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Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, 1961

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Convention
  
Varsity Arena, Toronto

Date
  
25 October 1961

Candidates
  
7

Ballots
  
6

Won by
  
John Robarts

Resigning leader
  
Leslie Frost

A Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election was held on October 25, 1961 to replace retiring Progressive Conservative leader and incumbent premier Leslie Frost. The party selected John Robarts on the sixth ballot.

First ballot:

  • ROBERTS, Kelso 352
  • ROBARTS, John 345
  • MACAULAY, Robert 339
  • ALLAN, James 332
  • DOWNER, A.W. 149
  • DYMOND, Matthew 148
  • WARDROPE, George 45

    • Second ballot:

  • ROBARTS, John 423
  • ROBERTS, Kelso 385
  • MACAULAY, Robert 363
  • ALLAN, James 324
  • DOWNER, A.W. 104
  • DYMOND, Matthew 93

    • Third ballot:

  • ROBARTS, John 498
  • ROBERTS, Kelso 380
  • MACAULAY, Robert 372
  • ALLAN, James 344
  • DOWNER, A.W. 93

    • Fourth ballot:

  • ROBARTS, John 533
  • ROBERTS, Kelso 419
  • MACAULAY, Robert 377
  • ALLAN, James 336

    • Fifth ballot:

  • ROBARTS, John 746
  • ROBERTS, Kelso 479
  • MACAULAY, Robert 438

    • Sixth ballot:

  • ROBARTS, John 976
  • ROBERTS, Kelso 633

    • See also: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership conventions

    References

    Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, 1961 Wikipedia
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