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  Leadership Race - Liberal Party
RACE DETAILS
Parents > Canada > Liberal Party Leader
OfficeParty Leader
HonorificParty Leader - Abbr: Party Leader
Type General Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1968 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open April 04, 1968 - 12:00am Central
Polls Close April 04, 1968 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start April 04, 1968 - 12:00pm
Term End June 16, 1984 - 12:00pm
Turnout 0.02% Total Population
ContributorUser 13
Last ModifiedM@ June 17, 2010 04:26pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
Leadership Convention
Ottawa, Ontario

First ballot:
TRUDEAU, Pierre Elliott - 752 (31.5%)
HELLYER, Paul - 330 (13.8%)
WINTERS, Robert - 293 (12.3%)
MARTIN, Paul - 277 (11.6%)
TURNER, John - 277 (11.6%)
GREENE, Joe - 169 (7.1%)
MACEACHEN, Allan - 163 (6.8%)
KIERANS, Eric - 103 (4.3%)
HENDERSON, Harold - 0 (0.0%)
Spoiled ballots - 24 (1.0%)
Henderson was automatically eliminated. Kierans and Martin withdrew voluntarily but did not make endorsements. MacEachen also withdrew and endorsed Trudeau, but failed to do so in time and thus his name remained on the second ballot.

Second ballot:
TRUDEAU, Pierre Elliott - 964 (40.5%)
WINTERS, Robert - 473 (19.9%)
HELLYER, Paul - 465 (19.5%)
TURNER, John - 347 (14.6%)
GREENE, Joe - 104 (4.4%)
MACEACHEN, Allan - 11 (0.5%)
Spoiled ballots - 15 (0.6%)
Greene was saved from elimination by MacEachen remaining on the ballot. He pledged to endorse Trudeau after the next (third) ballot. Winters and Hellyer agreed that whichever of the two finished third on the next (third) ballot would support whomever finished second.

Third ballot:
TRUDEAU, Pierre Elliott - 1051 (44.2%)
WINTERS, Robert - 621 (26.1%)
HELLYER, Paul - 377 (15.9%)
TURNER, John - 279 (11.7%)
GREENE, Joe - 29 (1.2%)
Spoiled ballots - 19 (0.8%)
As per earlier agreements, Hellyer withdrew from the race and endorsed Winters, while Greene backed out and supported Trudeau.

Fourth ballot:
TRUDEAU, Pierre Elliott - 1203 (50.9%)
WINTERS, Robert - 954 (4

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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLiberal Won01/16/1958
NameLester B. "Mike" Pearson Votes1,074 (77.83%)
Term01/16/1958 - 04/04/1968 Margin769 (+55.72%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLiberal Won06/16/1984
NameJohn Turner Votes1,862 (46.49%)
Term06/16/1984 - 06/23/1990 Margin494 (+12.33%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE

CANDIDATES
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Name Justice Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau Robert Winters MP Paul Hellyer MP John Turner Foreign Sec. Paul Joseph James Martin Agriculture Minister Joe Greene Labour Minister Allan MacEachen
PartyLiberal Liberal Liberal Liberal Liberal Liberal Liberal
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Certified Votes 1,203 (32.68%) 954 (25.92%) 465 (12.63%) 347 (9.43%) 277 (7.53%) 169 (4.59%) 163 (4.43%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -249 (-6.76%) -738 (-20.05%) -856 (-23.25%) -926 (-25.16%) -1,034 (-28.09%) -1,040 (-28.25%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
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Entry Date 01/01/1968 01/01/1968 -- 01/01/1968 -- -- --
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Name Eric Kierans Harold Lloyd Henderson  
PartyLiberal Liberal  
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Certified Votes 103 (2.80%) 0 (0.00%)  
Margin-1,100 (-29.88%) -1,203 (-32.68%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
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Entry Date -- --  
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