By Staff
April 17th, 2023
BURLINGTON, ON
The Ontario Liberal Party’s new Executive Council met to establish the leadership process for electing a new leader in 2023.
Following our membership’s decision to move to a direct voting system in March, I’m excited to share details of what will be our most inclusive and accessible leadership process – ever.
Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie – will she reach for the brass ring. She was certainly doing that the the provincial Liberal AGM
• Party members will cast ranked ballots on Saturday, November 25, 2023 and Sunday, November 26, 2023.
• Voting will be available in person for almost all constituency associations, student clubs, and women’s clubs, with a small number voting by mail.
• Ballot counting and the announcement of round-by-round results will take place on Saturday, December 2, 2023, with the OLP’s new leader announced the same day.
• The final date to join the Ontario Liberal Party, as a member of a constituency association or women’s club, and be eligible to vote in the leadership election, is Monday, September 11, 2023.
• The final date to join the Ontario Liberal Party, as a member of a student club, and be eligible to vote in the leadership election, is Tuesday, September 26, 2023.
Under the new leadership election system, each constituency association will be allotted 100 points, to be awarded to leadership candidates based on the proportion of votes they receive. Student clubs will be allotted 50 points and women’s clubs will be allotted 5.
Simon Tunstall, former Executive Director of the Ontario Liberal Party, will serve as the Chief Returning Officer.
During the leadership election, the Party will also host at least five debates around the province. Dates and locations for these debates will be announced at a later date.
