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  Leadership Race - Liberal Party
RACE DETAILS
Parents > Canada > Liberal Party Leader
OfficeParty Leader
HonorificParty Leader - Abbr: Party Leader
TypeLiberal Leadership Election
Filing Deadline September 30, 2006 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open December 02, 2006 - 08:00am Central
Polls Close December 02, 2006 - 04:30pm Central
Term Start December 03, 2006 - 12:00pm
Term End December 10, 2008 - 12:00pm
ContributorMonsieur
Last ModifiedCampari_007 October 16, 2012 12:34am
Data Sources[Link]

Results entered below are the highest number of votes received by a candidate in any round.
Description Paul Martin announced his resignation as party leader on January 23, 2006 following the Liberals' loss in the federal election.

First ballot results:
Ignatieff - 1,412 votes (29.33%)
Rae - 977 (20.29%)
Dion - 856 (17.78%)
Kennedy - 854 (17.74%)
Dryden - 238 (4.94%)
Brison - 192 (3.99%)
Volpe - 156 (3.24%)
Hall Findlay - 130 (2.70%)

Hall Findlay automatically dropped off the ballot and endorsed Stephane Dion. Volpe and Brison voluntarily dropped off the ballot and endorsed Bob Rae.

Second ballot results:
Ignatieff - 1,481 (31.58%)
Rae - 1,132 (24.14%)
Dion - 974 (20.77%)
Kennedy - 884 (18.85%)
Dryden - 219 (4.77%)

Dryden automatically dropped off the ballot and endorsed Bob Rae. Kennedy voluntarily dropped off the ballot and supported Stephane Dion.

Third ballot results:
Dion - 1,782 (36.99%)
Ignatieff - 1,660 (34.46%)
Rae - 1,375 (28.54%)

Rae was eliminated from the race and released his delegates without formally endorsing either remaining candidate.

Fourth ballot results:
Dion - 2,521 (54.74%)
Ignatieff - 2,084 (45.26%)

Stéphane Dion was declared Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and the convention adjourned.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLiberal Won02/01/2006
NameBill Graham Votes1 (100.00%)
Term02/02/2006 - 12/05/2006 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLiberal Won12/10/2008
NameMichael Ignatieff Votes1 (100.00%)
Term12/10/2008 - 05/04/2009 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
09/25/2006 12/02/2006
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Bob Rae 3 ------
Michael Ignatieff 4 ------
Leaning Call: Michael Ignatieff (57.14%)
Weighted Call: Bob Rae (96.67%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

08/04/2005 10/12/2006

CANDIDATES
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Name MP Stéphane Dion MP Michael Ignatieff MPP Bob Rae MPP Gerard Kennedy MP Ken Dryden MP Scott Brison MP Joe Volpe
PartyLiberal Liberal Liberal Liberal Liberal Liberal Liberal
Campaign Logo
Uncertified Votes 2,521 (33.26%) 2,084 (27.49%) 1,375 (18.14%) 884 (11.66%) 238 (3.14%) 192 (2.53%) 156 (2.06%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -437 (-5.77%) -1,146 (-15.12%) -1,637 (-21.60%) -2,283 (-30.12%) -2,329 (-30.73%) -2,365 (-31.20%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 04/07/2006 04/07/2006 04/24/2006 04/27/2006 04/28/2006 04/23/2006 04/21/2006
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MATCHUP POLLS (3 from 3 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg12.00%-- 21.00%-- 26.00%-- 12.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Ekos Research Associates 
10/10/06-10/12/06		 12.00% -- 21.00% -- 26.00% -- 12.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Leger Marketing 
05/02/06-05/07/06		 8.00% -- 7.00% -- 12.00% -- 8.00% -- 14.00% -- 3.00% -- 3.00% --
SES Research 
08/04/05-08/08/05		 0.00% -- 4.00% -- 11.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  The Gazette (Montreal)
  Toronto Globe and Mail
LIB Adam Campbell 🔗
LIB David Karwacki 🔗
LIB Marc-Boris St-Maurice 🔗
LIB Tom Manley 🔗
LIB David Orchard 🔗
D Sarnstrom
LIB Sue Barnes 🔗
LIB Colleen Beaumier 🔗
LIB Bonnie Brown 🔗
LIB Marlene Jennings 🔗
LIB Bryon Wilfert 🔗
LIB Don Boudria
  Le Devoir
LIB Gary Merasty 🔗
LIB John McCallum 🔗
LIB Jean-Claude D'Amours 🔗
EM Denis Coderre 🔗
LIB Sukh Dhaliwal 🔗
LIB John Cannis 🔗
LIB Mauril Bélanger 🔗
LIB Pablo Rodriguez 🔗
LIB Rodger Cuzner 🔗
LIB Aileen Carroll 🔗
LIB Jim Peterson 🔗
LIB David Peterson
D Ashley
LIB Ralph Goodale 🔗
LIB Diane Marleau 🔗
LIB Hedy Fry 🔗
LIB Carolyn Bennett 🔗
LIB Maurizio Bevilacqua 🔗
LIB Martin Cauchon 🔗
LIB Carolyn Bertram 🔗
LIB Ujjal Dosanjh 🔗
LIB Irwin Cotler 🔗
LIB Lawrence MacAulay 🔗
LIB Brian Murphy 🔗
D Campari_007
LBR Old LW
LIB Justin Trudeau 🔗
LIB Raymond Chan 🔗
LIB Omar Alghabra 🔗
IND Monsieur
LIB Navdeep Bains 🔗
LIB Bernard Patry 🔗
LIB Joe Fontana 🔗
LIB Mark Holland 🔗
LIB Scott Simms 🔗
LIB Andrew Telegdi 🔗
LIB Borys Wrzesnewskyj 🔗
D Bob
D Some say...
LIB Richard Mahoney 🔗
LIB Monte Kwinter 🔗
LIB Ken Boshcoff 🔗
LIB Don Bell 🔗
LIB Kelly Lamrock 🔗
LIB Janko Peric 🔗
LIB Tina Keeper 🔗
LIB Anita Neville 🔗
I M@
LIB Mike Savage 🔗
LIB Mark Eyking 🔗
D Ex-New Jerseyan
LIB Lui Temelkovski 🔗
IND Yasmin Ratansi 🔗
LIB Massimo Pacetti 🔗
CPC Wajid Khan 🔗
LIB Jim Karygiannis 🔗
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Martha Hall Findlay  
PartyLiberal  
Campaign Logo  
Uncertified Votes 130 (1.72%)  
Margin-2,391 (-31.54%)  
Predict Avg.0.00%  
Cash On Hand $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date 02/08/2006  
MATCHUP POLLS (3 from 3 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%--  
Ekos Research Associates 
10/10/06-10/12/06		 0.00% --
Leger Marketing 
05/02/06-05/07/06		 1.00% --
SES Research 
08/04/05-08/08/05		 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  


