1975 New Democratic Party leadership election explained

Election Name:1975 New Democratic Party leadership election
Country:Canada
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1971 New Democratic Party leadership election
Previous Year:1971
Next Election:1989 New Democratic Party leadership election
Next Year:1989
Election Date:July 4 – 7, 1975
Candidate1:Ed Broadbent
1Data1:984
(59.9%)
2Data1:694
(43.4%)
3Data1:586
(36.1%)
4Data1:536
(33.1%)
1Data2:658
(40.1%)
2Data2:494
(30.9%)
3Data2:397
(24.5%)
4Data2:413
(25.6%)
Candidate3:Lorne Nystrom
1Data3:Eliminated
2Data3:413
(25.8%)
3Data3:342
(21.1%)
4Data3:345
(21.3%)
Image4: JPH
Candidate4:John Paul Harney
1Data4:Eliminated
2Data4:Eliminated
3Data4:299
(18.4%)
4Data4:313
(19.3%)
Image5: DKC
Candidate5:Douglas Kay Campbell
1Data5:Eliminated
2Data5:Eliminated
3Data5:Eliminated
4Data5:11
(0.7%)
Leader
Before Election:David Lewis
After Election:Ed Broadbent
Party:New Democratic Party
Year:1975
Date:July 4 – 7, 1975
Numcands:5
Ballots:4

The 1975 New Democratic Party leadership election, was held in Winnipeg, from July 4 to 7 to elect a leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada. David Lewis retired as federal leader, and Ed Broadbent was elected as his successor. Rosemary Brown made the first attempt by woman-of-colour to run for leader of a major recognized Canadian political party and came in second. Broadbent led the NDP to its greatest electoral successes to then, including the historic 43 seats in the House of Commons in 1988. This convention marked the beginning of fourteen years of party unity and stability that allowed it to reach its best electoral performances of the 20th century.

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