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Dion defeats Ignatieff to become next Liberal leader
Last Updated: Saturday, December 2, 2006 | 6:08 PM ET
CBC News
Stéphane Dion has won the federal Liberal leadership, defeating Michael Ignatieff on Saturday in the fourth and final ballot at the party's convention in Montreal.
Dion leapt ahead of Ignatieff after a third round of voting in the race to lead the party, as Bob Rae was dropped off the final ballot.
Rae released his delegates to vote as they wished.
Rae said he released his delegates to vote as they wish.
The former Ontario premier lost delegate support, despite heading into the third ballot with backing from two other candidates who earlier dropped out ― Ken Dryden and Scott Brison.
Leadership candiate Stéphane Dion, right, shakes hands with Ken Dryden after Dryden pledged his support.Leadership candiate Stéphane Dion, right, shakes hands with Ken Dryden after Dryden pledged his support.
(Tom Hanson/Canadian Press)
As for Dion, he went into the third ballot with support of fellow candidates Gerard Kennedy and Martha Hall Findlay.
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After the third-ballot upset, Dion said he was "extremely happy, extremely proud ― when I think of where we were in the beginning and where we are now."
As the final vote was taking place, Bob Rae moved through the crowd signing autographs and posing for photographs. As the final vote was taking place, Bob Rae moved through the crowd signing autographs and posing for photographs.
(CBC)
"Hey, I'm the front-runner now," Dion told reporters with a huge grin on his face right after the results were read out.
With the shakeup and Rae out of the race, Dryden said his new pick for leader is Dion.
"My criteria all along is who is the best choice for running the country," Dryden said.
'Delegates go where the heck they want to'
Earlier, Ignatieff told reporters he is not bothered that some candidates have thrown their support behind his rivals because he is still getting a lot of votes from delegates.
"This is happening over and over again," he said. "The leaders move, but the delegates go where the heck they want to and they’re coming to me."
Ignatieff was the leader in delegate support after first ballot results were announced just after midnight Saturday, but he had nowhere near the 50 per cent plus one majority needed to claim the job outright.
He received 29.3 per cent of the votes, ahead of Rae, who garnered 20.3 per cent. Dion narrowly finished third with 17.8 per cent.
Last Updated: Saturday, December 2, 2006 | 6:08 PM ET
CBC News
Stéphane Dion has won the federal Liberal leadership, defeating Michael Ignatieff on Saturday in the fourth and final ballot at the party's convention in Montreal.
Dion leapt ahead of Ignatieff after a third round of voting in the race to lead the party, as Bob Rae was dropped off the final ballot.
Rae released his delegates to vote as they wished.
Rae said he released his delegates to vote as they wish.
The former Ontario premier lost delegate support, despite heading into the third ballot with backing from two other candidates who earlier dropped out ― Ken Dryden and Scott Brison.
Leadership candiate Stéphane Dion, right, shakes hands with Ken Dryden after Dryden pledged his support.Leadership candiate Stéphane Dion, right, shakes hands with Ken Dryden after Dryden pledged his support.
(Tom Hanson/Canadian Press)
As for Dion, he went into the third ballot with support of fellow candidates Gerard Kennedy and Martha Hall Findlay.
Continue Article
After the third-ballot upset, Dion said he was "extremely happy, extremely proud ― when I think of where we were in the beginning and where we are now."
As the final vote was taking place, Bob Rae moved through the crowd signing autographs and posing for photographs. As the final vote was taking place, Bob Rae moved through the crowd signing autographs and posing for photographs.
(CBC)
"Hey, I'm the front-runner now," Dion told reporters with a huge grin on his face right after the results were read out.
With the shakeup and Rae out of the race, Dryden said his new pick for leader is Dion.
"My criteria all along is who is the best choice for running the country," Dryden said.
'Delegates go where the heck they want to'
Earlier, Ignatieff told reporters he is not bothered that some candidates have thrown their support behind his rivals because he is still getting a lot of votes from delegates.
"This is happening over and over again," he said. "The leaders move, but the delegates go where the heck they want to and they’re coming to me."
Ignatieff was the leader in delegate support after first ballot results were announced just after midnight Saturday, but he had nowhere near the 50 per cent plus one majority needed to claim the job outright.
He received 29.3 per cent of the votes, ahead of Rae, who garnered 20.3 per cent. Dion narrowly finished third with 17.8 per cent.
