2013 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election

2013 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election

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Candidate Kathleen Wynne Sandra Pupatello Gerard Kennedy Final ballot 1,150 (57.04%) 866 (42.96%) Withdrew First ballot 597 (28.65%) 599 (28.74%) 281 (13.48%)   Candidate Harinder Takhar Charles Sousa Eric Hoskins Final ballot Eliminated Withdrew Eliminated First ballot 235 (11.28%) 222 (10.65%) 150 (7.20%)

Leader before election Dalton McGuinty Elected Leader Kathleen Wynne

2013 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election

Date	January 26, 2013
Convention	Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto (Mattamy Athletic Centre, Ryerson University)
Resigning leader	Dalton McGuinty
Won by	Kathleen Wynne
Ballots	3
Candidates	7
Entrance Fee	$50,000
Spending limit	$500,000
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The 2013 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, held on January 26, 2013, at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto,^[1] elected Kathleen Wynne as the new leader^[2] of the Ontario Liberal Party, replacing Dalton McGuinty, who announced his resignation on October 15, 2012. With the Liberals forming the Ontario government, Wynne consequently became Premier of Ontario. After leading a minority government for 18 months, she called an election after the defeat of her government's budget and she led her party to a renewed majority government in June 2014.