Next Ontario Liberal Party leadership election

Ontario Liberal Party leadership election
Date TBD
Resigning leader Kathleen Wynne

The next Ontario Liberal Party leadership election will be held following the resignation of Kathleen Wynne as leader on June 7, 2018, after over five years as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, a major provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. The date of the election has yet to be decided.

Background

In the 2018 general election, the Ontario Liberal government was defeated, losing 48 seats, leaving the party with only just 7 MPPs, and thus also losing official party status.[1] Kathleen Wynne consequently tendered her resignation as party leader.[1]

Interim leader

Wynne announced on election night that she had asked the party president to begin the process of choosing an interim leader. According to the party's constitution, an interim leader is to be selected by a vote of the party caucus, the presidents of riding associations without an elected Liberal MPPs and party executive members.[2]

The Liberal caucus unanimously endorsed Ottawa South MPP John Fraser to serve as interim leader on June 13, 2018.[3] Fraser assumed the office of interim leader on June 14, following a vote of party executives and presidents of riding associations for the remaining 117 ridings that do not have a Liberal MPP.[4]

Rules and procedures

Under the procedure outlined by the party's constitution, the leader is likely to be chosen in a traditional delegated leadership convention in which up to 2,000+ delegates would be eligible to vote, made up of 1,984 elected delegates (16 elected by proportional representation in each of the 124 provincial riding associations) in addition to ex officio delegates (current and former Liberal MPPs, defeated candidates from the last election, riding association presidents, party executive officers and other party officials, and federal Liberal MPs for Ontario), youth delegates from campus clubs and delegates representing the Women's Commission. Riding delegates would be able to run on the slate of a leadership candidate or as independents; in the case of the former they would be required to vote for that candidate on the first ballot but would be free to change their support subsequently.[5][6] Balloting at convention would continue until one candidate receives a majority of ballots cast.

Candidates

Possible contenders

Declined

References

  1. 1 2 Mahoney, Jill (June 7, 2018). "Liberals fall short of official party status; Wynne resigns as Liberal leader". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  2. ↑ https://www.cp24.com/news/liberals-begin-process-to-pick-interim-leader-to-replace-kathleen-wynne-1.3970615
  3. ↑ Breen, Kerri (June 13, 2018). "Ontario Liberals to vote on interim leader as MPP John Fraser endorsed by caucus". Global News. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ottawa-area legislator John Fraser appointed interim Ontario Liberal leader". Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Weekend delegate vote will define the leadership race". Toronto Star. January 11, 2013.
  6. ↑ Benzie, Robert (October 17, 2012). "Dalton McGuinty: Premier wants new leader picked 'sooner rather than later'". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
  7. ↑ Shephard, Tamara (7 June 2018). "Kinga Surma wins Etobicoke Centre for PCs".
  8. 1 2 https://tvo.org/blog/current-affairs/can-anyone-lead-the-liberals-back-from-oblivion
  9. ↑ "Liberals' veteran Michael Coteau defeats city councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong in Don Valley East - The Star".
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Liberals face existential crisis after crushing election defeat - The Star".
  11. ↑ https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2018/09/29/ontarios-interim-liberal-leader-john-fraser-said-the-party-is-confronting-some-harsh-truths.html
  12. 1 2 https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-politics/whos-going-replace-kathleen-wynne-leader-ontario-liberals/
  13. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA_Ur3ockH0
  14. 1 2 3 https://www.hilltimes.com/2018/06/18/gta-liberal-mps-holland-vaughan-considering-running-ontario-liberal-leadership-succeed-outgoing-leader-wynne/148118
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 "Here's who might replace Kathleen Wynne as Ontario Liberal leader if she's ousted after vote". Global News. June 2, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  16. ↑ https://tvo.org/blog/current-affairs/jennifer-keesmaat-may-not-become-mayor-of-toronto--but-her-political-future-looks-bright
  17. ↑ https://www.thespec.com/opinion-story/8704153-rebuilding-the-ontario-liberal-party-has-to-be-about-more-than-opposing-doug-ford/
  18. ↑ "Conservatives and New Democrats claim there's 'not a riding in Ontario that's beyond' their reach federally in 2019". The Hill Times. June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  19. ↑ http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/i-will-stand-for-ontario-liberal-leader-david-henderson
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