1943 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election
| Date | April 30, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Convention | King Edward Hotel, Toronto |
| Resigning leader | Gordon Daniel Conant |
| Won by | Harry Nixon |
| Ballots | 1 |
| Candidates | 4 |
The
Provincial Secretary Harry Nixon
.
As Conant was ailing and had been hospitalized, Thomas McQuesten was Acting Premier on the day of the leadership convention.[1]
Candidates
- Thomas McQuesten, 60, MPP for Hamilton—Wentworth since 1934, Minister of Public Works and Highways (1934-1937, 1943), Minister of Municipal Affairs (1940-1943)
- E.C. Drury and Mitchell Hepburn (1919-1923, 1934-1942), first elected as a United Farmers of Ontario MPP (1919-1926), then as a Progressive (1926-1934) and Liberal-Progressive(1934-1937), Leader of the Progressives (1929-1934) and Liberal-Progressives (1934-1937)
- Attorney-General of Ontariounder Hepburn (1934-1937)
- Walter Thomson, 48, Lawyer and rancher in Hastings County
Premier Gordon Daniel Conant had also been a candidate but collapsed hours before the leadership vote and withdrew as a candidate.[2]
Results
Results were as follows:[3]
- NIXON, Harry 418
- ROEBUCK, Arthur 85
- McQUESTEN, Thomas 40
- THOMSON, Walter 22
There were 8 spoiled ballots.[3]
See
Ontario Liberal leadership conventions
References
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