Green Party of Canada leadership elections

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Green Party of Canada leadership elections, more commonly known as leadership conventions, are the process by which the Green Party of Canada elects its leader.

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Ballots are always mailed out in advance to all Green Party of Canada "members in good standing" - allowing the option of voting by mail to all party members who do not wish to attend the convention in person.

The party uses an instant-runoff voting (IRV) ballot system for the election of its leader and councillors and a standard yes-or-no ballot for voting on constitutional amendments.

Leadership conventions

2000

2002

2003

CandidateVotes
#%
Jim Harris43781.38
John Grogan7614.15
Jason Crummey244.47
Spoiled Ballots00.00
Total537100.0%

2004

CandidateVotes
#%
Jim Harris52455.16
Tom Manley35237.05
John Grogan747.79
Spoiled Ballots00.00
Total950100.0%

2006

Held August 24–27, 2006 in Ottawa, Ontario using a One Member One Vote system. On April 24, 2006, incumbent party leader Jim Harris announced he would not be running for re-election. [2] The race was won by Elizabeth May on August 26, 2006.

CandidateVotes
#%
Elizabeth May2,14565.34
David Chernushenko1,09633.38
Jim Fannon290.88
None of the above130.40
Total3,283100.0%

2020

Held October 3, 2020, in Ottawa, Ontario using a one member, one vote preferential ballot with a none of the above option. [3] Annamie Paul, an activist and lawyer from Toronto, won the election on the eighth round of voting. Her win was described as a win for "the more centrist camp". [4]

Results by round [5]
Candidate1st round2nd round3rd round4th round5th round6th round7th round8th round
ImageNameVotes cast%Votes cast%Votes cast%Votes cast%Votes cast%Votes cast%Votes cast%Votes cast%
Annamie Paul in Toronto Regent Park.jpg Annamie Paul 6,24226.14%6,24226.16%6,30526.24%6,47827.23%6,95229.44%7,61432.52%8,86238.52%12,09054.53%
Dimitri Lascaris cropped.jpg Dimitri Lascaris 5,76824.15%5,77324.20%5,81324.40%6,58627.69%7,05029.86%7,55132.25%8,34036.22%10,08145.47%
Candidate-courtney-howard.jpg Courtney Howard 3,28513.76%3,28513.77%3,34814.05%3,40414.31%3,76215.93%4,52319.32%5,82425.29%Eliminated
GlenMurray2020.jpg Glen Murray 2,74511.50%2,74611.51%2,82111.84%2,84611.96%2,99212.67%3,72515.91%Eliminated
David Merner 2012.jpg David Merner 2,63611.04%2,63611.05%2,69711.32%2,72711.46%2,85612.10%Eliminated
Amita Kuttner media official cropped.jpeg Amita Kuttner 1,4686.15%1,4706.16%1,4866.24%1,7487.35%Eliminated
Meryam-Haddad-Officielle.jpg Meryam Haddad 1,3455.63%1,3465.64%1,3585.70%Eliminated
Andrew West.jpg Andrew West 3521.47%3561.49%Eliminated
NOTA Option Logo 3x4.svg None Of The Above 360.15%Eliminated
Total23,877100%23,854100%23,828100%23,788100%23,612100%23,413100%23,026100%22,171100%

2022

Annamie Paul resigned on November 14, 2021, several weeks after the 2021 Canadian federal election. Held November 19, 2022, in Ottawa, Ontario using a one member, one vote preferential ballot with a none of the above option. Saanich—Gulf Islands MP and former Green Party leader Elizabeth May won the election, after campaigning as part of a joint ticket with Jonathan Pedneault; as co-leadership is not formally recognized in the party’s constitution, Pedneault will become Deputy Leader while the two seek to amend the party constitution. [6] [7] [8]

Candidate [9] Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
Elizabeth May 3,73646.533,74647.243,83048.63,95350.584,00851.414,66660.17
Anna Keenan2,03425.332,04825.832,15827.382,30329.472,81936.163,08939.83
Jonathan Pedneault 7759.657809.8481710.3789311.4396912.43Eliminated
Chad Walcott5476.815567.015897.476658.51Eliminated
Simon Gnocchini-Messier3994.974045.094876.18Eliminated
Sarah Gabrielle Baron3784.713964.99Eliminated
None of these options 1612.00Eliminated
Total100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00

2025

On February 4, 2025, Jonathan Pedneault's intention to serve as co-leader, pending election by party membership, which was approved in a landslide. [10] [11] [12] [13] However, while the vote was approved by 89.4% of the 2,990 Green Party of Canada members who voted, 71% of the total 10,301 Green Party of Canada members who were eligible to cast a ballot did not vote. [14]

2025 Green Party of Canada co-leadership election
CandidateVotes%
Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault 2,67489.4
Abstention 31610.6
Total votes2,990 100.00

Next

On August 19, 2025, Elizabeth May announced her intention to resign as party leader. [15]

Leaders of the Green Party of Canada

References

  1. 1 2 "Leadership Conventions". Parliament of Canada. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  2. Harris to give up on Green leadership. The Globe and Mail , April 24, 2006.
  3. "2020 GPC Leadership Contest Rules" (PDF). Green Party of Canada . July 31, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  4. Raj, Althia (October 3, 2020). "Annamie Paul Wins Race To Replace Elizabeth May As Green Party Leader". HuffPost. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  5. "Green Leadership Vote 2020 / Vote pour la chefferie du Parti vert 2020". Youtube. October 3, 2020. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  6. "Elizabeth May wins Green Party of Canada leadership for second time – November 19, 2022" via www.youtube.com.
  7. "Elizabeth May returns to Green Party leadership with running mate Jonathan Pedneault". thestar.com. November 19, 2022.
  8. "Elizabeth May elected Green leader again, to share burden with Jonathan Pedneault". Toronto Sun. November 19, 2022.
  9. "Elizabeth May wins Green Party of Canada leadership for second time – November 19, 2022". YouTube .
  10. The Canadian Press (January 27, 2025). "Pedneault plans return as Green Party co-leader after 6-month pause". CBC News . Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  11. Lachance Nové, Fabrice (2025-02-04). "Historic Vote: Greens Choose Co-Leadership". Green Party of Canada. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  12. Benson, Stuart (February 11, 2025). "Greens can tap into global network as Canada finds itself with few friends amid U.S. threats, say co-leaders". The Hill Times . Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  13. Thurton, David (February 18, 2025). "Green Party adopts green dot emoji 🟢 as new logo". CBC News . Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  14. "Green Party Finally Publishes Voter Turnout—And It's Shockingly Low". Global Green News. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  15. https://globalnews.ca/news/11341371/elizabeth-may-green-party-leader-next-election/