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1919 Liberal Party leadership election

7 August 1919

Candidate Henry Lodge Robert Owen William Fielding First Ballot 39.3% 32.4% 28.3% Second Ballot 55.3% 44.7% Eliminated

Leader before election Albert Cummins (acting) Wilfrid Laurier Elected Leader Henry Lodge

1925 Liberal Party leadership election

8 July 1925

Candidate Joseph Robinson Thomas Walsh Peter Gerry First Ballot 31.4% 22.8% 20.5% Second Ballot 35.0% 26.4% 26.0% Third Ballot 38.6% 35.4% 26.0% Fourth Ballot 54.7% 45.3% Eliminated   Candidate Smith Brookhart James Byrnes Henry Rainey First Ballot 12.6% 7.2% 5.5% Second Ballot 9.0% 3.6% Eliminated Third Ballot Withdrew Eliminated Eliminated Fourth Ballot Withdrew Eliminated Eliminated

Leader before election Joseph Robinson (acting) Henry Lodge Elected Leader Joseph Robinson

1928 Liberal Party leadership election

28 June 1928

Candidate Cordell Hull Ballot Unopposed

Leader before election Joseph Robinson Elected Leader Cordell Hull

1945 Liberal Party leadership election

11 July 1945

Candidate Harry Truman Ballot Unopposed

Leader before election Harry Truman (acting) Cordell Hull Elected Leader Harry Truman

1947 Liberal Party leadership election

12 March 1947

Candidate Alben Barkley James Gardiner James Byrnes First Ballot 29.2% 24.0% 30.6% Second Ballot 31.1% 38.3% 30.6% Third Ballot 59.2% 40.8% Eliminated   Candidate Paul Martin John McCormack First Ballot 11.0% 5.2% Second Ballot Withdrew Eliminated Third Ballot Withdrew Eliminated

Leader before election Alben Barkley (acting) Harry Truman Elected Leader Alben Barkley

1951 Liberal Party leadership election

28 July 1951

Candidate Lyndon Johnson Estes Kefauver Hubert Humphrey First Ballot 34.7% 29.6% 9.0% Second Ballot 55.4% 36.9% 7.7%   Candidate James F. Byrnes Paul Martin James Murray First Ballot 15.0% 6.0% 5.7% Second Ballot Withdrew Withdrew Eliminated

Leader before election Alben Barkley Elected Leader Lyndon Johnson

1967 Liberal Party leadership election

5 December 1967

Candidate Lyndon Johnson Eugene McCarthy Ballot 320 (81.9%) 71 (18.1%)

Leader before election Lyndon Johnson Elected Leader Lyndon Johnson

1968 Liberal Party leadership election

28 March 1968

Candidate Hubert Humphrey Eugene McCarthy John Kennedy First Ballot Did not enter 33.7% 11.4% Second Ballot 42.4% 38.3% 19.3% Third Ballot 56.7% 43.3% Eliminated   Candidate Robert Kennedy Lyndon Johnson Paul Martin First Ballot 5.1% 46.9% 2.9% Second Ballot Withdrew Withdrew Eliminated Third Ballot Withdrew Withdrew Eliminated

Leader before election Lyndon Johnson Elected Leader Hubert Humphrey

1971 Liberal Party leadership election

8 July 1971

Candidate Morris Udall Edmund Muskie Wilbur Mills First Ballot 35.8% 31.5% 23.5% Second Ballot 35.8% 31.5% 23.5% Third Ballot 61.4% 38.6% Withdrew   Candidate Eugene McCarthy Shirley Chisholm First Ballot 7.2% 2.0% Second Ballot 9.2% Eliminated Third Ballot Eliminated Withdrew

Leader before election Hubert Humphrey Elected Leader Morris Udall

1979 Liberal Party leadership election

25 Febuary & 25 March 1979

Candidate Ed Kennedy Lloyd Bentsen Lindy Boggs Popular vote 49.9% 18.6% 13.8% Delegate vote 63.5% 23.8% 6.0% Overall result 56.7% 21.2% 9.9%   Candidate Birch Bayh John Culver Dale Bumpers Popular vote 9.2% 4.5% 4.0% Delegate vote 4.2% 1.3% 1.2% Overall result 6.7% 2.9% 2.6%

Leader before election Morris Udall Elected Leader Ed Kennedy