Canadian Election Series - Liberal Leadership Election 1945 Round Three
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Frederic Dorion
 
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Paul Martin
 
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« on: November 17, 2015, 07:30:18 PM »

Background

George Drew: 41.4%, 56.5%
William Rowe: 34.5%, 43.5%
Camillien Houde: 17.2%
Howard Green 6.9%


Green is eliminated and endorses Rowe. Houde withdraws and refuses to endorse anyone. Drew wins in the runoff

Frederic Dorion: 33.3%, 44.8%
Paul Martin: 27.3%, 31.0%
Charles Power: 24.4%, 24.2%
Louis St. Laurent: 18.2%


St. Laurent is eliminated and endorses Power. Power fails to pick up new delegates who flock to Dorion and to a lesser extent, Martin. He drops out and endorses Martin.



Frederic Dorion: Former deputy leader of the Bloc Populaire caucus, MP for Charlevoix-Saguenay, QC
A former Liberal, Dorion was Cardin’s deputy and leader of the Bloc’s traditionalist Catholic wing. Dorion has slammed the Liberals flirting with “Imperialist Anglos”, and promises to take the party back to it’s francophone roots, promoting Catholicism in the province and francophone rights in the rest of Canada. Dorion has courted controversy. His rabid anti-communism has earned the endorsement of Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis, and he has accused Paul Martin of harbouring a secret pact with the Communist Party of Canada. Dorion’s support base is among the party’s rural Catholic hinterland in Quebec.


Paul Martin, Liberal Activist, Candidate for Essex East, ON
Paul Martin is the only Anglo Liberal who came even close to being elected in the most recent election. Martin argues that the Liberals Quebec-centric leadership has turned off Anglophone voters, who in turn vote CCF. Martin plans on revitalizing the Liberal’s moribund organization west of Quebec, and enacting a new flagship policy, universal, non-nationalized healthcare. Believing that CCF promises to nationalize healthcare have turned off otherwise progressive voters, Martin thinks that this promise can revitalize the Liberals among Anglos. Martin has near unanimous support from what’s left of the party’s Anglos, but has very little support from Francophones.


Charles Power, Liberal Defence Critic, MP for Quebec South, QC
Charles Power is the Liberal’s most senior MP now. He is promoting himself based on his ability to heal the divisions within the Liberal party. Power is an Anglo, but represents a Francophone riding, and is a devout Catholic. He also claims he can mediate the divide between former Bloquistes and those who stayed with the Liberals because he was an anti-conscription Liberal during World War One, who stayed in the party and the unity cabinet in World War Two. Power’s support is very broad but he does not have a strong machine in any particular region.


Louis St. Laurent, Liberal Justice Critic, MP for Quebec East, QC
A prominent lawyer and professor at Universite Laval, St. Laurent was nearly named to the Supreme Court under the Meighen government. St. Laurent took a  pro conscription stance, but is more progressive on other issues. He is relatively irreligious without being anti-clerical, and is promising a large array of public works if elected Prime Minister including a trans-Canadian highway system. Although he is popular among progressive Francophones, his pro-conscription stance has hurt his campaign and his support is largely limited to the upper and middle classes of Montreal and Quebec City.




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« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2015, 09:29:41 PM »

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« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2015, 11:24:58 PM »

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« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2015, 10:11:53 PM »

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« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2015, 05:56:03 PM »

Locked. Next election to follow tomorrow or Sunday.
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