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:{{note_label|ballot|A}}Castrilli initially withdrew from the 2nd ballot but subsequently returned, causing a delay in voting :{{note_label|ballot|A}}Castrilli initially withdrew from the 2nd ballot but subsequently returned, causing a delay in voting

Revision as of 20:52, 16 June 2020

1996 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election
DateDecember 1, 1996
ConventionMaple Leaf Gardens,
Toronto
Resigning leaderLyn McLeod
Won byDalton McGuinty
Ballots5
Candidates7
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The Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, 1996, held on December 1, 1996 elected Dalton McGuinty as the new leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, replacing Lyn McLeod, who announced her resignation on August, 1996. McGuinty lost the 1999 election but won in 2003 and served as Premier for ten years until 2013.

Delegate selection

Liberal party policy allowed for 2,400 delegates to be selected by local riding associations. These delegates were committed to vote for a particular candidate on the first ballot but could change their mind on subsequent ballots depending on candidate 'wheeling and dealing'. There were also 500 ex-officio delegates made up of party insiders who were not committed to voting for any candidate.

Background

The leadership convention was held to replace Lyn McLeod who resigned after leading the Liberals to defeat in the 1995 election campaign. Seven candidates entered the race, six caucus members and one outside candidate. They were John Gerretsen, Dwight Duncan, Dalton McGuinty, Anna-Marie Castrilli, Joseph Cordiano, Gerrard Kennedy and Greg Kells an Ottawa area businessman.

Kennedy quickly attained front runner status in the race. Although he was recently elected in a by-election he gained notoriety as head of the Daily Bread Food Bank. He was known for criticising the NDP's food policy yet coming up with practical methods to combat hunger. Duncan, Cordiano and McGuinty all elicited strong initial delegate support. Gerretsen, Castrilli and Kells were clearly longshot candidates.

The fifth ballot, past 4 AM, came to a final direct match between Kennedy, who had led all four ballots, and McGuinty, who had steadily risen from an initial fourth place. Kennedy was seen as a more centre-left candidate, McGuinty as more centre-right. Critics argued McGuinty was little more than 'Harris-lite'. Supporters countered that election of the Mike Harris government marked a transformation of thinking in Ontario politics and that the Liberals needed a right-leaning leader to compete against Harris rather than someone who would compete against NDP for a diminishing number of left-leaning voters.

Ballot results

  = Eliminated from next round
  = Withdrew nomination
  = Winner
Delegate support by ballot
Candidate elected delegates 1st Ballot (7:31pm) 2nd Ballot (10:25pm) 3rd Ballot (12:39am) 4th Ballot (2:35am) 5th Ballot (4:25am)
Name Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Gerard Kennedy 703 31 770 30.1 775 30.9 803 31.9 968 40.1 1065 46.9
Joseph Cordiano 497 22 557 21.8 570 22.7 601 23.9 696 28.8 Supported McGuinty
Dwight Duncan 393 17 464 18.1 474 18.9 509 20.3 Supported Kennedy
Dalton McGuinty 410 18 450 17.6 440 17.6 601 23.9 750 31.1 1205 53.1
John Gerretsen 129 6 152 6.0 124 5.0 Supported McGuinty
Anna-Marie Castrilli 110 5 141 5.5 122 4.9 Supported McGuinty
Greg Kells 17 1 24 0.9 Released delegates
Total
Total - - 2558 100.0 2505 100.0 2514 100.0 2414 100.0 2270 100.0
Castrilli initially withdrew from the 2nd ballot but subsequently returned, causing a delay in voting

References

  1. "New Liberal chief vows to get party moving". Toronto Star. 2 December 1996.
  2. David Mutimer, ed. (2002). Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs (1996). Toronto: University of Toronto Press. pp. 120–1.
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