Date | March 13–16, 2019 (planned voting period) |
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Resigning leader | Gerry Rogers |
Won by | Alison Coffin |
Ballots | 0 |
Candidates | 1 |
Entrance fee | $1,000 |
The 2019 New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election was prompted by Gerry Rogers' announcement on February 12, 2019, that she would be resigning from politics. [1] Economist Alison Coffin, who was the only declared candidate, won by acclamation on March 1, 2019. She was confirmed as the party's new leader at a news conference on March 5, 2019. [2]
Memorial University economics professor, 2018 leadership candidate for the New Democrats, 2015 candidate in Waterford Valley
Date campaign launched: February 13, 2019 [5]