Leader of the Liberal Party (UK) election) party members argued for a wider franchise. Before the leadership election of 1976, all members were given a vote in an electoral college based on allocating electoral votes to constituency associations (which were then divided proportionately to the votes of the members of the association). The candidates were required to be members of the House of Commons, nominated by a quarter of the MPs. The electoral college system was only used once, when David Steel was elected leader. Leader of the Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was formally established in 1859 and existed until merging with the Social
British Columbia Liberal Party leadership elections British Columbia Liberal Party leadership elections This page lists the results of leadership conventions held by the British Columbia Liberal Party. First Ballot: Second Ballot: Third Ballot (Runoff between McInnes and MacDonald): Fourth Ballot (McInnes eliminated): John Oliver was elected leader by a meeting of the caucus and provincial executive October 10, 1909. On March 5, 1918 John Oliver was elected leader on the fourth ballot, defeating James Horace King and John Wallace de Beque Farris. William Sloan and John Duncan MacLean were eliminated on previous ballots. Source: "Morning Leader", March 6, 1918 At a party caucus on July 18,