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Parliament of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
This Party Currently Has Members Sitting In Parliament
Date Founded (yyyy.mm.dd): 1867
Last Official Leader: Dion, Stéphane
Currently Sitting Senators: 61
Currently Sitting MPs: 96
LEADERSHIP ROLES
^ Party Leader
NameTerm (yyyy.mm.dd)
Dion, Stéphane 2006.12.02 -
Graham, William (Bill) (Acting) Designated interim leader until a new leader was elected in December 2006. 2006.03.20 - 2006.12.01
Martin, Paul Edgar Philippe 2003.11.14 - 2006.03.19
Chrétien, Joseph Jacques Jean 1990.06.23 - 2003.11.13
Turner, John Napier Turner appointed Herbert Gray interim Leader of the Opposition until the Liberal Party of Canada could elect a new leader. He served from February 8, 1990 to December 20 1990. 1984.06.16 - 1990.06.22
Trudeau, Pierre Elliott 1968.04.06 - 1984.06.15
Pearson, Lester Bowles 1958.01.16 - 1968.04.05
St-Laurent, Louis Stephen 1948.08.07 - 1958.01.15
King, William Lyon Mackenzie 1919.08.07 - 1948.08.06
McKenzie, Daniel Duncan (Acting) Following Laurier's death in February 1919, caucus members chose Daniel Duncan McKenzie to serve as acting leader until the 1919 convention. 1919.02.17 - 1919.08.07
Laurier, Wilfrid 1887.06.23 - 1919.02.17
Blake, Edward 1880.05.04 - 1887.06.02
Mackenzie, Alexander 1873.03.06 - 1880.04.27
^ Prime Minister
NameTerm (yyyy.mm.dd)
Martin, Paul Edgar Philippe 787 days (2 years, 1 month, and 25 days) 2003.12.12 - 2006.02.05
Chrétien, Joseph Jacques Jean 3689 days (10 years, 1 month and 7 days) 1993.11.04 - 2003.12.11
Turner, John Napier 79 days (2 months, 17 days) 1984.06.30 - 1984.09.16
Trudeau, Pierre Elliott 1,580 days (4 years, 3 months, 27 days) 1980.03.03 - 1984.06.29
Trudeau, Pierre Elliott 4,062 days (11 years, 1 month, 14 days) 1968.04.20 - 1979.06.03
Pearson, Lester Bowles 1,825 days (4 years, 11 months, 19 days) 1963.04.22 - 1968.04.19
St-Laurent, Louis Stephen 3,140 days (8 years, 7 months, 5 days) 1948.11.15 - 1957.06.20
King, William Lyon Mackenzie 4,772 days (13 years, 22 days) 1935.10.23 - 1948.11.14
King, William Lyon Mackenzie 1,412 days (3 years, 10 months, 12 days) 1926.09.25 - 1930.08.06
King, William Lyon Mackenzie 1,642 days (4 years, 5 months, 30 days) 1921.12.29 - 1926.06.28
Laurier, Wilfrid 5,564 days (15 years, 2 months, 24 days) 1896.07.11 - 1911.10.06
Mackenzie, Alexander 1,796 days (4 years, 11 months) 1873.11.07 - 1878.10.08
^ Leader of The Official Opposition
NameTerm (yyyy.mm.dd)
Dion, Stéphane 2006.12.02 -
Graham, William (Bill) 2006.02.06 - 2006.12.01
Chrétien, Joseph Jacques Jean 1990.12.21 - 1993.10.24
Gray, Herbert Eser (Herb) (Acting) Appointed interim Leader of the Opposition until the Liberal Party of Canada could elect a new leader. 1990.02.08 - 1990.12.20
Turner, John Napier 1984.09.17 - 1990.02.07
Trudeau, Pierre Elliott 1979.06.04 - 1980.03.02
Pearson, Lester Bowles 1958.01.16 - 1963.04.21
St-Laurent, Louis Stephen 1957.06.21 - 1958.01.15
King, William Lyon Mackenzie 1930.08.07 - 1935.10.22
King, William Lyon Mackenzie 1926.06.29 - 1926.09.24
King, William Lyon Mackenzie 1919.08.07 - 1921.12.28
Laurier, Wilfrid 1911.10.10 - 1919.02.17
Laurier, Wilfrid 1887.06.23 - 1896.07.10
Blake, Edward 1880.05.04 - 1887.06.02
Mackenzie, Alexander 1878.10.17 - 1880.04.27
Mackenzie, Alexander 1873.03 - 1873.11.05
Blake, Edward 1869 - 1871
Leadership Conventions
^ December 2, 2006 (Montreal, Quebec)
Ballot No. 4

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Dion, Stéphane 2521 54.74 %
Ignatieff, Michael 2084 45.26 %
Spoiled Ballots 20
TOTAL 4605

Ballot No. 3

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Dion, Stéphane 1782 36.99 %
Ignatieff, Michael 1660 34.46 %
Rae, Robert Keith (Bob) 1375 28.54 %
Spoiled Ballots 6
TOTAL 4817

Ballot No. 2

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Ignatieff, Michael 1481 31.58 %
Rae, Robert Keith (Bob) 1132 24.14 %
Dion, Stéphane 974 20.77 %
Kennedy, Gerard 884 18.85 %
Dryden, Ken 219 4.67 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 4690

