2012 New Brunswick Liberal Association leadership election
| Date | October 2012 |
|---|---|
| Convention | TBD |
| Resigning leader | Shawn Graham |
The New Brunswick Liberal Association will hold a leadership election in October 2012[1] to replace outgoing leader Shawn Graham with a new leader to lead the party into the 2014 election. Graham was elected at the last leadership convention held in 2002 over Jack MacDougall. Graham announced he would not continue as leader the evening of September 27, 2010, after losing the provincial election earlier that day and formally resigned on November 9, 2010.[2]
Potential candidates
The following individuals have been mentioned in media reports as potential candidates:[3][4]
- Brian Gallant, former candidate in Moncton East in the 2006 election; lawyer and president of the Kent South Liberal Association.[5]
- Kelly Lamrock, MLA for Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak from 2003 to 2010; cabinet minister under Graham.
- Roger Melanson, MLA for Dieppe Centre-Lewisville since 2010; senior advisor to former premier Camille Thériault.
- Mike Murphy, MLA for Moncton North from 2003 to 2010; cabinet minister under Graham; former Liberal Party president.
- Mary Schryer, MLA for Quispamsis from 2006 to 2010; cabinet minister under Graham.[6]
Unlikely candidates
The following individuals have not been the subject of recent media coverage about potential candidates.
- Joan Kingston, MLA for New Maryland from 1995 to 1999, cabinet minister under Frank McKenna, Ray Frenette, and Thériault; senior advisor to Graham as leader.
- Bernard Richard, MLA for Shediac-Cap-Pelé from 1991 to 2003; cabinet minister under McKenna, Frenette and Thériault; 1998 Liberal leadership candidate; interim leader of the Liberals from 2001–2002; provincial ombudsman 2004–present.
- Andy Savoy, MP for Tobique-Mactaquac from 2000 to 2006.
Non candidates
- Victor Boudreau, MLA for Shediac-Cap-Pelé since 2004; cabinet minister under Graham. Boudreau was elected interim leader of the Liberals on November 10, 2010 and said he would not seek the permanent leadership.[7]
- Greg Byrne, MLA for Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak from 1995 to 1999 and MLA for Fredericton-Lincoln from 2006 to 2010; cabinet minister under McKenna, Frenette, Thériault and Graham; 1998 Liberal leadership candidate. Byrne joined the opposition office as Boudreau's chief of staff.[8]
- Dominic LeBlanc, MP for Beauséjour since 2000.[9]
- Robert Dysart, partner at the law firm Stewart McKelvey and president of the Moncton West Liberal Association.[10]
- Donald Arseneault, MLA for Dalhousie-Restigouche East since 2003; cabinet minister and deputy premier under Shawn Graham. Arsenault announced he would not be a candidate for the leadership in early November, 2011.[11]
References
- ^ http://nbliberal.ca/1971/liberal-members-set-path-for-an-open-and-inclusive-future-for-party
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2010/11/09/nb-shawn-graham-future-500.html
- ^ Brett Bundale. "Liberal party begins unofficial search for Graham's successor," New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, Sep. 29, 2010, page A1.
- ^ http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/atlantique/2010/11/18/001-parti-liberal-nouveaubrunswick.shtml
- ^ http://letoilekent.jminforme.ca/actualite/article/1369946
- ^ http://letoilekent.jminforme.ca/actualite/article/1369946
- ^ http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20101110/nb-liberals-name-interim-leader-101110/
- ^ http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/1250693
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2010/11/10/nb-dominic-leblanc-graham-nbpower-640.html
- ^ http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/1434929
- ^ http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/1453116
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