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 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.)[1]

  = Eliminated from next round
  = Withdrew nomination
  = Winner
Delegate support by ballot
Candidate Ballot 1 Ballot 2
Name Votes % Votes % +/- (pp)
Hartley Dewart 147 47.1% 158 52.1% +5.0
J. C. Tolmie 97 31.1% 121 39.9% +8.8
J. C. Elliott 37 11.9% 24 7.9% -4.0
William Proudfoot 23 7.4% Eliminated
Thomas McMillan 8 2.6% Eliminated
Votes cast and net change by ballot
Total 312 100.0% 303 100.0% -9

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.[2]

1922 leadership convention

(Held on March 3, 1922 at the Foresters' Hall, 22 College Street, Toronto.)[3]

Candidate Votes %
Wellington Hay majority 50+
J.C. Tolmie n/a n/a
W.E.N. Sinclair n/a n/a
Total n/a 100.0

(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.)[4]

Candidate Votes %
Mitchell Hepburn 427 81.5
Elmore Philpott 97 18.5
Total 524 100.0

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.)

Candidate Votes %
Harry Nixon 418 74.0
Arthur Roebuck 85 15.0
Thomas McQuesten 40 7.1
Walter Thomson 22 3.9
Total 573 100.0

There were 8 spoiled ballots. Premier Gordon Conant had also been a candidate but collapsed the morning of the leadership vote and withdrew.

1945 leadership election

(Held on April 2, 1945 at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto.)

Candidate Votes
Mithchell Hepburnacclaimed

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.[5] 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.[6][7][8] 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)[9][10]

Candidate Votes %
Farquhar Oliver 492 74.4
Colin Campbell n/a n/a
Allan A. Lamport n/a n/a
Alvin P. Cadeau n/a n/a
W.A. Gunn n/a n/a
Total 661 100.0
  • P.M. Dewan and W.A. Moore both withdrew from the race before balloting.

(Note: Complete vote totals were not reported. Oliver received 492 of 661 votes cast)[10]

1950 leadership convention

(Held on November 10, 1950 at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.)[11]

Delegate support by ballot
Candidate 1st ballot 2nd ballot 3rd ballot
Name Votes cast % Votes cast % Votes cast %
Walter Thomson 296 40.1 334 44.9 365 52.1
Harry Cassidy 156 21.1 194 26.1 220 31.4
John G. Brown 149 20.2 166 22.3 116 16.5
Campbell Calder 69 9.3 50 6.7 Eliminated
Henry Arnott Hicks 28 3.8 Withdrew
Charles Winnans Cox 24 3.3 Withdrew
Norman Hipel 12 1.6 Withdrew
J. J. Sullivan 4 0.5 Eliminated
Total 738 100.0 744 100.0 701 100.0

After the first ballot, J. J. Sullivan was eliminated. Henry Arnott Hicks, Charles Winnans Cox, and Norman Hipel withdrew before the second ballot. Campbell Calder was eliminated after the second ballot, leaving Thomson, Cassidy, and Brown on the third and final ballot.

1954 leadership convention

(Held on April 9, 1954 at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.)[12]

Candidate Votes %
Farquhar Oliver 412 66.5
Albert Wren 162 26.1
Bob Temple 46 7.4
Total 620 100.0

1958 leadership convention

(Held on April 20, 1958 at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto.)[13]

Delegate support by ballot
Candidate 1st ballot 2nd ballot 3rd ballot
Votes % Votes % Votes %
John Wintermeyer 264 34.2 369 46.8 398 53.3
Walter Harris 304 39.3 354 44.9 349 46.7
Joe Greene 88 11.4 45 5.7 14 1.9
Vernon Singer 43 5.6 21 2.7
Ross Whicher 39 5.0
Arthur Reaume 32 4.1
Albert Wren 7 0.9
Total 777 100.0 789 100.0 747 100.0

Wren eliminated and endorsed Wintermeyer; Whicher and Reaume withdrew and endorsed Wintermeyer.[14]

1964 leadership convention

(Held on September 19–20, 1964 at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.)

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 at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto)[15]

Candidate Votes
Robert Nixonacclaimed

(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 at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.)

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 24–25, 1976 at the Four Seasons Sheraton Hotel, Toronto)

Delegate support by ballot
Candidate 1st ballot 2nd ballot 3rd ballot
Name Votes cast % Votes cast % Votes cast %
Stuart Smith 629 32.0 742 38.5 998 51.2
David Peterson 518 26.4 673 34.9 953 48.8
Albert Roy 469 23.9 513 26.6 No Endorsement
Mark MacGuigan 308 15.7 No Endorsement
Larry Condon 37 1.9 No Endorsement
Michael Houlton 4 0.2 No endorsement
Total 1,965 100.0 1,928 100.0 1,951 100.0

1982 leadership convention

(Held on February 21, 1982 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Toronto).

