''' 427
* Elmore Philpott PHILPOTT, Elmore 97
* W.E.N. Sinclair William Sinclair and Sydney Tweed both withdrew from the race before balloting.
1943 leadership convention
(Held on April 30, 1943.)
*''' Harry Nixon NIXON, Harry''' 418
* Arthur Roebuck ROEBUCK, Arthur 85
* Thomas McQueston McQUESTON, Thomas 40
* Walter Thomson THOMSON, Walter 22
1945 leadership convention
(Held on April 2, 1945.)
*''' Mitchell Hepburn HEPBURN, Mitchell''' acclaimed
[Hepburn was defeated in the Ontario general election, 1945 1945 provincial election, and Farquhar Oliver was chosen as the Ontario Liberal Party's parliamentary leader on July 4, 1945. It is assumed that Oliver was confirmed as leader without opposition at a subsequent party convention.]
1950 leadership convention
(Held on November 10, 1950.)
First Ballot:
* Walter Thomson THOMSON, Walter 296
* Harry Cassidy CASSIDY, Harry 156
* John G. Brown BROWN, John G. 149
* Campbell Calder CALDER, Campbell 69
* A.H. Hicks HICKS, A.H. 28
* Charles Winnans Cox COX, C.W. 24
* Norman Hipel HIPEL, Norman 12
* J.J. Sullivan SULLIVAN, J.J. 4
Second Ballot (Sullivan eliminated; Hicks, Cox and Hipel withdrew):
* Walter Thomson THOMSON, Walter 334
* Harry Cassidy CASSIDY, Harry 194
* John G. Brown BROWN, John G. 166
* Campbell Calder CALDER, Campbell 50
Third Ballot (Calder eliminated):
*''' Walter Thomson THOMSON, Walter''' 365
* Harry Cassidy CASSIDY, Harry 220
* John G. Brown BROWN, John G. 116
1954 leadership convention
(Held on April 9, 1954.)
*''' Farquhar Oliver OLIVER, Farquhar''' 412
* Albert Wren WREN, Albert 162
* Bob Temple TEMPLE, Bob 46
1958 leadership convention
(Held on April 20, 1958.)
First Ballot:
* Walter Harris HARRIS, Walter 304
* John Wintermeyer WINTERMEYER, John 264
* John James "Joe" Greene GREENE, Joe 88
* Vernon Singer SINGER, Vernon 43
* Ross Whicher WHICHER, Ross 39
* Arthur Reaume REAUME, Arthur 32
* Albert Wren WREN, Albert 7
Second Ballot:
* John Wintermeyer WINTERMEYER, John 369
* Walter Harris HARRIS, Walter 354
* John James "Joe" Greene GREENE, Joe45
* Vernon Singer SINGER, Vernon 21
Third Ballot:
*''' John Wintermeyer WINTERMEYER, John''' 398
* Walter Harris HARRIS, Walter 349
* John James "Joe" Greene GREENE, Joe 14
1964 leadership convention
(Held on September 19- September 20 20, 1964.)
First Ballot:
* Andrew Thompson THOMPSON, Andrew 379
* Charles Templeton TEMPLETON, Charles 317
* Robert Nixon NIXON, Robert 313
* John James "Joe" Greene GREENE, Joe 236
* Victor Copps COPPS, Victor 61
* Eddie Sargent SARGENT, Eddie 51
* Joseph Gould GOULD, Joseph 13
Second Ballot (Gould eliminated):
* Andrew Thompson THOMPSON, Andrew 408
* Charles Templeton TEMPLETON, Charles 356
* Robert Nixon NIXON, Robert 351
* John James "Joe" Greene GREENE, Joe 211
* Victor Copps COPPS, Victor 27
* Eddie Sargent SARGENT, Eddie 20
Third Ballot (Sargent eliminated):
* Andrew Thompson THOMPSON, Andrew 462
* Charles Templeton TEMPLETON, Charles 396
* Robert Nixon NIXON, Robert 356
* John James "Joe" Greene GREENE, Joe 149
* Victor Copps COPPS, Victor 10
Fourth Ballot (Copps eliminated):
* Andrew Thompson THOMPSON, Andrew 520
* Charles Templeton TEMPLETON, Charles 422
* Robert Nixon NIXON, Robert 387
* John James "Joe" Greene GREENE, Joe 37
Fifth Ballot (Greene eliminated):
* Andrew Thompson THOMPSON, Andrew 539
* Charles Templeton TEMPLETON, Charles 419
* Robert Nixon NIXON, Robert 392
Sixth Ballot (Nixon eliminated):
*''' Andrew Thompson THOMPSON, Andrew''' 772
* Charles Templeton TEMPLETON, Charles 540
1967 leadership convention
(Held on January 6, 1967.)
*''' Robert Nixon NIXON, Robert''' acclaimed
(Nixon announced his resignation as party leader in 1972, but subsequently entered the race to succeed himself in 1973.)
1973 leadership convention
(Held on October 28, 1973.)
