2008 Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership election

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2008 Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership election
DateOctober 18, 2008
Convention Fredericton, New Brunswick
Resigning leader Bernard Lord
Won by David Alward
Ballots1
Candidates2
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The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick held a leadership election in 2008, following the resignation of Bernard Lord on December 13, 2006. The Conservatives had last had a leadership election in 1997.

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The leadership convention occurred on Saturday, October 18, 2008. The main convention site was at the Aitken University Centre on the UNB Fredericton campus in Fredericton, NB. The party also operated satellite convention sites around the province. The event also saw a tribute to former Premier Bernard Lord on the evening preceding the election.

The PC Party is a fiscally conservative and otherwise moderate political party in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. It is, with the New Brunswick Liberal Association, one of two parties that contend for power in the province and most recently controlled the government from winning the 1999 election until losing the 2006 election.

On January 5, 2007, it was reported that interim leader Jeannot Volpé would not allow the contest to begin until after the first session of the 56th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly closed that June, making it unlikely for the leadership to be decided before late 2007 or possibly into 2008. [1] In fact, the leadership race did not begin in earnest until the end of the second session when David Alward declared his candidacy on June 19, 2008.

At the party's annual general meeting in Fredericton on October 20, 2007 it was announced that the convention would be held in the fall of 2008, [2] on February 11, 2008 it was announced that the vote would take place on October 18, 2008 - exactly 11 years after the previous leadership election for the party. The voting will take place primarily at a convention at the Aitken University Centre in Fredericton, [3] but there will be satellite conventions in Moncton, Saint John, St. Leonard and Bois-Blanc (near Paquetville) as well as polling stations on Grand Manan, Deer Island and Campobello Island. [4]

Candidates

Caucus supporters (10 + himself): Jody Carr, Paul Robichaud, Tony Huntjens, Dale Graham, Trevor Holder, Percy Mockler, Rose-May Poirier, Claude Landry, Carl Urquhart [5]
Member of Parliament Supporters (1): Mike Allen
Caucus supporters (7): John Betts, Bruce Fitch, Bev Harrison, Kirk MacDonald, Bruce Northrup, Wayne Steeves, Claude Williams [8]
Member of Parliament Supporters (1): Rob Moore [9]

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Non candidates

The following individuals were subject of media attention as possible leadership candidates but did not run:

Results

2008 PCNB Leadership Convention
CandidateVotes%
David Alward2,26956.3
Robert MacLeod1,76043.7

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Timeline

Notes

  1. Daniel McHardie. "Tories told to stay mum on leadership race", The New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, Friday January 5, 2007, page A3.
  2. "N.B. Conservatives meet to discuss leadership and election planning". Fredericton. The Canadian Press. October 19, 2007. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  3. New Brunswick Tories set October date for leadership convention | Published February 12, 2008 Archived May 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1 2 Daniel McHardie (July 3, 2008). "Rules set for donors to Conservative leadership candidates". New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. p. A3.
  5. "Qui appuie qui?", L'Acadie Nouvelle. Page 5, July 29, 2008.
  6. Daniel McHardie. "Conservative party president resigns", New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. Page A3, July 17, 2008
  7. Jesse Robichaud. "Sussex businessman enters Tory race", Moncton Times & Transcript. Page A7, July 29, 2008.
  8. 1 2 "Telegraph-Journal | TJ.news".
  9. "Telegraph-Journal | TJ.news".
  10. 1 2 Jesse Robichaud. "Fitch runs for Tory leadership", Moncton Times & Transcript. Page A6, July 14, 2008.
  11. "Telegraph-Journal | TJ.news".
  12. Quentin Casey. "Party will look inside-out for all possible successors", New Brunswick Telegraph-JournalPage A2, December 14, 2006.
  13. 1 2 3 CBC New Brunswick. "PC party turns to task of replacing Lord", CBC News. Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 9:48 AM AT.
  14. Quentin Casey. "Volpé looking to the future", New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, November 27, 2007, Page A1.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Daniel McHardie. "Path back to power", New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. Page A1, October 22, 2007.
  16. 1 2 3 Quentin Casey. "Veteran MLA tosses first hat into Tory ring", New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. Page A3, June 20, 2008.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Quentin Casey. "Party will look inside-out for all possible successors", New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. Page A2, December 14, 2006.
  18. Daniel McHardie. "Breaking with the Tory past", New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. Page A1, June 17, 2008.
  19. "Telegraph-Journal | TJ.news".
  20. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. Times & Transcript Staff. "Rumours abound over Lord's political future", Moncton Times & Transcript. Page A3, October 22, 2007.
  22. The Sleuth. "Hot: who's eyeing the premier's office". Page D10, Saturday June 23, 2007
  23. 1 2 3 Daniel McHardie. "MacLeod enters Tory race", New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. Page A1, July 29, 2008.
  24. Mary Moszynski. "N.B. Conservatives start search for new leader ", Moncton Times & Transcript. Page A10, December 14, 2006.
  25. Quentin Casey. "Party will look inside-out for all possible successors ", New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. Page A2, December 14, 2006.
  26. Réal Fradette. "Paul Robichaud: « c'est plus oui que non », L'Acadie Nouvelle. Page 9, July 2, 2008.
  27. "Telegraph-Journal | TJ.news".
  28. Daily Gleaner editors. "Election is up for grabs, but is there a Tory who can win?", Fredericton Daily Gleaner. Page B7, July 18, 2008.
  29. "CBC News - New Brunswick - Alward wins N.B. Tory leadership". August 31, 2010. Archived from the original on August 31, 2010.
  30. Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick – A matter of trust – The Leadership convention theme [ permanent dead link ]