  = Eliminated from next round
  = Withdrew nomination
  = Winner
Delegate support by ballot
Candidate 1st Ballot 2nd Ballot
Name Votes % Votes %
David Peterson96646.3113655.2
Sheila Copps63630.577437.6
Richard Thomas23411.21487.2
Jim Breithaupt1306.2
John Sweeney1225.8
Votes cast by ballot
Total2088100.02058100.0

1992 leadership convention

(Held February 8–9, 1992 at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton.)

This section is an excerpt from 1992 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election § Ballot results.[edit]
  = Eliminated from next round
  = Winner
Candidate 1st Ballot 2nd Ballot 3rd Ballot 4th Ballot 5th Ballot [a]
Name Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Murray Elston74030.276731.886535.698841.6115349.8
Lyn McLeod66727.274430.987335.9104944.1116250.2
Greg Sorbara34514.138015.840216.634114.3Released delegates
Charles Beer24710.130712.728911.9Released delegates
Steve Mahoney2369.62138.8Supported McLeod
David Ramsay2168.8Released delegates
Total2451100.02411100.02429100.02378100.02315100.0
  1. ↑ There were 21 spoiled ballots on the final count.

1996 leadership convention

(Held November 30 – December 1, 1996 at the Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto)

  = Eliminated from next round
  = Withdrew nomination
  = Winner
Candidate elected delegates 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 % Votes %
Gerard Kennedy70329.577030.177530.980331.996840.1106546.9
Joseph Cordiano49720.855721.857022.760123.969628.8Supported McGuinty
Dwight Duncan39316.546418.147418.950920.3Supported Kennedy
Dalton McGuinty41017.245017.644017.660123.975031.1120553.1
John Gerretsen1295.41526.01245.0Supported McGuinty
Anna-Marie Castrilli1104.61415.51224.9Supported McGuinty
Greg Kells170.7240.9Released delegates
Independent1275.3
Total2386100.02558100.02505100.02514100.02414100.02270100.0
A Castrilli initially withdrew from the 2nd ballot but subsequently returned, causing a delay in voting

2013 leadership election

(Held January 26, 2013 at the Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto)

A leadership contest was trigger when Premier Dalton McGuinty stepped down after nine years in office. Five current and two former members of his cabinet entered the contest. The contest featured two women on the final ballot, and resulted in the first female Premier in Ontario, and the first openly LGBT premier in Canada.

This section is an excerpt from 2013 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election § Convention results.[edit]
  = Eliminated from next round
  = Withdrew nomination
  = Winner
Delegate support by ballot
Candidate Pledged delegates[16] Ballot 1 Ballot 2 Ballot 3
Name Votes % Votes % Votes % +/- (pp) Votes % +/- (pp)
 Sandra Pupatello50927.4%59928.74%81739.4%+10.786643.0%+5.8%
 Kathleen Wynne46825.2%59728.65%75036.2%+7.61,15057.0%+20.8
 Gerard Kennedy26014.0%28113.5%28513.7%+0.2Endorsed Wynne
 Harinder Takhar24413.1%23511.3%180.9%-10.4Endorsed Pupatello[A]
 Charles Sousa20411.0%22210.7%2039.8%-0.9Endorsed Wynne
 Eric Hoskins1055.7%1507.2%Endorsed Wynne
Independent673.6%
 Glen MurrayEndorsed Wynne
Votes cast and net change by ballot
Total1,8572,0842,073-112,016-57
A Takhar endorsed Pupatello before the second ballot voting took place, but after the deadline to drop off the ballot.

2020 leadership election

(Held March 6–7, 2020 at the International Centre, Mississauga)

This section is an excerpt from 2020 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election § Convention results.[edit]
Candidate Delegate Elected[17] First (final) ballot
Steven Del Duca1,17256.2%1,25858.8%
Michael Coteau37017.8%36316.9%
Kate Graham27313.1%29913.9%
Mitzie Hunter1306.2%1225.7%
Alvin Tedjo723.4%743.5%
Brenda Hollingsworth251.2%241.1%
Independent422.0%
Total20842140

There was one spoiled ballot.[18]

2023 leadership election

(Results announced December 2, 2023 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

A leadership election was held December 2, 2023 due to the June 2, 2022 resignation of Steven Del Duca as party leader following his party's poor result in the 2022 Ontario general election.

