1958 New Brunswick Liberal Association leadership election

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1958 New Brunswick Liberal Association leadership election
DateOctober 11, 1958
Convention Fredericton, New Brunswick
Resigning leader Austin Claude Taylor
Won by Louis Robichaud
Ballots3
Candidates7
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The New Brunswick Liberal Association held a leadership election on October 11, 1958, in Fredericton, New Brunswick, to elect a new leader for the party. The position was left vacant following former leader Austin Claude Taylor's appointment to the Senate of Canada in early 1957.

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The leadership election saw seven total candidates in three ballots; during the first ballot, one was eliminated and three withdrew. Louis Robichaud won the overall election with 517 votes during the third ballot.

Background

On January 4, 1957, then-New Brunswick Liberal Association leader Austin Claude Taylor was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Louis St. Laurent, representing Westmorland County; as a result, his provincial leadership position, which he had held since 1954, was made vacant. [1] [2] Joseph E. Connolly, a Liberal legislative member representing Gloucester, took on the role as house leader for the time being. [3]

Leadership convention

On September 14, 1958, the party called for a leadership convention to be held between October 10–11, 1958. It had already been determined that T. E. Duffie, a barrister from Victoria County, as well as George T. Urquhart, a defeated 1956 provincial election candidate from Saint John, were candidates. Other Liberal figures were also mentioned as potential candidates such as Connolly, Louis Robichaud, [3] a legislative member for Kent and then-financial critic for the final legislative session, [4] Henry Murphy, as well as party secretary David M. Dickson. [3] Lester B. Pearson, the leader of the federal Liberal party, was to 'address the convention.' [5]

Election results

The leadership election began on October 11, 1958. It was held in Fredericton [6] for 883 Liberal delegates throughout the province [4] to vote between seven candidates: Connolly, Duffie, Murphy, Robichaud, Urquhart, as well as Howard Hicks, a schoolteacher from Minto, [6] [7] as well as A. Wesley Stuart, a former parliamentarian for Charlotte who made a last-minute candidacy declaration. [8]

The election results were publicized by newspapers on October 14, 1958. Robichaud emerged as the front-runner following the first ballot, which saw him receiving 239 votes. Stuart came in second place with 206, and Connolly received 176. [9] Hicks was eliminated after receiving one vote; Murphy, Duffie, and Urquhart all withdrew after receiving 53, 61, and 87 votes, respectively. Robichaud led the second ballot with 403 votes, Stuart received 278, and Connolly was eliminated with 151 votes. Robichaud received the most votes again in the third and final ballot, receiving 517 votes versus Stuart's 304 votes. [10] [11] Robichaud secured the overall majority vote and was elected as the new party leader, [4] of which he was considered as likely being "the youngest provincial party leader in Canada" at the time. [12]

1958 NBLA leadership ballot (votes)
CandidateFirst BallotSecond BallotThird Ballot
Louis Robichaud 239403517
A. Wesley Stuart 206278304
Joseph E. Connolly 176151Eliminated
George T. Urquhart87Withdrawn
T. E. Duffie 61Withdrawn
Henry J. Murphy 53Withdrawn
Howard Hicks1Eliminated

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References

  1. ↑ "PM Appoints 4 Liberals To Senate". The Sault Star . The Canadian Press. January 4, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ Hume, J. A. (January 4, 1957). "Four New Senators Appointed By PM". The Ottawa Citizen . p. 1. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Liberals To Choose N.B. Chief". The Gazette . The Canadian Press. September 15, 1958. p. 13. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "Robichaud Leads N.B. Liberals". National Post . October 25, 1958. p. 59. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  5. ↑ "East Liberals To Name Leader". Edmonton Journal . The Canadian Press. September 15, 1958. p. 22. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Liberals In N.B. Name Chief Today". Toronto Star . The Canadian Press. October 11, 1958. p. 55. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  7. ↑ "New Brunswick Liberal Party To Choose New Leader". St. Catharines Standard . The Canadian Press. October 11, 1958. p. 32. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  8. ↑ "N.B. Liberals Choose Leader". Calgary Herald . The Canadian Press. October 14, 1958. p. 55. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Louis Robichaud élu chef libéral du N.B." L'Évangéline  [ fr ]. The Canadian Press. October 14, 1958. p. 2. Retrieved June 17, 2024– via Google News Archive.
  10. ↑ "L. J. Robichaud New Leader NB Liberals". The Ottawa Journal . The Canadian Press. October 14, 1958. p. 7. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Youthful lawyer heads New Brunswick Liberals". The Province . The Canadian Press. October 14, 1958. p. 11. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  12. ↑ "New Leader - Louis J. Robichaud". The Sault Star . October 22, 1958. p. 16. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
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