The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election, 2011 was prompted by Ed Stelmach's announcement that he would not be seeking re-election in the 28th general election and therefore would be resigning as leader of the Progressive Conservatives. With the Progressive Conservatives forming the Alberta government, the winner of the election consequently became Premier of Alberta.
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| Date | September 17, 2011 (1st ballot) October 1, 2011 (2nd & 3rd ballot) |
|---|---|
| Convention | Calgary Metropolitan Centre (1st ballot) Edmonton Expo Centre (2nd & 3rd ballot) |
| Resigning leader | Ed Stelmach |
| Won by | Alison Redford |
| Ballots | 3 |
| Candidates | 6 |
| Entrance Fee | $40,000 ($15,000 refundable) |
| Spending limit | none |
Stelmach provided official notice of resignation on May 27, 2011. The PC Association then announced the timeline of the election, with the nomination deadline on July 15, and the first ballot on September 17. As no candidate had over 50% of the vote, the second ballot, with the top three candidates, took place on October 1, 2011. Upon no candidate receiving over 50% on that ballot, the second preference votes were added, and Alison Redford was declared the leader, after Gary Mar received the most votes on the first and second ballots.
Declared candidates
editMLA for Battle River-Wainwright since 2002.[1]
- Support from caucus members: 2 Doug Griffiths, Kyle Fawcett[2]
- Support from outside caucus:
- Date campaign launched: February 16, 2011
MLA for Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert since 2001. Served in the cabinet from 2004 to 2011.[3]
- Support from caucus members: 14 Doug Horner, Ray Danyluk, Hector Goudreau, Jack Hayden, Frank Oberle, Jr., Luke Ouellette, Lindsay Blackett, Jeff Johnson, Wayne Drysdale, Dave Quest, Diana McQueen, Ken Kowalski, Len Mitzel, Pearl Calahasen[4]
- Additional supporters from caucus after first ballot: Carl Benito, Don Getty
- Date campaign launched: February 4, 2011
MLA from 1993 to 2007. Served in the cabinet from 1993 to 2006. Alberta representative in Washington, D.C. from 2007 to 2011.[5]
- Support from caucus members: 27 Iris Evans,[6] Cindy Ady, Lloyd Snelgrove, Thomas Lukaszuk, Ron Liepert, Heather Klimchuk, Rob Renner, Mary Anne Jablonski, Verlyn Olson, George Rogers, Yvonne Fritz, Moe Amery, Len Webber, Teresa Woo-Paw, Neil Brown, Broyce Jacobs, Naresh Bhardwaj, Fred Horne, Dave Hancock, Mel Knight, Ray Prins, Barry McFarland, Richard Marz, Ty Lund, Arno Doerksen, George VanderBurg, Alana DeLong[7]
- Additional supporters from caucus after first ballot: Ted Morton,[8] Doug Griffiths,[9] Jonathan Denis,[10] Ken Allred, Evan Berger, Manmeet Bhullar, George Groeneveld[11]
- Support from outside caucus: Gary Mar, Lorne Taylor,[12] Ralph Klein,[13] Danny Williams,[14] Steve West,[15] Rick Orman[8]
- Date campaign launched: March 16, 2011
MLA for Foothills-Rocky View since 2004. Served in the cabinet from 2006 to 2011. Third place finisher in the 2006 leadership race.[16]
- Support from caucus members: 11 Ted Morton, Ken Allred, David Xiao, Doug Elniski, Carl Benito, Tony Vandermeer, Peter Sandhu, Jonathan Denis, Dave Rodney, Evan Berger, George Groeneveld.