This section is an excerpt from 2023 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election § Results.[edit]
  = Eliminated from next round
  = Winner
Results by round[19]
Candidate 1st round 2nd round 3rd round
Points Votes Points +/- Votes +/- Points +/- Votes +/-
Bonnie Crombie 5,559
42.96%		 9,314
41.07%		 6,047
46.73%		 488
3.77%		 10,176
45.40%		 862
4.33%		 6,911
53.40%		 864
6.67%		 11,325
52.35%		 1,149
6.95%
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith 3,320
25.66%		 6,083
26.82%		 3,792
29.30%		 472
3.64%		 6,944
30.99%		 861
4.17%		 6,029
46.59%		 2,237
17.29%		 10,307
47.65%		 3,363
16.66%
Yasir Naqvi 2,760
21.33%		 4,705
20.75%		 3,101
23.96%		 341
2.63%		 5,294
23.62%		 589
2.87%		 Eliminated
Ted Hsu 1,300
10.05%		 2,578
11.36%		 Eliminated
Total 12,940 22,680 12,940 0 22,414 -266 12,940 0 21,632 -782
First round
Crombie
 
 42.96%
Erskine-Smith
 
 25.66%
Naqvi
 
 23.96%
Hsu
 
 10.05%
Final round
Crombie
 
 53.40%
Erskine-Smith
 
 46.59%

According to the party, 22,827 party members cast ballots[20] out of a total membership of over 100,000.[21]

2026 leadership election

(Results announced November 21, 2026 at TBA)

A leadership election will be held on November 21, 2026, due to the resignation of Bonnie Crombie as party leader, following her poor result in a leadership review vote.

References

  1. ↑ "ONTARIO LIBERALS TO SELECT NEW LEADER AT ELEVEN TO-DAY: Four Now in Field, and Name of F. F. Pardee, M. P., May Also Be in Nomination ADVANCED POLICY TALK IS HEARD IN CONVENTION Likely to be Important Stand Taken on Labor Question-- To-day Momentous One for Party". The Globe. June 26, 1919.
  2. ↑ "H. HARTLEY DEWART NEW LEADER; ELECTED ON THE SECOND BALLOT BY ONTARIO LIBERAL CONVENTION: Major Tolmie of Windsor Runs Second, and Mr. Elliott Third Progressive Policies for Party Are Determined Upon OVER THREE HUNDRED BALLOTS ARE MARKED Mr. Proudfoot Expostulates With Some Heat That No Man Who Voted Union Has Chance at Any Liberal Convention". The Globe. June 27, 1919.
  3. ↑ "ONTARIO LIBERALISM KNOWS NO COALITION UNDER U.F.O. BANNER: Convention Today Will Demonstrate That "Class Political Movement" Has No Friends in Historic Party--All Farmers By No Means "Morrisonites" RECENT ELECTION STRENGTHENS CAUSE". The Globe. March 1, 1922.
  4. ↑ "Race for Leadership, A People's Platform, To Enthuse Liberals: Three, Maybe Four, Aspire to High Office-- Sinclair's Intentions Not Definitely Known, But His Friends Say He Is "No Quitter" 1,200 DELEGATES AT GREAT RALLY Hon. Peter Heenan Said to Be Preparing a "Bill of Rights" for Labor-Tory Strongholds in Cities to Be Assailed". The Globe. December 15, 1930.
  5. ↑ "Nixon Quits as Leader Of Ontario Liberals". Globe and Mail. December 11, 1944.
  6. ↑ "A Sign of Party Bankruptcy". Globe and Mail. April 4, 1945.
  7. ↑ "Hepburn Named Ontario Leader; Is Given Backing". Globe and Mail. April 3, 1945.
  8. ↑ "Ontario Liberal Convention MAY I". Globe and Mail. April 4, 1945.
  9. ↑ "Liberal Leadership Race Won By Oliver", Ottawa Citizen, May 17, 1947
  10. 1 2 "Name Oliver Leader By Almost 7 to 1 Margin". Toronto Daily Star. May 17, 1947.
  11. ↑ "Brown Strongly Backed In Race Among Eight For Liberal Leadership". Globe and Mail. November 10, 1950.
  12. ↑ "Only Half of Delegates Hear 3 Liberals Speak for Leadership: Call Rally Colorless". Globe and Mail. April 9, 1954.
  13. ↑ "By-election Fight Wintermeyer Plan In Liberal Rebirth". Toronto Daily Star. April 21, 1958.
  14. ↑ "Albert Wren: MRP for 10 Years In Northern Riding". Globe and Mail. November 2, 1961.
  15. ↑ "Nixon pledges home owners tax relief". Toronto Daily Star. January 7, 1967.
  16. ↑ Leadership Election Meeting Results 2013 Archived March 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. pantone201.ca
  17. ↑ "2020 Ontario Liberal Party Leadership Election – Ontario Liberal Party". Archived from the original on December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  18. ↑ Gibson, Victoria (March 7, 2020). "Steven Del Duca named Ontario Liberal leader in first-ballot victory". iPolitics. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Leadership Official Results" (PDF). www.ontarioliberal.ca. Ontario Liberal Party. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Ontario Liberal Leadership Second Ballot Results". Liberal Party of Ontario. December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Ontario Liberal Leadership First Round Results". Liber. December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
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