First Ballot:
* Robert Nixon NIXON, Robert 730
* Norman Cafik CAFIK, Norman 574
* Donald Deacon DEACON, Donald 402
* Michael Houlton HOULTON, Michael 11
Second Ballot:
* Robert Nixon NIXON, Robert 768
* Norman Cafik CAFIK, Norman 613
* Donald Deacon DEACON, Donald 316
Third Ballot (Deacon endorsed Nixon):
*''' Robert Nixon NIXON, Robert''' 922
* Norman Cafik CAFIK, Norman 675
1976 leadership convention
(Held on January 25, 1976.)
First Ballot:
* Stuart Smith SMITH, Stuart 629
* David Peterson PETERSON, David 518
* Albert Roy ROY, Albert 469
* Mark MacGuigan MACGUIGAN, Mark 308
* Larry Condon CONDON, Larry 37
* Michael Houlton HOULTON, Michael 4
Second Ballot:
* Stuart Smith SMITH, Stuart 742
* David Peterson PETERSON, David 673
* Albert Roy ROY, Albert 513
Third Ballot:
*''' Stuart Smith SMITH, Stuart''' 998
* David Peterson PETERSON, David 953
1982 leadership convention
(Held on February 21, 1982).
First Ballot:
* David Peterson PETERSON, David 966
* Sheila Copps COPPS, Sheila 636
* Richard Thomas (Ontario politician) THOMAS, Richard 234
* Jim Breithaupt BREITHAUPT, Jim 130
* John Sweeney (Ontario politician) SWEENEY, John 122
Second Ballot (Sweeney eliminated, Breithaupt withdrew):
*''' David Peterson PETERSON, David''' 1136
* Sheila Copps COPPS, Sheila 774
* Richard Thomas (Ontario politician) THOMAS, Richard 148
1992 leadership convention
(Held February 8- February 9 9, 1992, in Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton, Ontario.)
First Ballot:
* Murray Elston ELSTON, Murray 740
* Lyn McLeod McLEOD, Lyn 667
* Greg Sorbara SORBARA, Greg 345
* Charles Beer BEER, Charles 247
* Steve Mahoney MAHONEY, Steve 236
* David Ramsay (Canadian politician) RAMSAY, David 216
Second Ballot (Ramsay eliminated, released delegates):
* Murray Elston ELSTON, Murray 767
* Lyn McLeod McLEOD, Lyn 744
* Greg Sorbara SORBARA, Greg 380
* Charles Beer BEER, Charles 307
* Steve Mahoney MAHONEY, Steve 213
Third Ballot (Mahoney eliminated, supported McLeod):
* Lyn McLeod McLEOD, Lyn 873
* Murray Elston ELSTON, Murray 865
* Greg Sorbara SORBARA, Greg 402
* Charles Beer BEER, Charles 289
Fourth Ballot (Beer eliminated, released delegates):
* Lyn McLeod McLEOD, Lyn 1049
* Murray Elston ELSTON, Murray 988
* Greg Sorbara SORBARA, Greg 341
Fifth Ballot (Sorbara eliminated, released delegates):
*''' Lyn McLeod McLEOD, Lyn''' 1162
* Murray Elston ELSTON, Murray 1153
(Note: There were 21 spoiled ballots on the final count, mostly from diehard supporters of Sorbara.)
1996 leadership convention
(Held November 30- December 1, 1996 in Toronto, Ontario)
First Ballot (results announced 7:31 pm, November 30):
* Gerard Kennedy KENNEDY, Gerard 770
* Joseph Cordiano CORDIANO, Joseph 557
* Dwight Duncan DUNCAN, Dwight 464
* Dalton McGuinty McGUINTY, Dalton 450
* John Gerretsen GERRETSEN, John 152
* Anna-Marie Castrilli CASTRILLI, Anna-Marie 141
* Greg Kells KELLS, Greg 24
Second Ballot (results announced 10:25 pm, November 30; Kells eliminated; Castrilli initially withdrew from the ballot but subsequently returned, causing a delay in voting):
* Gerard Kennedy KENNEDY, Gerard 775
* Joseph Cordiano CORDIANO, Joseph 570
* Dwight Duncan DUNCAN, Dwight 474
* Dalton McGuinty McGUINTY, Dalton 440
* John Gerretsen GERRETSEN, John 124
* Anna-Marie Castrilli CASTRILLI, Anna-Marie 122
Third Ballot (results announced 12:39 am, December 1; Castrilli eliminated and Gerretsen withdrew, both supported McGuinty):
* Gerard Kennedy KENNEDY, Gerard 803
* Joseph Cordiano CORDIANO, Joseph 601
* Dalton McGuinty McGUINTY, Dalton 601
* Dwight Duncan DUNCAN, Dwight 509
Fourth Ballot (results announced 2:35 am, December 1; Duncan eliminated, supported Kennedy):
* Gerard Kennedy KENNEDY, Gerard 968
* Dalton McGuinty McGUINTY, Dalton 760
* Joseph Cordiano CORDIANO, Joseph 696
Fifth Ballot (results announced 4:25 am, December 1; Cordiano eliminated, supported McGuinty):
*''' Dalton McGuinty McGUINTY, Dalton''' 1205
* Gerard Kennedy KENNEDY, Gerard 1065
Category:Leaders of the Liberal Party of Ontario *
Category:Leadership elections in Canada
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