Electoral history of Pierre Trudeau
Liberal Party leadership convention, 1968

Candidate
Candidate
First Ballot
First Ballot
Second Ballot
Second Ballot
Third Ballot
Third Ballot
Fourth Ballot
Fourth Ballot
Candidate
Candidate
Votes cast
%
Votes cast
%
Votes cast
%
Votes cast
%
-
Pierre Trudeau
752
31.8%
964
40.8%
1051
44.6%
1,203
51.1%
-
Paul Hellyer
330
13.9%
465
19.7%
377 Withdrew after third ballot.
16.0%
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–
-
Robert Winters
293
12.4%
473
20.0%
621
26.3%
954
40.6%
-
John Turner
277
11.7%
347
14.7%
279
11.8%
195
8.3%
-
Paul Martin Sr.
277 Withdrew after first ballot.
11.7%
–
–
–
–
–
–
-
Joe Greene
169
7.1%
104
4.4%
29 Eliminated after third ballot.
1.2%
–
–
-
Allan MacEachen
165
6.9%
11 Eliminated after second ballot.
0.5%
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–
–
–
-
Eric Kierans
103 Withdrew after first ballot.
4.3%
–
–
–
–
–
–
-
Harold Lloyd Henderson
0 Eliminated after first ballot.
0.0%
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–
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Total
Total
2,366
99.8%1
2,364
100.1%1
2,357
99.9%1
2,352
100.0%
Source: CPAC - 1968 Liberal Convention
Source: CPAC - 1968 Liberal Convention
Source: CPAC - 1968 Liberal Convention
Source: CPAC - 1968 Liberal Convention
Source: CPAC - 1968 Liberal Convention
Source: CPAC - 1968 Liberal Convention
Source: CPAC - 1968 Liberal Convention
Source: CPAC - 1968 Liberal Convention
Source: CPAC - 1968 Liberal Convention
Source: CPAC - 1968 Liberal Convention

Question: What was Pierre Trudeau's result compared to the runner up Robert Winters and by what percentage did he achieve it?
Answer: Trudeau won on the fourth ballot by the narrow margin, recording 51.1% of the vote, defeating the runner-up, Robert Winters, who received 40.6% of the vote.