times. He was elected each time. 1962 Federal Election: St. Lawrence–St. George Elected. X Incumbent. 1 Rounding error. 1963 Federal Election: St. Lawrence–St. George Elected. X Incumbent. 1965 Federal Election: St. Lawrence–St. George Elected. X Incumbent. 1 Rounding error. The constituency of St. Lawrence–St. George was abolished in the 1968 re-distribution. 1968 Federal Election: Ottawa—Carleton, Ontario Elected. 1972 Federal Election: Ottawa—Carleton, Ontario Elected. X Incumbent. 1974 Federal Election: Ottawa—Carleton, Ontario Elected. X Incumbent. 1984 Federal Election: Vancouver Quadra, British Columbia Elected. X Incumbent. 1 Less than 0.1%. 2 Rounding error. 1988 Federal Election: Vancouver Quadra, British Columbia Elected. X Incumbent. 1 Less than 0.1%. 2 Rounding error. Liberal Party Leadership Conventions: 1968, 1984 Turner contested the leadership of the Liberal Party twice. In 1968, he lost to Trudeau, but in the 1984 convention he won the leadership, becoming Trudeau's successor as Liberal leader and prime minister. 1968 Leadership Convention Turner entered the leadership contest as the youngest candidate. He eventually lost on the fourth ballot to Trudeau, coming in third place after Trudeau and Robert Winters, a former minister in Pearson's government. 1 Rounding error. 1984 Leadership Convention Trudeau announced his retirement early in 1984. Turner entered the leadership election and won on the second ballot. His main opposition was Jean Chrétien, who came in second. See also Electoral history of Pierre Trudeau - Turner's predecessor as leader of the Liberal Party and as Prime Minister. Electoral history of Brian Mulroney - Turner's successor as Prime Minister. Electoral history of Jean Chrétien - Turner's successor as leader of the Liberal Party. References External links Library of Parliament: History of Federal Ridings Since 1867 CPAC - 1968 Liberal Convention CPAC – 1984 Liberal Convention Turner, John