1958 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election

1958 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election
January 16, 1958
 
Candidate Lester B. Pearson Paul Martin Sr.
Delegate count 1,074 305
Percentage 77.8% 22.1%
Leader before election

Louis St. Laurent

 Elected Leader

Lester B. Pearson

1958 Liberal leadership election
DateJanuary 16, 1958
ConventionOttawa Coliseum,
Lansdowne Park,
Ottawa, Ontario
Resigning leaderLouis St. Laurent
Won byLester Pearson
Ballots1
Candidates3

In 1958, the Liberal Party of Canada held a leadership election to replace leader Louis St. Laurent, who had resigned as Prime Minister after the party's defeat in the 1957 election. On the first ballot, former External Affairs minister Lester Pearson defeated former cabinet minister Paul Martin and Mayor of Portage la Prairie, Harold Lloyd Henderson.

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