2014 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election explained

Election Name:2014 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election
Country:Alberta
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2011 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election
Previous Year:2011
Next Election:2017 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election
Next Year:2017
Election Date:September 6, 2014
2Blank:Points allocated
3Blank:Percentage
Candidate1:Jim Prentice
Party1:Progressive Conservative
Popular Vote1:17,963
Percentage1:76.81%
Party2:Progressive Conservative
Popular Vote2:2,742
Percentage2:11.72%
Candidate3:Thomas Lukaszuk
Party3:Progressive Conservative
Popular Vote3:2,681
Percentage3:11.46%
Leader
Before Election:Dave Hancock
After Election:Jim Prentice
Party:Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Fontcolour:white
Year:2014
Date:September 6, 2014
Replaces:Alison Redford
Winner:Jim Prentice
Ballots:1
Numcands:3
Entryfee:$50,000 (non refundable)
Spendcap:none, $30,000 donation limit[1]

The 2014 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election was prompted by Alison Redford's announcement that she would be resigning as leader of the Progressive Conservatives and Premier of Alberta on March 23, 2014.

According to the party's constitution, the process to select a new leader must take no less than four months and no more than six months from when the leader resigns.[2] A Two-round system was chosen with September 6, 2014 set as the date for the first round of voting. If no candidate had received a majority, a second round of voting with the top two candidates on the ballot would have occurred on September 20. Unlike the 2011 leadership election a preferential ballot was not used.[3] All party members were eligible to vote. Jim Prentice was elected on the first ballot.

Because the Progressive Conservatives form the government by virtue of holding a majority of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, in accordance with convention the winner of the leadership election was appointed by the Lieutenant Governor as Premier of Alberta. In the meantime, Dave Hancock served as interim PC leader and thus Premier.

To be nominated, a candidate had to gather at least 100 signatures from party members in each of the province's five regions, pay a non-refundable $50,000 deposit and be registered as a candidate with Elections Alberta.[4] [5]

Timeline

Candidates

Thomas Lukaszuk

BackgroundMLA for Edmonton-Castle Downs since 2001. Served as Minister of Employment and Immigration (2010-2011), Minister of Education (2011-2013), Deputy Premier (2012-2013), Minister of Enterprise and Advanced Education (2013), and Labour Minister (2013-2014).
  • Date candidacy declared: May 22, 2014[12]
  • Date officially nominated: May 30, 2014[15]
    Supporters
  • Support from caucus members:
  • Support from federal caucus members:
  • Support from former provincial caucus members:
  • Other prominent supporters:
  • Policies:

    Ric McIver

    BackgroundMLA for Calgary-Hays since 2012, previously councillor on Calgary City Council (2001-2010), runner up Mayoral candidate in the 2010 Calgary municipal election. McIver was Minister of Transportation (2012-2013) and then Minister of Infrastructure (2013-2014) until resigning to enter the leadership campaign.
  • Date candidacy declared: May 7, 2014 [7]
  • Date officially nominated: May 26, 2014[16]
    Supporters
  • Support from caucus members:
  • Support from federal caucus members:
  • Support from former provincial caucus members:
  • Other prominent supporters:
  • Policies:

    Jim Prentice

    BackgroundMP for Calgary Centre-North (2004-2010), federal Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (2006-2007), federal Minister of Industry (2007-2008), federal Minister of the Environment (2008-2010). Runner-up to Peter MacKay in the 2003 Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leadership election in which he advocated the merger of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance. Since resigning from parliament, Prentice has served as vice-chairman of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
  • Date candidacy declared: May 15, 2014[17]
  • Date officially nominated: May 16, 2014[5]
    Supporters
  • Support from caucus members: Moe Amery (Calgary-East), Naresh Bhardwaj (Edmonton-Ellerslie), Manmeet Bhullar (Calgary-Greenway), Neil Brown (Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill), Pearl Calahasen (Lesser-Slave Lake), Robin Campbell (West Yellowhead), Wayne Cao (Calgary-Fort), Christine Cusanelli (Calgary-Currie), Cal Dallas (Red Deer-South), Alana DeLong (Calgary-Bow), Jonathan Denis (Calgary-Acadia), David Dorward (Edmonton-Gold Bar), Wayne Drysdale (Grande Prairie-Wapiti), Kyle Fawcett (Calgary-Klein), Jacquie Fenske (Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville), Yvonne Fritz (Calgary-Cross), Hector Goudreau (Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley), Doug Griffiths (Battle River-Wainwright), Fred Horne (Edmonton-Rutherford), Doug Horner (Spruce Grove-St. Albert), Ken Hughes (Calgary-West), Mary Anne Jablonski (Red Deer-North), Sandra Jansen (Calgary-North West), Matt Jeneroux (Edmonton-South West), Jeff Johnson (Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater), Heather Klimchuk (Edmonton-Glenora), Maureen Kubinec (Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock), Ken Lemke (Stony Plain), Genia Leskiw (Bonnyville-Cold Lake), Jason Luan (Calgary-Hawkwood), Everett McDonald (Grande Prairie-Smoky), Diana McQueen (Drayton Valley-Devon), Frank Oberle (Peace River), Cathy Olesen (Sherwood Park), Verlyn Olson (Wetaskiwin-Camrose), Sohail Quadri (Edmonton-Mill Woods), David Quest (Strathcona-Sherwood Park), Dave Rodney (Calgary-Lougheed), George Rogers (Leduc-Beaumont), Peter Sandhu (Edmonton-Manning), Janice Sarich (Edmonton-Decore), Don Scott (Fort McMurray-Conklin), Greg Weadick (Lethbridge-West), Teresa Woo-Paw (Calgary-Northern Hills), David Xiao (Edmonton-McClung), Steve Young (Edmonton-Riverview)[18]
  • Support from federal caucus members:
  • Support from former provincial caucus members: Shirley McClellan, former cabinet minister;[19]
  • Support from former federal caucus members: Jay Hill, former cabinet minister;[19]
  • Other prominent supporters: Stephen Mandel, former Mayor of Edmonton (2004-2013),[20] Patricia Mitsuka, municipal politician[19]
  • Policies:

    Withdrawn

    Ken Hughes

    MLA for Calgary-West since 2012, previously Member of Parliament for Macleod (1988-1993). Hughes was Chair of Alberta Health Services (2008-2011) before re-entering politics and served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Energy (2012-2013) and Minister of Municipal Affairs (2012-2014) until resigning to contest the leadership. Hughes had declared his intention to run but withdrew prior to the official opening of nominations in order to support Jim Prentice's prospective candidacy.

    Date candidacy declared: April 11, 2014

    Date withdrawn: May 12, 2014[21]

    Support from caucus members: Ron Casey (Banff-Cochrane), Jason Luan (Calgary-Hawkwood),[22]

    Declined

    Results

    The first and only ballot was held on September 6, 2014.

    CandidateVotesPercentage
    Jim Prentice17,96376.81
    Ric McIver2,74211.72
    Thomas Lukaszuk2,68111.46
    Total23,386 100.00
    (Source: CBC News[39])

