Ontario Liberal Party leadership elections

This is a list of results of leadership elections for the Ontario Liberal Party, a political party in Ontario, Canada.

Note: Before 1919, the leaders of the Ontario Liberal Party were chosen by the its elected 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:

Second ballot:

1922 leadership convention

(Held on March 3, 1922.)

(Note: The vote totals do not appear to have been announced.)

1930 leadership convention

(Held on December 16–17, 1930.)

1943 leadership convention

(Held on April 30, 1943.)

1945 leadership convention

(Held on April 2, 1945.)

[Hepburn was defeated in the 1945 provincial election, and Farquhar Oliver was chosen as the Ontario Liberal Party's parliamentary leader on July 4, 1945.]

1947 leadership convention

(Held on May 16, 1947.)[1]

(Note: The vote totals do not appear to have been announced. Oliver is believed to have received about two thirds of the approximately 750 votes cast)

1950 leadership convention

(Held on November 10, 1950.)

First ballot:

Second ballot (Sullivan eliminated; Hicks, Cox and Hipel withdrew):

Third ballot (Calder eliminated):

1954 leadership convention

(Held on April 9, 1954.)

1958 leadership convention

(Held on April 20, 1958.)

First ballot:

Wren eliminated; Whicher and Reaume withdrew.

Second ballot:

Singer eliminated.

Third ballot:

1964 leadership convention

(Held on September 19–20, 1964.)

Delegate support by ballot
Candidate 1st ballot 2nd ballot 3rd ballot 4th ballot 5th ballot 6th ballot
Name Votes cast % Votes cast % Votes cast % Votes cast % Votes cast % Votes cast %
Andy Thompson 379 27.7 408 29.7 462 33.6 520 38.1 539 39.9 772 58.8
Charles Templeton 317 23.1 356 25.9 396 28.8 422 30.9 419 31.0 540 41.2
Robert Nixon 313 22.8 351 25.6 356 25.9 387 28.3 392 29.0
Joe Greene 236 17.2 211 15.4 149 10.9 37 2.7
Victor Copps 61 4.5 27 2.0 10 0.7
Eddie Sargent 51 3.7 20 1.5
Joseph Gould 13 0.9
Total 1,370 100.0 1,373 100.0 1,373 100.0 1,366 100.0 1,350 100.0 1,312 100.0

1967 leadership convention

(Held on January 6, 1967.)

(Nixon was elected interim leader by the caucus on November 16, 1966 following the resignation of Andrew Thompson. Nixon had suggested that Charles Templeton may become permanent leader but members of his caucus spoke in opposition and Templeton decline to run. Nixon was acclaimed as permanent leader at the party's 1967 convention. He 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.)

Delegate support by ballot
Candidate 1st ballot 2nd ballot 3rd ballot
Name Votes cast % Votes cast % Votes cast %
Robert Nixon 730 42.5 768 45.3 922 57.7
Norman Cafik 574 33.4 613 36.1 675 42.3
Donald Deacon 402 23.4 316 18.6 Endorsed Nixon
Michael Houlton 11 0.6 No endorsement
Total 1,717 100.0 1,697 100.0 1,597 100.0

1976 leadership convention

(Held on January 25, 1976.)

First ballot:

Second ballot:

Third ballot:

1982 leadership convention

(Held on February 21, 1982).

     = Eliminated from next round
     = Withdrew nomination
     = Winner
Delegate support by ballot
Candidate 1st Ballot 2nd Ballot
Name Votes % Votes %
David Peterson966 46.3 1136 55.2
Sheila Copps 636 30.5 774 37.6
Richard Thomas 234 11.2 148 7.2
Jim Breithaupt 130 6.2
John Sweeney 122 5.8
Votes cast by ballot
Total 2088 100.0 2058 100.0

1992 leadership convention

(Held February 8–9, 1992, in Hamilton, Ontario.)

     = Eliminated from next round
     = Withdrew nomination
     = Winner
Delegate support by ballot
Candidate 1st Ballot 2nd Ballot 3rd Ballot 4th Ballot 5th Ballot [A]
Name Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Murray Elston 740 30.2 767 31.8 865 35.6 988 41.6 1153 49.8
Lyn McLeod667 27.2 744 30.9 873 35.9 1049 44.1 1162 50.2
Greg Sorbara 345 14.1 380 15.8 402 16.6 341 14.3 Released delegates
Charles Beer 247 10.1 307 12.7 289 11.9 Released delegates
Steve Mahoney 236 9.6 213 8.8 Supported McLeod
David Ramsay 216 8.8 Released delegates
Votes cast by ballot
Total 2451 100.0 2411 100.0 2429 100.0 2378 100.0 2315 100.0
A There were 21 spoiled ballots on the final count, mostly from die-hard supporters of Sorbara.

1996 leadership convention

(Held November 30 – December 1, 1996 in Toronto, Ontario)

     = Eliminated from next round
     = Withdrew nomination
     = Winner
Delegate support by ballot
Candidate 1st Ballot (7:31pm) 2nd Ballot (10:25pm)[A] 3rd Ballot (12:39am) 4th Ballot (2:35am) 5th Ballot (4:25am)
Name Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Gerard Kennedy 770 30.1 775 30.9 803 31.9 968 40.1 1065 46.9
Joseph Cordiano 557 21.8 570 22.7 601 23.9696 28.8Supported McGuinty
Dwight Duncan 464 18.1 474 18.9 509 20.3 Supported Kennedy
Dalton McGuinty450 17.6 440 17.6 601 23.9 750 31.1 1205 53.1
John Gerretsen 152 6.0 124 5.0 Supported McGuinty
Anna-Marie Castrilli 141 5.5 122 4.9 Supported McGuinty
Greg Kells 24 0.9 Released delegates
Votes cast by ballot
Total 2558 100.0 2505 100.0 2514 100.0 2414 100.0 2270 100.0
A Castrilli initially withdrew from the 2nd ballot but subsequently returned, causing a delay in voting

2013 leadership election

(Held January 26, 2013, in Toronto, Ontario)

     = Eliminated from next round
     = Withdrew nomination
     = Winner
Delegate support by ballot
Candidate Committed[2] Ballot 1 Ballot 2 Ballot 3
Name Votes Votes Votes +/- (pp) Votes +/- (pp)
Sandra Pupatello 509
27.4% 		599
28.7% 		817
39.4% 		+10.7 866
43.0% 		+5.8%
Kathleen Wynne 468
25.2% 		597
28.6% 		750
36.2% 		+7.6 1,150
57.0% 		+20.8
Gerard Kennedy 260
14.0% 		281
13.5% 		285
13.7% 		+0.2 Endorsed Wynne
Harinder Takhar 244
13.1% 		235
11.3% 		18
0.9% 		-10.4 Endorsed Pupatello[A]
Charles Sousa 204
11.0% 		222
10.7% 		203
9.8% 		-0.9 Endorsed Wynne
Eric Hoskins 105
5.7% 		150
7.2% 		Endorsed Wynne
Independent 67
3.6%
Glen Murray Endorsed Wynne
Votes cast and net change by ballot
Total 1,857 2,084 2,073 -11 2,016 -57
A Takhar endorsed Pupatello before the second ballot voting took place, but after the deadline to drop off the ballot.

References

  1. ↑ "Liberal Leadership Race Won By Oliver", Ottawa Citizen, May 17, 1947
  2. ↑ Leadership Election Meeting Results 2013. pantone201.ca