Initially it was believed that this would be a slam-dunk for Crombie who was expected

by many to win resoundingly on the first ballot in the ranked-ballot process. That is not

how things turned out, however, and Crombie ultimately managed to barely eke out a

win on the third ballot with support of 53.4 per cent of Liberal party members over the

last man standing, Erskine-Smith.

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