Английская Википедия:1990 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election
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Шаблон:Infobox leadership election The 1990 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election was held on 23 June 1990 in Calgary, Alberta. The party chose former Deputy Prime Minister Jean Chrétien as its new leader, replacing the outgoing leader, former Prime Minister John Turner.
Candidates
Sheila Copps
Sheila Copps, 37, Member of Parliament for Hamilton East since 1984 and was the Opposition Critic for the Environment and Social Policy. She had been a Member of Provincial Parliament in Ontario from 1981 to 1984 before entering federal politics and had run for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party, placing second.
Jean Chrétien
Jean Chrétien, 56, had placed second to Turner at the 1984 Liberal leadership convention. He had been MP for Saint-Maurice, Quebec from 1963 until 1986 and had served as a junior cabinet minister under Lester Pearson and had several senior portfolios under Pierre Trudeau including Industry Minister, Finance Minister, Energy Minister, and Justice Minister and was the minister responsible for constitutional negotiations from 1980 to 1982 when the Constitution of Canada was patriated and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms negotiated and ratified. He served as Minister of External Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister under Turner's short-lived government.
Paul Martin
Paul Martin, 51, MP for LaSalle—Émard, Quebec since 1988 and was the Opposition Critic for Treasury Board, Housing, and Urban Affairs; former president and CEO of Canada Steamship Lines.
John Nunziata
John Nunziata, 35, MP for York South—Weston, Toronto, since 1984, and was Opposition Critic for the Solicitor General.
Tom Wappel
Tom Wappel, 40, MP for Scarborough West since 1988, was the Associate Opposition Critic for Immigration. An anti-abortion campaigner, he was supported by the Campaign Life Coalition.
(Sources used: "30 MPs endorse Chrétien", Toronto Star, 24 January 1990; Shelley Page, "Liberal MPs jockey for favor with new boss over leadership", Toronto Star, 22 May 1990; Geoff Pounsett, "Missing Meech deadline won't kill Canada: Chrétien", Kingston Whig-Standard, 28 May 1990, p. 2; Ross Howard, "Liberal candidates fight over Meech Chrétien scolded by Martin, Copps ", Globe and Mail, 21 June 1990, A1; David Vienneau, "Martin says he'll run again", Toronto Star, 25 June 1990.)
Withdrew
- Clifford Lincoln, 61, had been Quebec Minister of the Environment in the provincial Liberal government of Robert Bourassa until resigning due to a dispute over language policy. He announced his candidacy for the federal Liberal leadership but withdrew after he was defeated in his attempt to win a seat in the House of Commons in the February 12, 1990 Chambly by-election.
Declined to run
- Lloyd Axworthy, 50, MP for Winnipeg South Centre (and previously Winnipeg—Fort Garry) since 1979. He had previously served as the Minister of Transport under Trudeau and then Turner. Though he was believed to have some support in the western provinces as one of only six Liberal MPs elected west of Ontario in 1988 (and, along with Turner, one of only two elected to a Western Canada seat in 1984), he declined to put himself forward as a candidate and ultimately supported Chrétien.
- Herb Gray, 59, MP for Windsor West since 1968. He ultimately decided against running, but served as the party's parliamentary leader from February until December 1990, when Chrétien won the Beauséjour by-election and returned to parliament.
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| First Ballot | ||
| Jean Chrétien | 2,652 | 56.81% |
| Paul Martin | 1,176 | 25.19% |
| Sheila Copps | 499 | 10.69% |
| Tom Wappel | 267 | 5.72% |
| John Nunziata | 64 | 1.37% |
| Spoiled ballots | 10 | 0.21% |
| Total votes cast | 4,668 | |
Notes and references
External links
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