Liberal Party of Ontario leadership convention, 1943
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The Ontario Liberal Party
held a leadership election
in 1943 to choose a permanent replacement to Mitchell Hepburn
who had been forced to resign at the end of 1942. Initially, Hepburn attempted to anoint Gordon Daniel Conant
as his permanent successor but the caucus did not accept this and forced a full leadership convention which was won on the first ballot by Harry Nixon
.
See Ontario Liberal leadership conventions
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
held a leadership election
Leadership convention
In Canadian politics, a leadership convention is held by a political party when the party needs to choose a leader due to a vacancy or a challenge to the incumbent leader.- Overview :...
in 1943 to choose a permanent replacement to Mitchell Hepburn
Mitchell Hepburn
Mitchell Frederick Hepburn was the 11th Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1934 to 1942. He was the youngest Premier in Ontario history, appointed at age 37....
who had been forced to resign at the end of 1942. Initially, Hepburn attempted to anoint Gordon Daniel Conant
Gordon Daniel Conant
Gordon Daniel Conant, KC was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and the 12th Premier of Ontario.-Early life:...
as his permanent successor but the caucus did not accept this and forced a full leadership convention which was won on the first ballot by Harry Nixon
Harry Nixon
Harry Corwin Nixon was a Canadian politician and briefly the 13th Premier of Ontario.He was born on a farm near St...
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- NIXON, HarryHarry NixonHarry Corwin Nixon was a Canadian politician and briefly the 13th Premier of Ontario.He was born on a farm near St...
418 - ROEBUCK, ArthurArthur RoebuckArthur Wentworth Roebuck, QC, was a Canadian politician and labour lawyer.Roebuck ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1917 federal election as a Laurier Liberal, but was defeated. He was involved with the United Farmers of Ontario and its successor, the Progressive Party, in the...
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- THOMSON, WalterWalter ThomsonWalter Cunningham Thomson was a politician, lawyer and rancher in Ontario, Canada. Thomson first ran for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party in 1943 but came in fourth place losing to Harry Nixon...
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See Ontario Liberal leadership conventions
Ontario Liberal leadership conventions
Ballot-by-ballot results of leadership elections in the Ontario Liberal Party, a political party in the Province of Ontario, Canada.Note: Before 1919, the leaders of the Ontario Liberal Party were chosen by the party's elected Members of the Legislative Assembly...