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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Dec 02, 2006 05:00pm News Dion takes Liberal leadership on 4th ballot  Article Monsieur 
Nov 29, 2006 11:05pm Speech Campaign everywhere, [Governor Howard] Dean advises Liberals as convention opens  Article Monsieur 
Nov 29, 2006 04:00pm News Grit leadership convention kicks off in Montreal  Article Monsieur 
Nov 23, 2006 07:00pm News Grit leadership hopefuls might merge to knock out front-runners  Article Monsieur 
Nov 11, 2006 10:00am Election Guide Grit leadership hopefuls hustling for support  Article Monsieur 
Oct 17, 2006 03:00pm Election Guide As Dion tears into leadership rivals, Kennedy hopes to pick up the pieces  Article Monsieur 
Oct 06, 2006 04:00pm News Quebec Liberal leadership ballots being recounted  Article Monsieur 
Oct 02, 2006 09:00pm Analysis Kennedy the likely kingmaker  Article Monsieur 
Sep 30, 2006 11:30am News Ignatieff takes lead as Grits elect delegates  Article Monsieur 
Sep 29, 2006 10:00am News Liberal party fines Volpe $20,000  Article Monsieur 
Sep 29, 2006 08:00am News Liberals begin 'super weekend' of selecting delegates  Article Monsieur 
Sep 25, 2006 12:00pm Announcement Fry drops out of Liberal race  Article Monsieur 
Sep 25, 2006 12:00pm Announcement Volpe won't let allegations stop his leadership bid  Article Monsieur 
Sep 24, 2006 01:00pm Scandal Volpe could leave Grit race, three others face sanctions  Article Monsieur 
Sep 23, 2006 09:00pm Scandal 3 Grit leadership hopefuls in trouble over lists  Article Monsieur 
Sep 15, 2006 03:00pm Announcement Carolyn Bennett drops out of Liberal leadership race  Article Monsieur 
Aug 14, 2006 11:00am News Bevilacqua exits [Liberal] leadership race, supports Rae  Article Monsieur 
Jul 14, 2006 01:00pm General Kennedy a charm for new Liberals  Article Monsieur 
May 01, 2006 05:00pm News Hedy Fry to join Liberal leadership race  Article Monsieur 
Apr 28, 2006 10:00am Announcement Dryden enters Liberal race with focus on education, child care  Article Monsieur 
Apr 27, 2006 10:00am Announcement Kennedy to veer to the centre  Article Monsieur 
Apr 25, 2006 12:00pm Speculative A look into a crystal ball: It's Ignatieff and Kennedy [in Liberal leadership race]  Article Monsieur 
Apr 24, 2006 09:00am Announcement Bennett joins Liberal race; Rae set to jump in  Article Monsieur 
Apr 23, 2006 11:00am Announcement Brison set to go `green' in Liberal [leadership] race  Article Monsieur 
Apr 21, 2006 02:00pm News Goodale not joining Liberal leadership race  Article Monsieur 
Apr 21, 2006 08:00am Announcement Volpe set to launch Liberal leadership campaign  Article Monsieur 
Apr 20, 2006 08:35am Announcement Joe [Fontana] says no [to Liberal leadership bid]  Article Monsieur 
Apr 19, 2006 04:00pm Announcement Centrist Bevilacqua to seek Liberal leadership  Article Monsieur 
Apr 18, 2006 08:00am News Liberal leadership field tilting to the left  Article Monsieur 
Apr 17, 2006 10:00am News Three more Liberal candidates to announce bids  Article Monsieur 
Apr 16, 2006 09:00am Poll No clear leader among Liberal candidates  Article Monsieur 
Apr 12, 2006 12:00pm News Godfrey bows out of Liberal leadership race  Article Monsieur 
Apr 08, 2006 07:00pm News Liberal leadership hopefuls gather in Alberta  Article Monsieur 
Apr 07, 2006 02:15pm Announcement Dion, Ignatieff enter Liberal leadership race  Article Monsieur 
