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词条 1990 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election
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  1. Candidates

  2. Withdrew

  3. Declined to run

  4. Results

  5. External links

{{Infobox leadership election
| party = Liberal
| colour = {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}|
| logo =
| date = June 23, 1990
| location = Olympic Saddledome,
Calgary, Alberta
| winner = Jean Chrétien
| replaces = John Turner
| numcands = 5
| ballots = 1
| entryfee =
| spendcap =
}}

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, 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, 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.

Supporters in caucus: Jack Anawak, Mark Assad, George Baker, Reginald Belair, David Berger, Charles Caccia, Coline Campbell, Rex Crawford, Keith Davey (Senator), David Dingwall, Maurice Dionne, Ronald Duhamel, Sheila Finestone, Maurice Foster, Beryl Gaffney, Alfonso Gagliano, Mac Harb, Bob Kaplan, Jim Karygiannis, Leo Kolber (Senator), Derek Lee, Lawrence MacAulay, Roy MacLaren, Shirley Maheu, Sergio Marchi, Peter Milliken, Dennis Mills, Rey Pagtakhan, Gilbert Parent, George Proud, Pietro Rizzuto (Senator), Fernand Robichaud, Bill Rompkey, Roger Simmons, Brian Tobin, Lyle Vanclief, Bob Wood

  • 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.

Supporters in caucus: Maurizio Bevilacqua, Jesse Flis, Albina Guarnieri, Jean Lapierre, Paul Martin, Jim Peterson, Gilles Rocheleau, Joe Volpe

  • John Nunziata, 35, MP for York South—Weston, Toronto, since 1984, and was Opposition Critic for the Solicitor General.

Supporters in caucus: John Nunziata

  • 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.

Supporters in caucus: Tom Wappel

(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

  • Herb Gray, 59, MP for Windsor West since 1968, was the party's acting leader following the resignation of John Turner near the start of the year. He ultimately decided against running to succeed Turner permanently, but remained as the party's parliamentary leader until December 1990, when Chrétien won a by-election and entered parliament.

Results

CandidateVotes%
First Ballot
Chrétien2,65256.81%
Martin1,17625.19%
Copps49910.69%
Wappel 2675.72%
Nunziata641.37%
Spoiled ballots100.21%
Total votes cast4,668

External links

  • A very bitter defeat, CBC Video
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