2011 New Brunswick New Democratic Party leadership election explained

Party:	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Fontcolour:	white
Year:	2011
Date:	April 26, 2011
Replaces:	Roger Duguay
Winner:	Dominic Cardy
Ballots:	acclamation
Numcands:	1

The New Brunswick New Democratic Party, a social democratic political party in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, scheduled a leadership election for April 16, 2011, following the resignation of previous leader Roger Duguay on October 25, 2010.

Although there were two candidates in the race, candidate Pierre Cyr withdrew from the race after he was given written notice that chief electoral officer Stephen Beam ruled that there were problems with his nomination papers.^[1] Dominic Cardy, the only remaining candidate at the close of nominations, was named as the new leader on March 2, 2011, concluding the electoral process.^[2]

Cyr subsequently announced that he was considering an appeal of his disqualification from the race, although he subsequently withdrew the appeal.

Candidates

Dominic Cardy, the party's campaign director from the 2010 provincial election, announced he would be a candidate on December 7, 2010.

Withdrawn

Pierre Cyr, 2010 provincial election candidate in Nepisiguit finishing third with 24.7% of the vote.^[3]

Declined

Yvon Godin, MP for Acadie-Bathurst since 1997 said he has "no intention to run for the provincial leadership."

Timeline

October 25, 2010 - Duguay resigns as leader of the NDP, the party announces it will elect a new leader within six months.^[4]
November 28, 2010 - Jesse Travis, NDP candidate for New Maryland-Sunbury West in the 2010 election, is chosen as interim leader.^[5]
February 27, 2011 - Cyr is disqualified from the election.
March 2, 2011 - Cardy is acclaimed as the party's new leader upon the close of nominations.

Notes and References

http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/news/article/1386989 "Candidate seeks legal advice after removal from NDP race"
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2011/03/02/nb-cardy-new-ndp-leader.html "Cardy is N.B.'s new NDP leader"
"Pierre Cyr se porte candidat". Radio-Canada, December 15, 2010.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2010/10/25/nb-ndp-roguer-duguay-resigns-927.html "N.B. NDP leader resigns"
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2010/11/29/nb-jesse-travis-ndp-interim-leader-508.html "NDP picks ex-candidate as interim leader"