Stuart Lyon Smith
| Stuart Smith | |
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| Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party | |
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In office 1976–1982 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Nixon |
| Succeeded by | David Peterson |
| Constituency | Hamilton West |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 1977–1981 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Robert Nixon |
| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1975–1982 |
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| Preceded by | Jack McNie |
| Succeeded by | Richard Allen |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 7, 1938 Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | Psychiatrist |
Stuart Lyon Smith (born May 7, 1938) is a politician, psychiatrist, academic and public servant in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1982, and led the Ontario Liberal Party for most of this period.
Smith was born in Montreal, Quebec, and graduated in medicine from McGill University. He later taught as a Professor of Medicine for several years from 1967 to 1975 at McMaster Medical School in Hamilton, Ontario. He withdrew his name from the nomination process in the riding of Mount Royal to allow Pierre Trudeau to run without strong opposition for the 1965 federal Liberal nomination. Trudeau won the next election and went on to become the Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Prime Minister of Canada.
Smith was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the Ontario Liberal Party in the 1975 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate and future mayor Bob Morrow by 542 votes in Hamilton West. Liberal leader Robert Nixon announced his retirement after the election, and Smith entered the leadership contest to succeed him. He built a support base on the left wing of the party, and was sometimes compared to Pierre Trudeau in his appearance and mannerisms. He finished in first place on the first ballot, and defeated the more right-wing David Peterson by forty-five votes on the second ballot to become the party's new leader.
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