1968 Leadership Convention Results
The 1968 leadership convention was held in Ottawa Civic Centre in Ottawa, Ontario on April 6, 1968.
| Candidate | 1st ballot | 2nd ballot | 3rd ballot | 4th ballot | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Votes cast | % | Votes cast | % | Votes cast | % | Votes cast | % |
| TRUDEAU, Pierre Elliott | 752 | 31.5% | 964 | 40.5% | 1,051 | 44.2% | 1,203 | 50.9% |
| HELLYER, Paul Theodore | 330 | 13.8% | 465 | 19.5% | 377 | 15.9% | ||
| WINTERS, Robert Henry | 293 | 12.3% | 473 | 19.9% | 621 | 26.1% | 954 | 40.3% |
| MARTIN, Paul Joseph James | 277 | 11.6% | ||||||
| TURNER, John Napier | 277 | 11.6% | 347 | 14.6% | 279 | 11.8% | 195 | 8.2% |
| GREENE, John James | 169 | 7.1% | 104 | 4.4% | 29 | 12.2% | ||
| MACEACHEN, Allan Joseph | 163 | 6.8% | 11 | 0.5% | ||||
| KIERANS, Eric William | 103 | 4.3% | ||||||
| HENDERSON, Harold Lloyd | 0 | - | ||||||
| Spoiled ballots | 24 | 1.0% | 15 | 0.6% | 19 | 0.8% | 13 | 0.6% |
| Total | 2,390 | 100.0% | 2,379 | 100.0% | 2,376 | 100.0% | 2,365 | 100.0% |
First ballot Henderson eliminated - he was not himself a registered delegate, although his wife was. Kierans and Martin withdrew, neither endorse another candidate.
Second ballot MacEachen announced after the first ballot that he was withdrawing and would support Trudeau, but he missed the deadline to remove his name from the ballot.
Third ballot Greene eliminated, endorsed Trudeau. Hellyer withdrew, endorsed Winters.
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