Manitoba Liberal Party leadership election, 2017

Manitoba Liberal Party leadership election, 2017
Date	October 21, 2017
Convention	Victoria Inn Conference Centre; Winnipeg, Manitoba
Resigning leader	Rana Bokhari
Won by	Dougald Lamont
Ballots	2
Candidates	3
Entrance Fee	$5,000

Last updated April 21, 2019

The Liberal Party of Manitoba leadership election of 2017 was held on October 21, 2017, at the Victoria Inn Conference Centre in Winnipeg.^[1] The election was called as a result of the party leader Rana Bokhari's announcing her pending resignation on May 7, 2016 (she resigned on September 24, 2016), following the April 19, 2016, Manitoba general election.

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. Centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, it is near the longitudinal centre of North America, approximately 110 kilometres (70 mi) north of the Canada–United States border.

Rana Bokhari was the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party from 2013 until 2016 in Manitoba, Canada.

Rules

To be nominated, a candidate must have collected the signatures of at least 100 party members, at least 10 from each of the party's six regions, submitted a valid police record check and tax return for the most recent year, and paid a non-refundable deposit of $5,000 or have sold an equivalent number of memberships in the party. The deadline for nominations was 30 days prior to the October 21, 2017 convention.^[2] All individuals who were members in good standing of the Manitoba Liberal Party for at leaste 30 days prior to the convention were eligible to vote. Voting took place at the convention in Winnipeg and at regional polling places across the province.^[3] Advance voting by mail was only permitted in some remote constituencies and for members who required accommodation for medical or religious reasons.^[3] Votes were counted by constituency and weighted so that each constituency had an equal share, regardless of how many ballots were cast.^[2]

Timeline

April 19, 2016 - General election. The Manitoba Liberal Party wins 3 seats, up from 1, but leader Rana Bokhari places third in her own riding after a troubled campaign.
May 7, 2016 - Bokhari announces she will not lead the Liberals into the next election but intends to remain leader until her successor is chosen.
September 24, 2016 - Bokhari resigns as leader.
October 21, 2016 - Judy Klassen, MLA, is chosen interim leader by the party's board of directors on the condition that she can only run for the permanent leadership if she resigns by June 20, 2017.
April 21, 2017 - Cindy Lamoureux announces that she intends to be a candidate.^[4]
May 15, 2017 - Nomination period opens.^[3]
June 5, 2017 - Dougald Lamont declares his candidacy.^[5]
June 13, 2017 - Judy Klassen resigns as interim leader to run for the permanent leadership.^[6]
June 16, 2017 - Jon Gerrard announces his candidacy.^[7]
July 11, 2017 - Klassen withdraws in order to help constituents in crisis.^[8]
September 21, 2017 - Nomination period closes. Deadline to become a member in good standing of the party and be eligible to vote.^[3]
October 21, 2017 - Leadership convention held at the Victoria Inn Conference Centre in Winnipeg; Dougald Lamont won on the second ballot.^[3]^[1]

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Candidates

Jon Gerrard , MLA for River Heights (1999–present), Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party (1998-2013), MP for Portage—Interlake (1993-1997)^[7]^[9]
Dougald Lamont , runner-up for the leadership in 2013, owns a digital media company, lecturer in government-business relations at the University of Winnipeg, former staffer for Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette.^[5]
Cindy Lamoureux , MLA for Burrows (2016–present)^[10]

Jon Gerrard is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1993 to 1997, and was a secretary of state in the government of Jean Chrétien. He was the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party from 1998 until 2013, and the member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for River Heights since 1999.

River Heights is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and formally came into existence in the 1958 provincial election. The riding is located in the south-central region of the City of Winnipeg.

Portage—Interlake was a federal electoral district in the province of Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997.

Withdrawn

Judy Klassen , interim leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party (2016-2017), MLA for Kewatinook (2016–present)

Kewatinook provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba

Kewatinook is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The riding existed previously under the name Rupertsland. Starting with the 2011 election, the riding was renamed Kewatinook which means "from the north" in Cree.

Date campaign launched: June 13, 2017^[11]

Date campaign ended: July 11, 2017^[6]

Subsequently endorsed: Cindy Lamoureux ^[6]

Results

First ballot

Dougald Lamont is a Canadian politician, currently the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party. He was elected the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Boniface in a by-election held on July 17, 2018.

Gerrard eliminated, endorses Lamoureux

Second ballot

Dougald Lamont 296
Cindy Lamoureux 288

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