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Inside the process behind the Ontario Liberal party’s leadership review

This is how the party chooses a new leader, and how members of the caucus get to vote.

Published Jun 25, 2025 at 8:54pm

Barbara Patrocinio
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Barbara Patrocinio
Inside the process behind the Ontario Liberal party’s leadership review

Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, left, makes her way to the stage at her campaign headquarters to address her supporters during the Ontario provincial election in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday, February 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

As tensions simmer within the Ontario Liberal Party, much attention is now focused on its upcoming leadership review vote: a routine but consequential process that is part of the party’s constitution.

Here’s a breakdown of how the process works, who votes, and what could happen next.

A built-in review after every election… Unless the leader either wins or resigns

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