1950 Leadership Convention
(Held on November 10, 1950.)
First Ballot:
- Walter Thomson 296
- Harry Cassidy 156
- John G. Brown 149
- Campbell Calder 69
- Henry Arnott Hicks 28
- Charles Winnans Cox 24
- Norman Hipel 12
- J.J. Sullivan 4
Second Ballot (Sullivan eliminated; Hicks, Cox and Hipel withdrew):
- Walter Thomson 334
- Harry Cassidy 194
- John G. Brown 166
- Campbell Calder 50
Third Ballot (Calder eliminated):
- Walter Thomson 365
- Harry Cassidy 220
- John G. Brown 116
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