1995 Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership election explained

Party:	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Year:	1995
Date:	May 13, 1995
Location:	Fredericton, New Brunswick
Winner:	Bernard Valcourt
Ballots:	1
Replaces:	Dennis Cochrane
Numcands:	3

The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick held a leadership election in 1995 to replace its outgoing leader Dennis Cochrane. The winner was former federal cabinet minister Bernard Valcourt, who went on to win the riding of Edmundston in the 1995 general election.^[1]

The candidates were Bathurst lawyer John Hazen, Riverview lawyer Scott MacGregor and Valcourt. Another prospective candidate, Shediac mayor Michel Leger, dropped out well ahead of the convention after a 1990 court ruling surfaced in which a judge said Leger had made a "fraudulent omission and misrepresentation" in a land transfer made to obtain fire insurance for a property.^[2]

Results

1995 PCNB leadership result^[3]
Candidate		Votes	%
		Bernard Valcourt	944	67.1
		Scott MacGregor	416	29.6
		John Hazen	47	3.3

References

1. Canadian Press Newswire. "Valcourt's political star rises again," May 13, 1995.
2. Canadian Press Newswire. "Candidate pulls out of Tory race over judge's censure," March 20, 1995
3. Canadian Press Newswire. "Valcourt's political star rises again," May 13, 1995.