Apr 07, 2006 09:00am Announcement Dion enters Liberal leadership race  Article Monsieur 
Apr 06, 2006 10:20am News Stronach will sit out Liberal [leadership] race  Article Monsieur 
Apr 05, 2006 10:00am Announcement Ontario politician [Gerard Kennedy] enters Liberal leadership race  Article Monsieur 
Apr 04, 2006 07:00pm News Kennedy set to resign from Ont. Liberals: sources  Article Monsieur 
Apr 04, 2006 03:00pm News Kennedy to decide soon on Grit leadership run  Article Monsieur 
Apr 03, 2006 09:00pm News Ignatieff, Dion to enter Grit leadership race  Article Monsieur 
Mar 30, 2006 06:00pm News Ignatieff to decide on leadership candidacy soon  Article Monsieur 
Mar 27, 2006 05:35pm News David Orchard mulls run at Liberal leadership  Article Monsieur 
Mar 23, 2006 04:05pm News Young Liberals' president backs Brison  Article Monsieur 
Mar 23, 2006 11:00am News Fiddler Ashley MacIsaac pledges to run for Liberal leadership  Article Monsieur 
Mar 23, 2006 11:00am News Cauchon to join list of heavyweight Liberals passing up leadership bout  Article Monsieur 
Mar 22, 2006 10:00pm Speculative [ON Education Minister] Kennedy expected in Liberal [leadership] contest  Article Monsieur 
Mar 20, 2006 05:00pm Announcement Toronto MP [John Godfrey] throws hat into Liberal race  Article Monsieur 
Mar 19, 2006 03:00pm Announcement Liberals to pick new leader at Dec. 2-3 convention  Article Monsieur 
Mar 17, 2006 04:00pm News Goodale considers bid for federal Grit leadership  Article Monsieur 
Mar 13, 2006 11:00pm Amusing Bidding heats up for 'Liberal leadership kit'  Article Monsieur 
Mar 13, 2006 09:15pm News [Fmr. ON Premier] Rae will decide on Liberal [leadership] bid in next few days  Article Monsieur 
Mar 04, 2006 06:00pm News Potential Liberal leadership candidates test support at N.S. meeting  Article Monsieur 
Mar 04, 2006 06:00pm News Reg Alcock backs Stronach's Grit leadership bid  Article Monsieur 
Feb 09, 2006 06:00pm Announcement Toronto lawyer [Martha Hall Findlay] to seek Liberal leadership  Article Monsieur 
Feb 03, 2006 07:00pm News E-gads! Note fuels Brison leadership rumour  Article User 13 
Feb 03, 2006 03:50pm Speculative John Godfrey to run for Liberal leadership  Article User 13 
Feb 03, 2006 12:35pm News Rock sends regrets, won't run to lead Liberals  Article Monsieur 
Feb 01, 2006 12:35pm News Martin stays as party leader, drops House duties  Article Monsieur 
Jan 31, 2006 06:40pm Announcement Tobin latest to take a pass at Liberal leadership  Article Monsieur 
Jan 30, 2006 12:40pm Announcement McKenna says he won't run for Liberal leadership  Article Monsieur 
Jan 29, 2006 10:45pm News Brison mulling a run for the Liberal leadership  Article Monsieur 
Jan 28, 2006 11:45am News McKenna might not try to lead Liberals  Article User 13 
Jan 26, 2006 11:00am Election Guide Three former premiers considering national role at helm of federal Liberals  Article User 13 
Jan 25, 2006 11:40pm News Liberals skirmishing already over timing of leadership contest  Article User 13 
Jan 25, 2006 10:00pm Announcement John Manley won't seek Liberal leadership  Article Monsieur 
Jan 25, 2006 04:00pm General Jockeying begins to replace Martin as leader  Article Monsieur 
Jan 24, 2006 07:00pm Analysis Whither the [Canadian] Liberals  Article Monsieur 

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