    See also

    Notes and References

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    2. News: Tory caucus to meet; could select interim leader. March 20, 2014. Edmonton Journal. March 20, 2014. April 30, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140430195256/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/alberta-politics/Tory+caucus+meeting+underway+could+select/9640366/story.html. live.
    3. News: First vote for Alberta Progressive Conservative leader set for Sept. 6. March 25, 2014. Edmonton Journal. March 25, 2014. March 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140326042101/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/edmonton/First+vote+leader+Sept/9656876/story.html. live.
    4. News: New fundraising rules for leadership campaigns called 'awkward'. 17 May 2014. Calgary Herald. 13 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140613233343/http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/politics/fundraising+rules+leadership+campaigns+called+awkward/9835658/story.html. live.
    5. News: Prentice first official PC leadership candidate after gathering signatures, paying $50,000 deposit. May 16, 2014. Calgary Herald. May 16, 2014. June 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140613214813/http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/politics/Prentice%20first%20official%20leadership%20candidate%20after/9847965/story.html. live.
    6. Web site: Ken Hughes resigns cabinet post ahead of expected leadership bid. CBC News. April 10, 2014. April 7, 2014. April 10, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140410082305/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ken-hughes-resigns-cabinet-post-ahead-of-expected-leadership-bid-1.2601297. live.
    7. News: Another former Tory cabinet member puts in bid for party leadership. May 7, 2014. CTV News. May 7, 2014. May 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140508061134/http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/another-former-tory-cabinet-member-puts-in-bid-for-party-leadership-1.1810513. live.
    8. News: McIver resigns cabinet post, likely to enter Alberta PC leadership race. May 6, 2014. Globe and Mail. May 6, 2014. November 27, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151127073427/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/alta-tory-leadership/article18502658/. live.
    9. http://www.pcalberta.org/pcaa-announces-rules-leadership-selection/ PCAA Announces Rules For Leadership Selection
    10. Web site: Geddes. Lisa. UPDATE: Jim Prentice an official candidate in PC leadership race. Global News. May 17, 2014. May 15, 2014. May 20, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140520025151/http://globalnews.ca/news/1333937/jim-prentice-set-to-announce-candidacy-in-pc-leadership-race/. live.
    11. Web site: Cryderman. Kelly. Jim Prentice launches PC leadership campaign, stresses oil sands exports. The Globe and Mail. May 24, 2014. May 21, 2014. December 29, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141229164905/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/jim-prentice-kicks-off-campaign-to-be-next-alberta-premier/article18773851/. live.
    12. News: Thomas Lukaszuk to run for leader of Alberta's Progressive Conservatives. May 23, 2014. CTV News. May 22, 2014. May 23, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140523044430/http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/thomas-lukaszuk-to-run-for-leader-of-alberta-s-progressive-conservatives-1.1833354. live.
    13. Web site: Electronic Voting FAQs. PCAA. August 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140814041350/https://www.pcalberta.org/electronic-voting-faq/. August 14, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
    14. Web site: Ibrahim. Mariam. Prentice promises 'new way of doing things' as smaller cabinet sworn in. Edmonton Journal. September 17, 2014. September 15, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006130519/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Prentice+names+Mandel+health+minister+member+cabinet/10205281/story.html. October 6, 2014.
    15. News: Thomas Lukaszuk enters race to be PC party leader. May 30, 2014. CBC News. May 30, 2014. May 31, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140531010920/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/thomas-lukaszuk-enters-race-to-be-pc-party-leader-1.2660209. live.
    16. News: McIver officially joins Tory leadership race in Alberta. May 26, 2014. Sun News. May 26, 2014. May 28, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140528010148/http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/politics/archives/2014/05/20140526-140012.html. live.
    17. News: Prentice enters Alberta PC Party Leadership race. May 15, 2014. CTV News. May 15, 2014. May 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210513032946/https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/prentice-enters-alberta-pc-party-leadership-race-1.1823250. live.
    18. Web site: Jim Prentice for Leader of the Alberta PC Party . 2014-05-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140529084353/http://jimprentice.ca/latest/news/mlas-supporting-jim . 2014-05-29 .
    19. News: Prentice recruits campaign chairs in Alberta PC leadership race. May 15, 2014. Globe and Mail. May 15, 2014. March 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221038/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/prentice-recruits-campaign-chairs/article18710380/. live.
    20. Web site: Jim Prentice for Leader of the Alberta PC Party . 2014-06-07 . dead . https://archive.today/20140607223410/http://jimprentice.ca/latest/news/stephen-mandel-endorses-jim-prentice-for-leader-of-pc-alberta . 2014-06-07 .
