Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election, 2010

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Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election, 2010
Date October 2, 2010
Convention Charlottetown
Resigning leader Pat Binns
Won by Olive Crane
Ballots 2
Candidates 5
Entrance Fee $2,500
Spending limit $35,000

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The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island held a leadership election in Charlottetown on October 2, 2010 [1] to select a new leader after the resignation of Pat Binns on August 30, 2007 following the defeat of the party in the 2007 general election. Olive Crane was appointed interim leader on September 4, 2007 and served until June 2010 when she resigned to successfully run for leader. Jamie Ballem, Fred McCardle, Jamie Fox, and Peter Llewellyn were all also candidates for the party's leadership. [2]

Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island political party in Prince Edward Island, Canada

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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.

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Confirmed candidates

Jamie Ballem is a Canadian farmer and politician, who served as a cabinet minister, notably as Minister of the Environment and minister of Health and was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1996 to 2007. He represented the electoral district of Stanhope-East Royalty and was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.

Olive Crane is a Canadian politician and social worker from Douglas Station, Prince Edward Island. She was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2010 on an interim basis and 2010 to 2013 on a permanent basis. She was also leader of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2010 and 2010 to 2013.

Fred McCardle is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Borden-Kinkora in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2003 to 2007. He was a member of the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party. McCardle is a fifth generation farmer who has run his family farm for 35 years; growing potatoes, cereals and grasses.

Results

The results of the leadership election was as follows. [5]

First Round

Candidate Votes
Olive Crane 819
Jamie Ballem 692
Peter Llewellyn 94
Jamie Fox 79
Fred McCardle 58

Second Round

Candidate Votes
Olive Crane908
Jamie Ballem 604
Jamie Fox 11
Peter Llewellyn 7

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