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SteelTown · #21 Posted **Mar 3, 2009, 2:53 PM**

CUPE Ont. president backs Horwath in NDP race
The Canadian Press

TORONTO — One of Ontario's top labour leaders says he will back Hamilton New Democrat Andrea Horwath in the party's upcoming leadership contest.

CUPE Ontario president Sid Ryan says Horwath will be the leader `the Ontario NDP needs going into the next provincial election.'

Ryan says he's impressed with Horwath's knowledge and understanding and the `hope she represents for working people.'

CUPE is the largest union in Ontario with more than 200,000 members.

Horwath is one of four candidates in the running to replace Howard Hampton as party leader, a post he had held since 1996.

Horwath's rivals at the March 6 convention in Hamilton include Peter Tabuns, Michael Prue and party veteran Gilles Bisson.

Atticus · #22 Posted **Mar 3, 2009, 5:13 PM**

If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas..

SteelTown · #23 Posted **Mar 7, 2009, 10:35 PM**

Looks like my MPP could be the next NDP leader.....

Horwath leads first ballot in NDP leadership race

March 07, 2009
Daniel Nolan
The Hamilton Spectator
By DANIEL NOLAN

Andrea Horwath has scored heavily on the first ballot of the Ontario NDP leadership convention.

The Hamilton Centre MPP received 4,625 votes, or 37.1 per cent of the total cast.

The first ballot was announced just before 5 p.m. this afternoon.

Toronto-Danforth MPP Peter Tabuns, who was believed to the frontrunner, received 3,437 votes, or 27.6 per cent of the total.

Timmins-James Bay MPP Gilles Bisson received 2,954 votes, or 23.7 per cent.

Beaches-East York MPP Michael Prue received 1,438 votes, or 11. 5 per cent.

Prue dropped off the voting for the second ballot and went to support Bisson. The second ballot should be announced at about 6:30 p.m.

SteelTown · #24 Posted **Mar 7, 2009, 11:16 PM**

Second ballot

Andrea Horwath - 43.6% and got Gilles Bisson and Michael Prue support for the third ballot.
Peter Tabuns - 31.7%
Gilles Bisson - 24.8%

Andrea Horwath pretty much won the NDP leadership.