    21. Web site: Ramsay. Melissa. Ken Hughes no longer running in Alberta PC leadership race. Global News. May 13, 2014. May 12, 2014. May 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140513044546/http://globalnews.ca/news/1325101/ken-hughes-no-longer-running-in-alberta-pc-leadership-race/. live.
    22. News: Ken Hughes 1st candidate for Alberta PC leadership. April 11, 2014. CBC News. April 11, 2014. April 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140415192316/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ken-hughes-1st-candidate-for-alberta-pc-leadership-1.2607039. live.
    23. News: Alberta Tories face money woes, leadership vacuum. April 2, 2014. CBC News. April 2, 2014. April 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140403043956/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-tories-face-money-woes-leadership-vacuum-1.2596310. live.
    24. News: Provincial minister Bhullar backs Jim Prentice for Alberta Tory leadership run. May 6, 2014. Global News. April 24, 2014. May 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140506043219/http://globalnews.ca/news/1289649/provincial-minister-bhullar-backs-jim-prentice-for-alberta-tory-leadership-run/. live.
    25. News: Former Harper cabinet minister considers bid for Alberta PC leadership. April 17, 2014. Globe and Mail. April 17, 2014. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083132/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/prentice-mulls-bid-for-alberta-pc-leader/article18050986/. live.
    26. News: Ken Hughes interested in, but not committed to, a PC leadership run. March 24, 2014. Edmonton Journal. March 24, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140327025954/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/Hughes+interested+committed+leadership/9655133/story.html. March 27, 2014. mdy-all.
    27. Web site: Jonathan Denis won't run in Alberta PC leadership race. 2018-12-10. 2014-05-12. Melissa. Gilligan. globalnews.ca. 2018-12-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20181211053952/https://globalnews.ca/news/1324877/jonathan-denis-wont-run-in-alberta-pc-leadership-race/. live.
    28. News: More support for Jim Prentice as Alberta PC leader. May 14, 2014. Edmonton Sun. May 13, 2014. May 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140514235746/http://www.edmontonsun.com/2014/05/13/more-support-for-jim-prentice-as-alberta-pc-leader. live.
    29. News: Alberta Finance Minister Doug Horner passes on Tory leadership run. May 8, 2014. Calgary Herald. May 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140612053540/http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/national/Alberta+Finance+Minister+Doug+Horner+passes+Tory/9820649/story.html. June 12, 2014. dead.
    30. News: Jim Prentice forming team for Alberta Tory leadership race. May 6, 2014. CBC News. April 28, 2014. May 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210513032951/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jim-prentice-forming-team-for-alberta-tory-leadership-race-1.2624808. live.
    31. News: Kennedy-Glans, Webber not seeking return to PC fold. May 6, 2014. Calgary Herald. April 22, 2014. June 11, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140611011046/http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/politics/Kennedy+Glans+Webber+seeking+return+fold/9761016/story.html. live.
    32. Web site: Former Edmonton mayor, Stephen Mandel, opts out of Tory leadership race. Edmonton Journal. April 16, 2014. April 16, 2014. May 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140526062522/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Former+Edmonton+mayor+Stephen+Mandel+opts+Tory+leadership+race/9744161/story.html. live.
    33. Web site: Dave Hancock to be next Alberta premier. CBC News. March 20, 2014. March 20, 2014. March 21, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140321055724/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/dave-hancock-to-be-next-alberta-premier-1.2580189. live.
    34. News: Prentice tells Tories 'it's just the beginning'. May 9, 2014. Calgary Herald. May 8, 2014. September 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923231340/http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Prentice+tells+Tories+just+beginning/9821141/story.html. live.
    35. News: Long time MP confirms he will not seek leadership of Alberta PC Party. May 6, 2014. 660 News. April 30, 2014. May 7, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140507045807/http://www.660news.com/2014/04/30/long-time-mp-confirms-he-will-not-seek-leadership-of-alberta-pc-party/. live.
    36. News: Federal Tories approached about Alberta PC leadership. May 8, 2014. Toronto Star. March 20, 2014. March 23, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140323102753/http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/03/20/federal_tories_approached_about_alberta_pc_leadership.html. live.
    37. News: Potential candidates rule out Tory leadership bids. May 15, 2014. Calgary Herald. April 1, 2014. June 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140613200247/http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/politics/Potential+candidates+rule+Tory+leadership+bids/9681675/story.html. live.
    38. News: Potential candidates to replace Redford. March 20, 2014. Calgary Herald. March 20, 2014. March 23, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140323082438/http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/politics/Gallery+Potential+candidates+replace+Redford/9640130/story.html. live.
    39. News: Alberta PC leadership vote: Jim Prentice wins on 1st ballot. September 6, 2014. CBC News. September 6, 2014. May 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210513032950/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-pc-leadership-vote-jim-prentice-wins-on-1st-ballot-1.2758180. live.

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