Voting continued today in the Liberal Party of Canada leadership convention with frontrunner Michael Ignatieff maintaining his lead on the second ballot with 31.6\% of delegate support but showing limited growth potential. Bob Rae remained in second place but narrowed the gap slightly to win 24.1\% support. He was helped by the endorsement of Joe Volpe and Scott Brison who withdrew their candidacies following the first ballot. Stephane Dion, who was only two votes ahead of Gerard Kennedy on the first ballot solidified his third place standing with 20.8\% support on the second ballot winning almost 100 votes more than Kennedy who remained in fourth place. Martha Hall Findlay who had been eliminated after the first ballot threw her support to Dion. Ken Dryden brought up the rear with 4.7\% support. +Second BallotCandidateDelegate SupportPercentageMichael Ignatieff1,48131.6\%Bob Rae1,132 24.1\%Stephane Dion974 20.8\%Gerard Kennedy884 18.8\%Ken Dryden 219 4.7\%Total4,690100\% Related news
Voting continued today in the Liberal Party of Canada with frontrunner Michael Ignatieff maintaining his lead on the second ballot with 31.6\% of delegate support but showing limited growth potential. Bob Rae remained in second place but narrowed the gap slightly to win 24.1\% support. He was helped by the endorsement of and who withdrew their candidacies following the first ballot. Stephane Dion, who was only two votes ahead of Gerard Kennedy on the first ballot solidified his third place standing with 20.8\% support on the second ballot winning almost 100 votes more than Kennedy who remained in fourth place. who had been eliminated after the first ballot threw her support to Dion. brought up the rear with 4.7\% support. +Second BallotCandidateDelegate SupportPercentageMichael Ignatieff1,48131.6\%Bob Rae1,132 24.1\%Stephane Dion974 20.8\%Gerard Kennedy884 18.8\%Ken Dryden 219 4.7\%Total4,690100\% Related news
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