This is a list of results of leadership elections for the Ontario Liberal Party, a political party in Ontario, Canada.
Contents
- 1919 leadership convention
- 1922 leadership convention
- 1930 leadership convention
- 1943 leadership convention
- 1945 leadership election
- 1947 leadership convention
- 1950 leadership convention
- 1954 leadership convention
- 1958 leadership convention
- 1964 leadership convention
- 1967 leadership convention
- 1973 leadership convention
- 1976 leadership convention
- 1982 leadership convention
- 1992 leadership convention
- 1996 leadership convention
- 2013 leadership election
- References
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 at the Foresters' Hall, 22 College Street, Toronto.)
First ballot:
Second ballot:
Charles Martin Bowman, MPP for Bruce North; W.T.R. Preston, editor of the Port Hope Evening Guide, Rev. W. G. Charlton of Aylmer, and A. J. Young of Toronto were nominated but declined. Frederick Forsyth Pardee, Member of Parliament for Lambton West was to be nominated but sent a message to the convention declining.
1922 leadership convention
(Held on March 3, 1922 at the Foresters' Hall, 22 College Street, Toronto.)
(Note: The vote totals do not appear to have been announced.)
1930 leadership convention
(Held on December 16–17, 1930 at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto.)
W.E.N. Sinclair and Sydney Tweed both withdrew from the race before balloting.
1943 leadership convention
(Held on April 30, 1943 at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto.)
There were 8 spoiled ballots. Premier Gordon Conant had also been a candidate but collapsed the morning of the leadershp vote and withdrew.
1945 leadership election
(Held on April 2, 1945 at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto.)
Harry Nixon resigned as Liberal leader on December 10, 1944 and nominated Hepburn to succeed him as parliamentary leader until a leadership convention could be held. Following the defeat of George Drew's Conservative government in a non-confidence motion, Hepburn was elected Acting Leader on April 2, 1945, at a joint meeting held at the King Edward Hotel of Ontario Liberal MPPs, federal Ontario Liberal MPs the party executive and other party officials in order to lead the party into the election. The move was to be affirmed by a party convention to be held on May 1, but this was cancelled due to the 1945 provincial election being underway. 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 at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto)
(Note: Complete vote totals were not reported. Oliver received 492 of 661 votes cast)
1950 leadership convention
(Held on November 10, 1950 at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.)
First ballot:
Second ballot (Sullivan eliminated; Hicks, Cox and Hipel withdrew):
Third ballot (Calder eliminated):
1954 leadership convention
(Held on April 9, 1954 at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.)
1958 leadership convention
(Held on April 20, 1958 at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto.)
First ballot:
Wren eliminated and endorsed Wintermeyer; Whicher and Reaume withdrew and endorsed Wintermeyer.
Second ballot:
Singer eliminated.
Third ballot:
1964 leadership convention
(Held on September 19–20, 1964.)
1967 leadership convention
(Held on January 6, 1967 at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto)
(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.)
1976 leadership convention
(Held on January 24–25, 1976.)
1982 leadership convention
(Held on February 21, 1982).
= Eliminated from next round = Withdrew nomination = Winner1992 leadership convention
(Held February 8–9, 1992, in Hamilton, Ontario.)
= Eliminated from next round = Withdrew nomination = WinnerA 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 = WinnerA Castrilli initially withdrew from the 2nd ballot but subsequently returned, causing a delay in voting2013 leadership election
(Held January 26, 2013, in Toronto, Ontario)
= Eliminated from next round = Withdrew nomination = WinnerA Takhar endorsed Pupatello before the second ballot voting took place, but after the deadline to drop off the ballot.