The 1984 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election was called for June 16, 1984, to replace retiring Liberal leader and sitting Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. The convention elected former Finance Minister John Turner, who at the time was not sitting in the House of Commons, as its leader on the second ballot, defeating another former finance minister, Jean Chrétien.
Jean Chrétien, 50, MP for Saint-Maurice since 1963, was Minister of Energy and had been Minister Responsible for constitutional negotiations, playing a significant role in the patriation of the Constitution of Canada. First appointed to Cabinet by Lester Pearson in 1967, he had served in several senior portfolios under Trudeau, including Minister of Finance and Justice Minister.
Don Johnston, 47, MP for Saint-Henri—Westmount in Montreal since 1978, was President of the Treasury Board, and had served in several other economic portfolios.
Mark MacGuigan, 53, MP from Windsor-Walkerville since 1968 and a former dean of law, was the Minister of Justice and a former Minister of External Affairs.
John Munroedit
John Munro, 53, an MP for Hamilton East since 1962, was Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
John Turner, 55, former MP for Ottawa-Orleans (1968–1976) and previously for St. Lawrence—St. George, Quebec (1962–1968), had served in Cabinet under Lester Pearson and Trudeau and had been Minister of Justice and Minister of Finance until resigning from cabinet in 1975 over a policy dispute over wage and price freezes.[1] Since then, he had been a corporate lawyer on Bay Street until his return to politics in 1984. Turner had run for the leadership previously in 1968, placing third on the final ballot.
Supporters in caucus (6 MPs): Transport Minister Lloyd Axworthy, Solicitor-General Bob Kaplan, International Trade Minister Gerald Regan, Minister of Regional Economic Expansion Ed Lumley, Minister for External Relations Jean-Luc Pépin, Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs Judy Erola.
Eugene Whelanedit
Eugene Whelan, 59, MP for Essex-Windsor since 1962, has been Minister of Agriculture from 1972 to 1979, when the Liberals lost power, and again since 1980.
^"Beyond Politics - John Turner". YouTube. July 2, 2013. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1984 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 1984 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election was called for June 16 1984 to replace retiring Liberal leader and sitting Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau The convention elected former Finance Minister John Turner who at the time was not sitting in the House of Commons as its leader on the second ballot defeating another former finance minister Jean Chretien 1984 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election 1968 June 16 1984 1990 Candidate John Turner Jean Chretien Don JohnstonSecond ballot delegate count 1 862 53 9 1 398 40 5 192 5 6 First ballot delegate count 1 539 46 3 1 067 31 0 278 8 1 LIB LIB LIBCandidate John Roberts Mark MacGuigan John MunroSecond ballot delegate count Withdrew Withdrew WithdrewFirst ballot delegate count 185 5 4 135 3 9 93 2 7 LIBCandidate Eugene WhelanSecond ballot delegate count EliminatedFirst ballot delegate count 84 2 4 Leader before electionPierre Trudeau Elected Leader John Turner1984 Liberal leadership electionDateJune 16 1984ConventionOttawa Civic CentreResigning leaderPierre TrudeauWon byJohn TurnerBallots2Candidates7Liberal leadership elections1919 1948 1958 1968 1980 1984 1990 2003 2006 2009 2013 Contents 1 Candidates 1 1 Jean Chretien 1 2 Don Johnston 1 3 Mark MacGuigan 1 4 John Munro 1 5 John Roberts 1 6 John Turner 1 7 Eugene Whelan 2 Results 3 ReferencesCandidates editJean Chretien edit Jean Chretien 50 MP for Saint Maurice since 1963 was Minister of Energy and had been Minister Responsible for constitutional negotiations playing a significant role in the patriation of the Constitution of Canada First appointed to Cabinet by Lester Pearson in 1967 he had served in several senior portfolios under Trudeau including Minister of Finance and Justice Minister Supporters in caucus 4 MPs Bud Cullen Roland de Corneille Charles Caccia Jean Robert Gauthier Don Johnston edit Don Johnston 47 MP for Saint Henri Westmount in Montreal since 1978 was President of the Treasury Board and had served in several other economic portfolios Supporters in caucus 4 MPs 1 Senator Jack Burghardt James Fleming Bryce Mackasey Raymond Savard and Sen Gildas Molgat Mark MacGuigan edit Mark MacGuigan 53 MP from Windsor Walkerville since 1968 and a former dean of law was the Minister of Justice and a former Minister of External Affairs John Munro edit John Munro 53 an MP for Hamilton East since 1962 was Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development John Roberts edit John Roberts 48 MP for St Paul s was Minister of Employment and Immigration John Turner edit John Turner 55 former MP for Ottawa Orleans 1968 1976 and previously for St Lawrence St George Quebec 1962 1968 had served in Cabinet under Lester Pearson and Trudeau and had been Minister of Justice and Minister of Finance until resigning from cabinet in 1975 over a policy dispute over wage and price freezes 1 Since then he had been a corporate lawyer on Bay Street until his return to politics in 1984 Turner had run for the leadership previously in 1968 placing third on the final ballot Supporters in caucus 6 MPs Transport Minister Lloyd Axworthy Solicitor General Bob Kaplan International Trade Minister Gerald Regan Minister of Regional Economic Expansion Ed Lumley Minister for External Relations Jean Luc Pepin Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs Judy Erola Eugene Whelan edit Eugene Whelan 59 MP for Essex Windsor since 1962 has been Minister of Agriculture from 1972 to 1979 when the Liberals lost power and again since 1980 Results editFirst ballotTURNER John Napier 1 593 46 CHRETIEN Joseph Jacques Jean 1 067 31 JOHNSTON Donald James 278 8 ROBERTS John Moody 185MACGUIGAN Mark R 135MUNRO John Carr 93WHELAN Eugene Francis 84 Spoiled ballots 2Total votes cast 3 437Whelan eliminated supports Chretien MacGuigan withdraws and supports Turner Munro and Roberts withdraw and support Chretien Second ballotTURNER John Napier 1 862 54 CHRETIEN Joseph Jacques Jean 1 398 40 JOHNSTON Donald James 192 6 Spoiled ballots 1Total votes cast 3 453 First ballotTurner 46 35 Chretien 31 04 Johnston 8 09 Roberts 5 38 MacGuigan 3 93 Munro 2 71 Whelan 2 44 Spoilt ballots 0 06 Second ballotTurner 53 92 Chretien 40 49 Johnston 5 56 Spoilt ballots 0 03 References edit Beyond Politics John Turner YouTube July 2 2013 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved May 13 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1984 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election amp oldid 1181717051, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
