Ignatieff wins first ballot Stéphane Dion makes a surprise move to third place CAMPBELL CLARK
Globe and Mail Update
MONTREAL — Front-runner Michael Ignatieff won on the first ballot but fell short of the crucial 30-per-cent mark and Stéphane Dion squeaked past Gerard Kennedy for third place in first-round voting for the Liberal leadership.
The results will likely only amplify the sentiment that Mr. Ignatieff has little room for growth: his support on the first tally stayed flat, when front-runners normally win stronger backing from party officials. His tally didn't stray much from the level he achieved after the selection of elected delegates two months ago.
Bob Rae remained in second with 20.3 per cent, also identical to his expected support going in.
Perhaps the biggest surprise after the first ballot was that fourth-place Mr. Dion had jumped over Mr. Kennedy to take third place, by the tightest of margins. Mr. Dion won 856 delegates of the 4,815 delegates who voted, or 17.8 per cent — just two votes ahead of Mr. Kennedy.
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Ignatieff wins first ballot
Stéphane Dion makes a surprise move to third place
CAMPBELL CLARK
Globe and Mail Update
MONTREAL — Front-runner Michael Ignatieff won on the first ballot but fell short of the crucial 30-per-cent mark and Stéphane Dion squeaked past Gerard Kennedy for third place in first-round voting for the Liberal leadership.
The results will likely only amplify the sentiment that Mr. Ignatieff has little room for growth: his support on the first tally stayed flat, when front-runners normally win stronger backing from party officials. His tally didn't stray much from the level he achieved after the selection of elected delegates two months ago.
Bob Rae remained in second with 20.3 per cent, also identical to his expected support going in.
Perhaps the biggest surprise after the first ballot was that fourth-place Mr. Dion had jumped over Mr. Kennedy to take third place, by the tightest of margins. Mr. Dion won 856 delegates of the 4,815 delegates who voted, or 17.8 per cent — just two votes ahead of Mr. Kennedy.
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