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2009 Canadian election From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election of 2009 was prompted by party leader Gary Doer's announced pending resignation. Doer announced on August 27, 2009, that he intended to resign as leader of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba and Premier of Manitoba and the next day he announced that he was to become the next Canadian Ambassador to the United States. A leadership convention was held on October 16–17 to choose the new leader. There were two candidates for the position: former Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Steve Ashton and former Minister of Finance, Greg Selinger. Selinger received 65.75% of the ballots, and as such was elected party leader and became Premier-designate.
Date | October 16–17, 2009 |
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Convention | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Resigning leader | Gary Doer |
Won by | Greg Selinger |
Ballots | 1 |
Candidates | Steve Ashton Greg Selinger Andrew Swan (withdrew) |
Entrance Fee | C$500 (deposit) |
Spending limit | C$50,000 |
Steve Ashton is the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Thompson[1] and was the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs until he resigned to run for the leadership on September 4, 2009.[2]
Greg Selinger is the Member of the Legislative Assembly for St. Boniface[1] and was the Minister of Finance until he resigned to run for the leadership on September 8, 2009.[3][4]
Andrew Swan is the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Minto[1] and was the Minister of Competitiveness, Training and Trade until he resigned to run for the leadership on September 2, 2009.[6][7] Swan dropped out of the race on September 28, 2009[8] and regained his ministerial positions on October 5, 2009.[9]
New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election, 2009 | ||
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Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
Greg Selinger | 1,317 | 65.75% |
Steve Ashton | 685 | 34.20% |
Spoiled ballots | 1 | 0.05% |
Total | 2,003 | 100.00% |
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