1989 New Democratic Party leadership election

The 1989 New Democratic Party leadership election was held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, from November 30 to December 3 to elect a leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada. Ed Broadbent retired as federal leader, and Audrey McLaughlin was elected as his replacement. McLaughlin's victory was the first time a woman won the leadership of a major federal Canadian political party. This convention was followed by six years of decline for the party, culminating in the worst electoral performance of a 20th-century federal democratic socialist party, when the party received only seven percent of the popular vote in the 1993 federal election.

1989 New Democratic Party leadership election
November 30 – December 3, 1989
  DB SL
Candidate Audrey McLaughlin Dave Barrett Steven Langdon
Fourth ballot delegate count 1,316
(55.1%)		 1,072
(44.9%)		 Eliminated
Third ballot delegate count 1,072
(44.4%)		 947
(39.3%)		 393
(16.3%)
Second ballot delegate count 829
(34.3%)		 780
(32.3%)		 519
(21.5%)
First ballot delegate count 646
(26.9%)		 566
(23.6%)		 351
(14.6%)
  SDJ HM IW
Candidate Simon De Jong Howard McCurdy Ian Waddell
Fourth ballot delegate count Eliminated Withdrew Withdrew
Third ballot delegate count Eliminated Withdrew Withdrew
Second ballot delegate count 289
(12.0%)		 Withdrew Withdrew
First ballot delegate count 315
(13.1%)		 256
(10.7%)		 213
(8.9%)
  RL
Candidate Roger Lagasse
Fourth ballot delegate count Eliminated
Third ballot delegate count Eliminated
Second ballot delegate count Eliminated
First ballot delegate count 53
(2.2%)
Leader before election

Ed Broadbent

 Elected Leader

Audrey McLaughlin

1989 New Democratic Party leadership election
DateNovember 30 – December 3, 1989
ConventionWinnipeg, Manitoba
Resigning leaderEd Broadbent
Won byAudrey McLaughlin
Ballots4
Candidates7
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