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The 1967 Liberal Party -LRB- UK -RRB- leadership election was called following the resignation of Jo Grimond , in the wake of disappointing results in the 1966 General Election .. Jo Grimond. Jo Grimond. 1966 General Election. United Kingdom general election, 1966. There were three candidates -LRB- Jeremy Thorpe , Emlyn Hooson and Eric Lubbock -RRB- , who were elected by a ballot of the Liberal Parliamentary Party using Alternative Vote .. Jeremy Thorpe. Jeremy Thorpe. Emlyn Hooson. Emlyn Hooson, Baron Hooson. Eric Lubbock. Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury. Alternative Vote. Instant-runoff voting. Jeremy Thorpe secured the most votes in the first round , but did not win overall , as the rules said that he needed to win more than half of votes cast .. Jeremy Thorpe. Jeremy Thorpe. Both Hooson and Lubbock 's second preferences voted for one another , cancelling one another out , so faced with a deadlock , both other candidates withdrew from the contest to endorse Thorpe who was consequentially elected unopposed .. Although the vote was by a secret ballot , Liberal MP Peter Bessell later published a memoir in which he asserted that Jo Grimond , John Pardoe , David Steel , James Davidson and himself all voted for Thorpe , Alasdair Mackenzie & Russell Johnston voted for Hooson , and Michael Winstanley and Richard Wainwright voted for Lubbock .. Jo Grimond. Jo Grimond. secret ballot. secret ballot. Peter Bessell. Peter Bessell. John Pardoe. John Pardoe. David Steel. David Steel. James Davidson. James Davidson ( UK politician ). Alasdair Mackenzie. Alasdair Mackenzie. Russell Johnston. Russell Johnston ( politician ). Michael Winstanley. Michael Winstanley. Richard Wainwright. Richard Wainwright ( politician ). All three candidates voted for themselves .. Bessell also confesses to having caused some confusion by pledging his vote to both Thorpe and Hooson , although he ultimately cast his vote for Thorpe after realising that he had greater momentum .