New Democratic Party leadership election, 1975

New Democratic Party leadership election, 1975
Date	July 4–7, 1975
Convention	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Campaign to replace	David Lewis
Won by	Ed Broadbent
Ballots	4
Candidates	4
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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. She 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.

Leadership vote

Delegate support by ballot

Candidate	1st ballot		2nd ballot		3rd ballot		4th ballot
Name	Votes cast	%	Votes cast	%	Votes cast	%	Votes cast	%
Ed Broadbent	536	33.1%	586	36.1%	694	43.4%	984	61.5%
Rosemary Brown	413	23.5%	397	24.5%	494	30.9%	658	41.1%
Lorne Nystrom	345	21.3%	342	21.1%	413	25.8%
John Paul Harney	313	19.4%	299	18.4%
Douglas Campbell	11	0.6%
Total	1,618	100.0%	1,624	100.0%	1,601	100.0%	1,642	100.0%

Notes

References

• Morton, Desmond (1986). The New Democrats, 1961-1986 : the politics of change (3 ed.). Toronto: Copp Clark Pitman. ISBN 0773046186. 
• Smith, Cameron (1989). Unfinished Journey: The Lewis Family. Toronto: Summerhill Press. ISBN 0-929091-04-3.