2018 Green Party of Alberta leadership election explained

Election Name:2018 Green Party of Alberta leadership election
Country:Alberta
Ongoing:no
Previous Year:2017
Election Date:September 22, 2018[1]
1Blank:Result
2Blank:Percentage
Image1:Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes.jpg
Colour1:2F873E
Candidate1:Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes[2]
Colour2:2F873E
Candidate2:Brian Deheer
Image4: NOTA
Colour4:2F873E
Candidate4:None of the Above
Leader
Before Election:Coral Bliss Taylor (interim)
After Election:Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes[3]
Party:Green Party of Alberta
Year:2018
Date:September 22, 2018
Winner:Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes
Ballots:1
Replaces:Romy Tittel
Numcands:2 (+ none of the above)

The 2018 Green Party of Alberta leadership election was spurred after Romy Tittel, who had won the leadership in 2017, resigned without explanation after five months as leader.[4] [5] The party later named Coral Bliss Taylor as interim leader. The winner of the election, Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes, was announced on September 22, 2018.[1] She was the first Indigenous woman to lead a provincial party in Canada.[6]

The vote was determined by preferential ballot.[7]

Confirmed candidates

Matt Levicki entered the race, but withdrew before the vote.

The None of the above ballot option was also available to members.

Timeline

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reid . Marco . Alberta Greens announce leadership race: Members to vote for new leader in September . Green Party of Alberta . 16 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180617130534/http://greenpartyofalberta.ca/alberta-greens-announce-leadership-race-members-to-vote-for-new-leader-in-september/ . 17 June 2018 . 3 June 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Leadership candidate profiles — don't miss this! . Green Party of Alberta . 16 September 2018 . 30 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Green Party of Alberta chooses Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes as new leader daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics . daveberta.ca . Daveberta . 24 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180924224723/http://daveberta.ca/2018/09/cheryle-chagnon-greyeyes-green-party-alberta/ . 24 September 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: Tittel . Romy . Romy Tittel Leader of the Party Resigns . Green Party of Alberta . 16 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180517153024/http://greenpartyofalberta.ca/romy-tittel-leader-of-the-party-resigns/ . 17 May 2018 . 25 March 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: Trio of hopefuls take aim at Green Party of Alberta leadership . 2022-06-05 . calgaryherald . en-CA.
  6. News: September 7, 2019 . Alberta Green Party leader resigns after just 1 year in charge . CBC News .
  7. News: Constitution and Bylaws . 16 July 2018 . Green Party of Alberta . 2017 . . English.
  8. Web site: 2021-02-12 . Leadership candidate profiles -- don't miss this! Green Party of Alberta . 2022-06-05 . 2021-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210212133435/https://greenpartyofalberta.ca/dont-miss-this-more-information-on-candidates-for-gpa-leadership/ . bot: unknown .
  9. Web site: CLIMENHAGA . DAVID . GREEN PARTY OF ALBERTA CHOOSES CORAL BLISS TAYLOR, FORMER CALGARY COUNCIL CANDIDATE, AS INTERIM LEADER . Alberta Politics . 16 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180514172728/http://albertapolitics.ca/2018/04/green-party-of-alberta-chooses-coral-bliss-taylor-former-calgary-council-candidate-as-interim-leader/ . 14 May 2018 . 20 April 2018 . live . dmy-all .

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