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Final or 4th Ballot Result
Stephane Dion wins the Liberal Leadership with 2521 Delegate votes
Michael Ignatieff 2084
Candidate Delegate support going
into the convention.
Michael Ignatieff 29.3% 1377 Delegates
Bob Rae 20.1%
943 Delegates
Gerard Kennedy 17.5% 820 Delegates
Stephane Dion 16%
753 Delgates
(Scott Brison, Martha Hall-Findlay, Joe Volpe and Ken Dryden are also in the
race with marginal support)
2nd Ballot Results (Momentum
with Rae, Dion)
Ignatieff 1481 growth of 69 Delegates 31.6%
Rae 1132 growth of 155 Delegates 24.1%
Dion 974 growth of 118 Delegates
Kennedy 884 growth of 30 Delegates
Dryden 219 (Dryden, Volpe and Brison have gone to Bob Rae)
3rd Ballot Results (Kennedy
Moves to Dion)
Ignatieff 1660
Rae 1375
Dion 1782
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Dion defeats Ignatieff to become next Liberal leader
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Rae's support grows
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Ignatieff's bid stalls in Liberal showdown
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Leadership still up for grabs
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Calls made for Liberal unity as Volpe backs Rae
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Young Liberals ask leadership hopefuls about war on Afghanistan
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Wheeling, dealing begins in earnest
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Dean tells Liberals to stay true to their ideals
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Buzz is all about the second ballot
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Liberals focusing on battle for third
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Campaign everywhere, Dean advises Liberals as convention opens
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EYE
Liberal Convention
Blog
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CBC Convention Blog
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Ignatieff urges delegates to stay the course
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Sense of history envelops Liberal gathering
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Ignatieff campaign has hit a wall
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Kennedy, Dion chat about a possible deal
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Rae has financial edge in leadership race
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23% of Delegates say anyone but Ignatieff
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Kennedy, Dion camps hold talks
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Rae, Dion tee off on Ignatieff during Liberal debate
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Ignatieff's Quebec strategy fraught with risk
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Rae Would do Best Against Harper- Poll
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Iggy Gets Rough Debate Ride
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Sparks Fly in Final Leadership Debate
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Leaders' Debate gets Testy
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This is not a Tea Party
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Liberals Ready to Embrace Bob Rae
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Campaign organizer abandons Ignatieff
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Gerard Kennedy wants the big play
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Ignatieff shows he's one to beat
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Tight four-way race emerges
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Liberals gearing up for final ground war
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Fake Tory memo assesses Liberal
leadership candidates
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Rae confident after strong BC performance
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Kennedy confident he has a shot
at Liberal leadership
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Hacker takes over Ken Dryden's
Liberal leadership website
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Dion walks the walk on environment, national unity
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Fry drops out, Backs Rae