- Support from outside caucus:
- Date campaign launched: January 25, 2011
MLA for Calgary Montrose from 1986 to 1993. Minister of Career Development and Employment from 1986 to 1988. Minister of Labour from 1988 to 1989. Minister of Energy from 1989 to 1992.[17]
- Support from caucus members:
- Support from outside caucus: Rick Orman
- Date campaign launched: May 11, 2011
MLA for Calgary-Elbow since 2008 and minister of justice from 2008 to 2011.[18]
- Support from caucus members: 2 Alison Redford, Art Johnston[19]
- Additional support from caucus after first ballot: Doug Elniski,[20] Dave Rodney, David Xiao, Kyle Fawcett[21]
- Support from outside caucus:
- Date campaign launched: February 16, 2011
Results
editFirst ballot
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The first ballot was on September 17, 2011.[22]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Mar | 24,195 | 40.76 |
| Alison Redford | 11,127 | 18.74 |
| Doug Horner | 8,635 | 14.55 |
| Ted Morton | 6,962 | 11.73 |
| Rick Orman | 6,005 | 10.12 |
| Doug Griffiths | 2,435 | 4.10 |
| Total | 59,359 | 100.00 |
Two days following the first ballot, Morton and Orman decided to endorse Mar.[8] Griffiths followed the next day.
Second ballot
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A preferential ballot was cast on October 1, 2011. Because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote on the first count, the third-place finisher was dropped, and the second preference votes cast on Horner's ballots were counted and added to the remaining candidate's totals. Mar led after the first round, and Horner was eliminated. After second preferences were applied, Redford was declared the winner.
| Candidate | Round 1[23] | Round 2[24] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percentage | Votes | Percentage | |
| Alison Redford | 28,993 | 37.09 | 37,101 | 51.11 |
| Gary Mar | 33,233 | 42.51 | 35,491 | 48.89 |
| Doug Horner | 15,950 | 20.40 | Eliminated | |
| Total | 78,176 | 100.00 | 72,592 | 100.00 |
See also
editWorks cited
editReferences
edit- ^ "MLA Doug Griffiths joins leadership race". Global Calgary. February 16, 2011. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ Fawcett, Kyle (March 23, 2011). "Why Doug?". PC Alberta. Archived from the original on September 5, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
- ^ "Doug Horner joins Tory leadership race". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. February 4, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ "MLA Support for Doug Horner". HornerforAlberta.ca. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ "Mar vows to 'never quit' in battle for leadership". Calgary Herald. March 17, 2011. Archived from the original on March 24, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ "Iris Evans backs Mar". Calgary Sun. March 17, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
- ^ "Gary's MLA Support". GaryMar.ca. August 29, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ a b c "FastPay Casino ' s - Official Websites, registration 2021, Bonuses".
- ^ "Griffiths supports Mar in Tory race". CBC News. September 20, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ "Mar campaign gains more steam". CTV Calgary. September 21, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ Cuthbertson, Richard (September 22, 2011). "Mar calls for discussion on merits of private health". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ "Former area MLA supporting Mar". Medicine Hat News. August 24, 2011. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ "Don Getty backs Doug Horner, as Ralph Klein endorses Gary Mar in Tory leadership race". Calgary Herald. August 17, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Williams to campaign for Mar in Alberta". The Telegram. September 4, 2011. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ "FastPay Casino ' s - Official Websites, registration 2021, Bonuses".
- ^ "Ted Morton first off the blocks in leadership race". National Post. Canada. January 25, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Orman Talks Tough". Calgary Sun. May 11, 2011. Archived from the original on May 13, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ^ "Archive: Alison Redford throws hat in ring". Calgary Herald. February 16, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Markusoff, Jason (September 19, 2011). "The meaning and meaninglessness of MLA endorsements". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ Kim Trynacity [@LedgeWatcher] (September 19, 2011). "#pcldr MLA #Doug Elniski tells me he's supporting @Alison4premier because she's talking about aging parents and related issues" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Baird, Don (September 22, 2011). "Mar calls for discussion on merits of private health". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ "Detailed Poll Results". PC Alberta. September 19, 2011. Archived from the original on September 22, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
- ^ "Leadership Results Second ballot". PC Alberta. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ "Leadership Results Third ballot". PC Alberta. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
Bibliography
edit- Stewart, David K.; Sayers, Anthony M. (June 2012). An Analysis of the 2011 Alberta Progressive Conservative Leadership Election (PDF). Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association. Edmonton.
Further reading
edit- Harasymiw, Bohdan (April 3, 2014). "Alberta's Premier Ed Stelmach: The Anomalous Case of Leadership Selection and Removal in a Canadian Province 1". American Review of Canadian Studies. 44 (2): 216–233. doi:10.1080/02722011.2014.914961. ISSN 0272-2011.