Ballot No. 1

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Ignatieff, Michael 1412 29.33 %
Rae, Robert Keith (Bob) 977 20.29 %
Dion, Stéphane 856 17.78 %
Kennedy, Gerard 854 17.74 %
Dryden, Ken 238 4.94 %
Brison, Scott 192 3.99 %
Volpe, Giuseppe (Joseph) 156 3.24 %
Findlay, Martha Hall 130 2.70 %
Spoiled Ballots 4
TOTAL 4815

^ November 14, 2003 (Toronto, Ontario)
Ballot No. 1

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Martin, Paul Edgar Philippe 3242 93.89 %
Copps, Sheila Maureen 211 6.11 %
Spoiled Ballots 2
TOTAL 3453

^ June 23, 1990 (Calgary, Alberta)
Ballot No. 1

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Chrétien, Joseph Jacques Jean 2652 56.93 %
Martin, Paul Edgar Philippe 1176 25.25 %
Copps, Sheila Maureen 499 10.71 %
Wappel, Thomas (Tom) William 267 5.73 %
Nunziata, John V. 64 1.37 %
Spoiled Ballots 10
TOTAL 4658

^ June 16, 1984 (Ottawa, Ontario)
Ballot No. 2

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Turner, John Napier 1862 54.41 %
Chrétien, Joseph Jacques Jean 1368 39.98 %
Johnston, Donald James 192 5.61 %
Spoiled Ballots 1
TOTAL 3422

Ballot No. 1

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Turner, John Napier 1593 46.38 %
Chrétien, Joseph Jacques Jean 1067 31.06 %
Johnston, Donald James 278 8.09 %
Roberts, John (Moody) 185 5.39 %
MacGuigan, Mark R. 135 3.93 %
Munro, John Carr 93 2.71 %
Whelan, Eugene Francis 84 2.45 %
Spoiled Ballots 2
TOTAL 3435

^ April 6, 1968 (Ottawa, Ontario)
Ballot No. 4

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Trudeau, Pierre Elliott 1203 51.15 %
Winters, Robert Henry 954 40.56 %
Turner, John Napier 195 8.29 %
Spoiled Ballots 13
TOTAL 2352

Ballot No. 3

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Trudeau, Pierre Elliott 1051 44.59 %
Winters, Robert Henry 621 26.35 %
Hellyer, Paul Theodore 377 15.99 %
Turner, John Napier 279 11.84 %
Greene, John James 29 1.23 %
Spoiled Ballots 19
TOTAL 2357

Ballot No. 2

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Trudeau, Pierre Elliott 964 40.78 %
Winters, Robert Henry 473 20.01 %
Hellyer, Paul Theodore 465 19.67 %
Turner, John Napier 347 14.68 %
Greene, John James 104 4.40 %
MacEachen, Allan Joseph 11 0.47 %
Spoiled Ballots 15
TOTAL 2364

Ballot No. 1

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Trudeau, Pierre Elliott 752 31.78 %
Hellyer, Paul Theodore 330 13.95 %
Winters, Robert Henry 293 12.38 %
Martin, Paul Joseph James 277 11.71 %
Turner, John Napier 277 11.71 %
Greene, John James 169 7.14 %
MacEachen, Allan Joseph 165 6.97 %
Kierans, Eric William 103 4.35 %
HENDERSON, Harold Lloyd 0
Spoiled Ballots 24
TOTAL 2366

^ January 16, 1958 (Ottawa, Ontario)
Ballot No. 1

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Pearson, Lester Bowles 1074 77.83 %
Martin, Paul Joseph James 305 22.10 %
HENDERSON, Harold Lloyd 1 0.07 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 1380

^ August 7, 1948 (Ottawa, Ontario)
Ballot No. 1

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
St-Laurent, Louis Stephen 848 69.11 %
Gardiner, James Garfield 323 26.32 %
Power, Charles Gavan 56 4.56 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 1227

^ August 7, 1919 (Ottawa, Ontario)
Ballot No. 5

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
King, William Lyon Mackenzie 476 52.08 %
Fielding, William Stevens 438 47.92 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 914

Ballot No. 4

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Fielding, William Stevens 0
King, William Lyon Mackenzie 0
McKenzie, Daniel Duncan 0
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 0

Ballot No. 3

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Fielding, William Stevens 0
Graham, George Perry 0
King, William Lyon Mackenzie 0
McKenzie, Daniel Duncan 0
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 0

Ballot No. 2

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
King, William Lyon Mackenzie 411 43.77 %
Fielding, William Stevens 344 36.63 %
Graham, George Perry 124 13.21 %
McKenzie, Daniel Duncan 60 6.39 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 939

Ballot No. 1

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
King, William Lyon Mackenzie 344 36.33 %
Fielding, William Stevens 297 31.36 %
Graham, George Perry 153 16.16 %
McKenzie, Daniel Duncan 153 16.16 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 947

Officers of Party Caucuses and Executives
Function Name Term (yyyy.mm.dd)
Leader of the Official Opposition Stéphane Dion 2006.12.02 -
Deputy Leader Michael Ignatieff 2006.12.18 -
Chairman of the Caucus Raymond Bonin 2006.04.12 -
Opposition House Leader Ralph Goodale 2006.02.10 -
Deputy Opposition House Leader Lucienne Robillard 2007.01.18 -
Whip Karen Redman 2004.07.20 -
Deputy Whip Marcel Proulx 2007.01.18 -
Party President Marie Poulin 2006.12.02 -
National director George Young 2006.12.11 - (Acting)
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