Alberta New Democratic Party leadership election, 2014

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Alberta New Democratic Party leadership election, 2014
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Candidate Rachel Notley David Eggen Rod Loyola
Party New Democratic New Democratic New Democratic
Popular vote2,5121,00572
Percentage70.0%28.0%2.0%
Leader before election

Brian Mason

Elected Leader

Rachel Notley

Alberta New Democratic Party leadership election, 2014
DateOctober 18, 2014
ConventionEdmonton [1]
Resigning leader Brian Mason
Won by Rachel Notley
Ballots1
Candidates3
Entrance Fee$5,000 [2]
Spending limit$100,000 [2]

The 2014 Alberta New Democratic Party leadership election was prompted by Brian Mason's announcement on April 29, 2014 that he was resigning as leader of the New Democratic Party of Alberta after a decade in the position. [3]

Brian Mason Canadian politician

Brian David Mason is a Canadian politician who was leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party from 2004 to 2014 and is the Minister of Transportation in Rachel Notley's NDP government. He also serves as the Government House Leader. Mason was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the now-defunct riding of Edmonton Highlands in a 2000 byelection. He was subsequently re-elected, and was elected in Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood after the riding was created in 2004. Mason is currently the longest serving NDP MLA in Alberta history, and his career in politics spans more than twenty years.

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For the first time, rather than selecting the leader through a delegated convention, all NDP members were eligible to vote. A weighted voting system was used in which ballots cast by members were weighted to at least 80 per cent of the total, and votes from trade unions and other affiliated organizations were weighted at a maximum of 20 per cent. [1] [4] To be nominated, a candidate had to obtain 50 signatures from party members and make a non-refundable $5,000 deposit. [2] Individuals could not donate more than $15,000 and contributions in excess of $100 were publicly reported. Candidates could not accept donations from publicly traded corporations with more than 100 employees. [5]

Timeline

Declared candidates

David Eggen

Background

MLA for Edmonton-Calder (2004-2008, 2012–present), served as executive director of Alberta Friends of Medicare (2008-2012). Has served as NDP critic for Agriculture and Food, Environment, K-12 Education, Sustainable Resource Development, and Tourism and Culture. Former teacher.

Edmonton-Calder

Edmonton-Calder is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. A district with this name has existed twice, with the first incarnation existing from 1971 to 1993 and the second from 1996 to present. The current district was last contested in the 2015 election, when it re-elected NDP candidate David Eggen.

Date candidacy declared: May 24, 2014 [7]
Date officially nominated: June 13, 2014 [8]
Supporters
Support from caucus members:
Support from federal caucus members:
Support from former provincial caucus members:
Other prominent supporters: Rupinder Kaur, Former Chief of Staff to the Alberta New Democrats; Shauna Mihalicz, Alberta NDP vice-president; Aileen Burke, 2014 Macleod Federal By-Election Candidate; Denny Holmwood, New Democratic Youth of Alberta Co-Chair 2008-2010, 2008 Strathcona NDP Candidate; [9]
Policies:

Rod Loyola

Background

NDP candidate in Edmonton-Ellerslie (2012) receiving 16% of the vote and the NDP's nominee in that riding for the next election. He works as academic programs co-ordinator at the University of Alberta and also President of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA) at the university. Loyola, 40, is also the chair of Public Interest Alberta's Post-Secondary Education task force, a spoken-word poet and executive board member Friends of Medicare and the Knottwood Community League, and founding member of the Mill Woods Artists Collective. [10] [11] [12]

Edmonton-Ellerslie

Edmonton-Ellerslie is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly.

University of Alberta university in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president. Its enabling legislation is the Post-secondary Learning Act.

Date candidacy declared: July 21, 2014 [11]
Date officially nominated:
Supporters
Support from caucus members:
Support from federal caucus members:
Support from former provincial caucus members:
Other prominent supporters:
Policies:

Rachel Notley

Background

MLA for Edmonton-Strathcona, (2008–present), NDP House Leader and variously Critic for Enterprise & Advanced Education, Environment & Sustainable Resource Development, Justice & Solicitor General, and Human Services; labour lawyer, daughter of Alberta NDP leader Grant Notley (1969–1984). [4] [13]

Edmonton-Strathcona (provincial electoral district) provincial electoral district of Alberta

Edmonton-Strathcona is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It shares the same name as the federal electoral district of Edmonton—Strathcona.

In Canada, each political party with representation in the House of Commons has a House Leader who is a front bench Member of Parliament (MP) and an expert in parliamentary procedure. The same representation is found in the provincial and territorial legislatures. The House Leader is in charge of the party's day-to-day business in the House of Commons of Canada, and usually conducts negotiations with other parties on the conduct of bills and debates.

Grant Notley Canadian politician

Walter Grant Notley was a Canadian politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1984 and also served as leader of the Alberta NDP from 1968 to 1984.

Date candidacy declared: June 16, 2014 [14]
Date officially nominated:
Supporters
Support from caucus members: Deron Bilous (Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview)
Support from federal caucus members: Linda Duncan (Edmonton--Strathcona) [15]
Support from former provincial caucus members: Barrie Chivers (Edmonton-Strathcona, 1990-1993); [15] Jim Gurnett, (Spirit River-Fairview, 1985-1986); [15] Bob Hawkesworth (Calgary-Mountain View, 1986-1993) and former Calgary city councillor [13]
Other prominent supporters: Lori Sigurdson, NDP Candidate (Edmonton-Riverview, 2012); [15] Mandy Melnyk, NDP candidate (Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater, 2012); Marlin Schmidt, NDP candidate (Edmonton Gold Bar, 2012); Sarah Hoffman, Edmonton Public School Trustee; Mark Sandilands, NDP federal and provincial candidate
Policies:

Declined

Results

CandidateVotesPercentage
Rachel Notley 2,51270.0 [17]
David Eggen 1,00528.0 [17]
Rod Loyola 722.0 [17]
Total3,589 [17] 100

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  7. ↑ "David Eggen to seek leadership of Alberta NDP". Edmonton Journal. May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Edmonton MLA David Eggen officially enters Alberta NDP leadership race". Global News. June 13, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  10. ↑ http://www.rodloyola.ca/
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  12. ↑ "Loyola launches Alberta NDP leadership bid". Edmonton Journal. July 21, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  13. 1 2 "Don't underestimate the power of Notley brand". Calgary Herald. June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Rachel Notley announces bid for Alberta NDP leadership". Calgary Herald. June 16, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  16. ↑ "Alberta labour boss casts eye on possible run for provincial NDP leadership". Global News. Canadian Press. May 27, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  17. 1 2 3 4 http://globalnews.ca/news/1622378/rachel-notley-becomes-new-leader-of-alberta-ndp/
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