Green Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election, 2012

Green Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election, 2012
Date	3 November 2012
Convention	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Resigning leader	Sharon Labchuk
Won by	Peter Bevan-Baker
Candidates	1 (+ none of the above)

Last updated April 05, 2019

The Green Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election took place on 2–3 November, Prince Edward Island.

Prince Edward Island is a province of Canada consisting of the Atlantic island of the same name along with several much smaller islands nearby. PEI is one of the three Maritime Provinces. It is the smallest province of Canada in both land area and population, but it is the most densely populated. Part of the traditional lands of the Mi'kmaq, it became a British colony in the 1700s and was federated into Canada as a province in 1873. Its capital is Charlottetown. According to the 2016 census, the province of PEI has 142,907 residents.

Peter Stewart Bevan-Baker is a Scottish Canadian politician, currently the leader of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island representing Kellys Cross-Cumberland. He previously stood as a candidate for both the Green Party of Ontario and the Green Party of Canada. Bevan-Baker is a dentist by profession as well as being an active writer, musician and public speaker.

None of the above

The None of the above ballot option was available to members.

"None of the above", or NOTA for short, also known as "against all" or a "scratch" vote, is a ballot option in some jurisdictions or organizations, designed to allow the voter to indicate disapproval of the candidates in a voting system. It is based on the principle that consent requires the ability to withhold consent in an election, just as they can by voting "No" on ballot questions.

Timeline

12 July 2012 Sharon Labchuk resigned from the leadership after leading the party for 7 years, and was the founding leader.
17 July 2012 Darcie Lanthier is appointed interim Leader. She says the leadership convention will be held in the fall.^[3]
2 & 3 November 2012 Leadership convention in Charlottetown.^[4]
3 November 2012 Peter Bevan-Baker was elected leader.^[2]

Darcie Lanthier was the interim Leader of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island from 17 July 2012 to 3 November 2012. She is the current Deputy Leader of the party. She is a business woman from Mermaid, PEI and she has also sat on the Provincial Women's Institute Board of Directors. In 2011 she ran in the riding of Morell-Mermaid in the provincial election.

Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom, Charlottetown was originally an unincorporated town that incorporated as a city in 1855.

Candidates

Peter Bevan-Baker ^[5]

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References

↑ Wright, Teresa (12 July 2012). "Labchuk steps down as Green Party leader". Charlottetown: The Guardian. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
1 2 "Bevan-Baker acclaimed as P.E.I. Green Party leader". Charlottetown: The Guardian. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
↑ Wright, Teresa (17 July 2012). "Green Party of P.E.I. appoints interim leader". Charlottetown: The Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
↑ "P.E.I. Green Party to name new leader in November". Charlottetown: CBC. 19 September 2012. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
↑ "Peter Bevan-Baker offers for Green Party leadership". Prince Edward Island: Green Party of Prince Edward Island. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.

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[TGC-1] Wright, Teresa (12 July 2012). "Labchuk steps down as Green Party leader". Charlottetown: The Guardian. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.

[theguardian.pe.ca-2] 1 2 "Bevan-Baker acclaimed as P.E.I. Green Party leader". Charlottetown: The Guardian. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

[TGC2-3] Wright, Teresa (17 July 2012). "Green Party of P.E.I. appoints interim leader". Charlottetown: The Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.

[4] "P.E.I. Green Party to name new leader in November". Charlottetown: CBC. 19 September 2012. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.

[5] "Peter Bevan-Baker offers for Green Party leadership". Prince Edward Island: Green Party of Prince Edward Island. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.