| Party: | Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Date: | October 18, 1997 |
| Location: | Fredericton, New Brunswick (with 4 other satellite voting locations) |
| Winner: | Bernard Lord |
| Ballots: | 2 |
| Replaces: | Bernard Valcourt |
| Numcands: | 4 |
The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick held a leadership election in 1997 to replace its outgoing leader Bernard Valcourt. The winner was Bernard Lord who would go on to win the riding of Moncton East in a by-election and lead the party to victory in the 1999 and 2003 elections.[1]
| 1997 PCNB leadership first ballot[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| Bernard Lord | 1,390 | 36.6 | ||
| Norm Betts | 1,223 | 32.2 | ||
| Cleveland Allaby | 663 | 17.4 | ||
| Margaret-Ann Blaney | 527 | 13.9 | ||
| Blaney eliminated, Allaby withdrew | ||||
| 1997 PCNB leadership second ballot[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| Bernard Lord | 1,830 | 56.4 | ||
| Norm Betts | 1,413 | 45.6 | ||
| Lord wins | ||||