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]
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]
Wellington Hay won with clear majority on the first ballot
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]
(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.)
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.
A leadership election will be held due to her pending resignation of Bonnie Crombie as party leader, following her poor result in a leadership review vote.
References
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "Nixon Quits as Leader Of Ontario Liberals". Globe and Mail. December 11, 1944.
↑ "A Sign of Party Bankruptcy". Globe and Mail. April 4, 1945.
↑ "Hepburn Named Ontario Leader; Is Given Backing". Globe and Mail. April 3, 1945.
↑ "Ontario Liberal Convention MAY I". Globe and Mail. April 4, 1945.
↑ "Liberal Leadership Race Won By Oliver", Ottawa Citizen, May 17, 1947
1 2 "Name Oliver Leader By Almost 7 to 1 Margin". Toronto Daily Star. May 17, 1947.
↑ "Brown Strongly Backed In Race Among Eight For Liberal Leadership". Globe and Mail. November 10, 1950.
↑ "Only Half of Delegates Hear 3 Liberals Speak for Leadership: Call Rally Colorless". Globe and Mail. April 9, 1954.
↑ "By-election Fight Wintermeyer Plan In Liberal Rebirth". Toronto Daily Star. April 21, 1958.
↑ "Albert Wren: MRP for 10 Years In Northern Riding". Globe and Mail. November 2, 1961.
↑ "Nixon pledges home owners tax relief". Toronto Daily Star. January 7, 1967.
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