Alberta Liberal Party leadership election, 2011

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Alberta Liberal Party leadership election, 2011

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Candidate Raj Sherman Hugh MacDonald Laurie Blakeman
Party Liberal Liberal Liberal
Popular vote4,684 2,239 854
Percentage54% 26% 9%

 
Candidate Bill Harvey Bruce Payne
Party Liberal Liberal
Popular vote 626 197
Percentage 7% 2%

Leader before election

David Swann

Elected Leader

Raj Sherman

Alberta Liberal Party leadership election, 2011
Date September 10, 2011
Resigning leader David Swann
Won by Raj Sherman
Ballots 1
Candidates 5
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An election for the leadership of the Alberta Liberal Party was held on September 10, 2011, [1] which was caused by David Swann's announcement on February 1, 2011, of is intention to resign as leader. The election is the party's second since the 2008 election. MLA Raj Sherman was elected on the first ballot. An open nomination system was used in which any Albertan could vote in the election, even if they were not party members. [2]

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Timeline

Candidates

At the close of nominations, there were five candidates for leader: [4]

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Hugh MacDonald is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Edmonton-Gold Bar in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He is a member of the Alberta Liberal Party. On September 27, 2011, he announced he would not seek re-election.

Raj Sherman Canadian politician

Rajnish K. "Raj" Sherman is an Alberta politician and former Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Meadowlark; which he formerly represented as a Progressive Conservative. Sherman was elected leader of the Liberal Party on September 10, 2011, and led the party through the 2012 provincial election. He announced his immediate resignation on January 26, 2015, and that he will not be running for a third term as MLA in the next provincial election.

Results

Candidate Votes [5] Percentage
Raj Sherman 4,684 54%
Hugh MacDonald 2,239 26%
Laurie Blakeman 854 9%
Bill Harvey 626 7%
Bruce Payne 197 2%
Total8,640

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References

  1. Matthew Grant (June 27, 2011). "An Exciting Leadership Race". Alberta Liberal Party Blog. Archived from the original on August 26, 2011.
  2. http://www.nantonnews.com/2011/05/29/alberta-liberal-leadership-vote-open-to-all-4
  3. "Elections loom across the country". Globe and Mail. August 14, 2011.
  4. "5 Great Candidates, 19 Strong". Alberta Liberal Party. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  5. Wingrove, Josh (September 10, 2011). "Alberta Liberals choose mercurial ex-Tory Sherman as leader". Globe and Mail. Retrieved September 10, 2011.