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Ontario Liberal leadership: Crombie wins on third ballot

The Mississauga mayor received 53.4 per cent of points on the third ballot, winning a decisive final round against Toronto MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith.

Published Dec 2, 2023 at 7:39pm

Davis Legree
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Davis Legree
Ontario Liberal leadership: Crombie wins on third ballot
Ontario Liberal Party leadership hopeful Bonnie Crombie, centre, looks on in the lead up to declaring the winner of the Ontario Liberal Party leadership race, in Toronto, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie is the new leader of the Ontario Liberal party after a tight leadership race that required three rounds to determine a winner.

Crombie led after the first two rounds of voting, but fell just short of the majority needed to win the leadership on both occasions. After Kingston MPP Ted Hsu and Ottawa MP and former provincial attorney general Yasir Naqvi were eliminated in the first two rounds, Crombie squared off with Toronto MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith in a decisive third ballot that saw the Mississauga mayor secure 53.4 per cent of the vote.

“This is a moment for all of us,” Crombie said in her victory speech. “Thank you for believing in what we are going to build together.”

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