The Manitoba Liberal Party, a political party in the

Canadian province Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...

of Manitoba, has chosen most of its leaders by delegated leadership conventions. Since 1993, the Manitoba Liberal Party has chosen its leaders by an open vote of party members, weighted by riding. The party's first leader,

Thomas Greenway Thomas Greenway (March 25, 1838 – October 30, 1908) was a Canadian politician, merchant and farmer. He served as the seventh premier of Manitoba from 1888 to 1900. A Liberal, his ministry formally ended Manitoba's non-partisan government, al ...

, does not appear to have faced any formal opposition when he created the party in 1882/1883.

1906 leadership convention

(Held on March 28, 1906.) * Edward Brown, acclaimed

1910 leadership convention

(Held April 5, 1910.) *

Tobias Norris Tobias Crawford Norris (September 5, 1861 – October 29, 1936) was a Canadian politician who served as the tenth premier of Manitoba from 1915 to 1922. Norris was a member of the Liberal Party.J. M. Bumsted"Tobias Crawford Norris" ''The Cana ...

, acclaimed

1927 leadership convention

(Held on March 20, 1927.) * Hugh Robson winner on first ballot, vote totals not announced *Fred C. Hamilton * A.W. Myles

1931 leadership convention

(Held on June 26, 1931.) *

Murdoch Mackay Murdoch Mackay (April 30, 1884 – 1963) was a Manitoba politician. He led the Manitoba Liberal Party from 1931 to 1932, and brought the party into an alliance with John Bracken's Progressives. Mackay was born on Boularderie Island, Nova Scotia, ...

winner, vote totals not announced *Fred C. Hamilton

Liberal-Progressive Party period

No leadership conventions were held during the existence of the Liberal-Progressive Party (1932–1961). John Bracken was leader of the Progressive Party of Manitoba when the Liberal-Progressive coalition was formed in 1932, and was subsequently recognized as the leader of the merged party.

Stuart Garson Stuart Sinclair Garson (December 1, 1898 – May 5, 1977) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He served as the 12th premier of Manitoba from 1943 to 1948, and later became a Federal cabinet minister. Life and career Born in St. Catharine ...

was the unanimous choice of coalition Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) to replace Bracken, in a vote held on December 22, 1942. In 1948,

Douglas L. Campbell Douglas Lloyd Campbell (May 27, 1895 – April 23, 1995) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as the 13th premier of Manitoba from 1948 to 1958. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for 47 years, longer tha ...

was selected as Premier by a vote among MLAs in the governing Liberal-Progressive/ Progressive Conservative coalition, defeating Progressive Conservative leader Errick Willis.

1961 leadership convention

(Held on April 20, 1961.) *

Gildas Molgat Gildas Laurent Molgat, CD (January 25, 1927 – February 28, 2001) was a Canadian politician. He served as leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party from 1961 to 1969, and was subsequently appointed to the Senate of Canada, where he served as Speak ...

475 *

Stan Roberts Stanley Carl "Stan" Roberts (January 17, 1927 – September 6, 1990) was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba between 1958 and 1962, and ran for the leadership of the Manitoba Liberal Party in 1961. ...

279 *

Francis Bud Jobin Francis Lawrence "Bud" Jobin (August 14, 1914 – August 25, 1995) was a politician and the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, Canada. Jobin was born in Winnipeg, and was educated at the University of Manitoba. He moved to Flin Flon, i ...

79 *

Lloyd Henderson Rev. Harold Lloyd Henderson (1907 - January 18, 1993) was a Presbyterian minister and politician in Manitoba, Canada. Life and work H. Lloyd Henderson was born in Freeland, Prince Edward Island, and attended schools in Freeland, Summerside, P ...

1969 leadership convention

(Held on May 10, 1969.) *

Robert Bend Robert (Bobby) Bend (April 14, 1914 – September 24, 1999) was a Canadian politician, and was briefly the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party (1969–1970). Biography Early life Bend was born in Poplar Point, Manitoba, the son of J.P. Bend ( ...

877 *

Duncan Edmonds Duncan Edmonds (born 1936) is a Canadian businessman, politician, consultant, lobbyist, university professor, and writer. In 1969, he unsuccessfully ran for the leadership of the Manitoba Liberal Party. Life and career Edmonds was born in Toront ...

483 *Bernie Wolfe 142 *

16 *

3 (these ballots were spoiled; Molgat was not a candidate)

1970 leadership convention

(Held on October 31, 1970.) *

Israel Asper Israel Harold "Izzy" Asper (August 11, 1932– October 7, 2003) was a Canadian Tax Lawyer, tax lawyer and media magnate. He was the founder and owner of the now-defunct TV and media company CanWest Global Communications Corp and father to its for ...

720 * John Nesbitt 329

1975 leadership convention

(Held on February 22, 1975.) *

Charles Huband Charles Huband is a Manitoba politician, who subsequently became a judge. He was the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party between 1975 and 1978. Huband attended the University of Manitoba in the 1950s, earning his Bachelor of Laws degree from the ...

381 *

1980 leadership convention

(Held on November 30, 1980.) * Doug Lauchlan 493 *Hugh Moran 300 Bill Jackson was originally a candidate, but dropped out in October 1980. He had been considered a frontrunner.

1984 leadership convention

(Held on, March 4, 1984.) * Sharon Carstairs 307 *Bill Ridgeway 238 * Alan de Jardin 21 *

Stephen Zaretski Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; h ...

1993 leadership election

(Held on June 5, 1993.) * Paul Edwards 1,087 *

Kevin Lamoureux Kevin Lamoureux (born January 22, 1962) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. On November 29, 2010, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the constituency of Winnipeg North in a by-election. He was re-elected during the 2011 ele ...

851

1996 leadership election

(Held on October 16, 1996.) *

Ginny Hasselfield Ginny Hasselfield is a Canadian politician, and was the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party between 1996 and 1998. A former Manitoba teacher and principal, she was also president and co-founder of Cross Cultural Communications International Inc. ...

958 *

937 Had the results not been weighted by constituency, Lamoureux would have defeated Hasselfield by 1,019 votes to 997.

1998 leadership election

(Held on October 17, 1998.) * Jon Gerrard 1,336 *

Jerry Fontaine Jerry Fontaine is an Anishinaabe politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was chief of the Sagkeeng First Nation from 1989 to 1998, led the First Peoples Party in the 1995 provincial election, and was an unsuccessful candidate to lead the Manitoba Libera ...

832

2013 leadership election

(Held on October 26, 2013) *

Rana Bokhari Rana Bokhari (born October 23, 1977) was the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party from 2013 until 2016 in Manitoba, Canada. Background Bokhari was born on a farm near Anola, Manitoba. As a student she attended the University of Manitoba where she ...

431 * Dougald Lamont 285 * Bob Axworthy 131

2017 leadership election

(To be held October 21, 2017, in Winnipeg)

First ballot

Cindy Lamoureux Cindy Lamoureux (born November 13, 1991) is a Canadian provincial politician, who was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the riding of Burrows in the 2016 election. She defeated NDP incumbent Melanie Wight, who ha ...

363 * Dougald Lamont 301 * Jon Gerrard 230 ''Gerrard eliminated, endorses Lamoureux''

Second ballot

* Dougald Lamont 296 *

288

Footnotes

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