2010 Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election explained

Party:Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island
Year:2010
Date:October 2, 2010
Location:Charlottetown
Replaces:Pat Binns
Winner:Olive Crane
Ballots:2
Numcands:5
Entryfee:$2,500
Spendcap:$35,000

The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island held a leadership election in Charlottetown on October 2, 2010[1] to select a new leader after the resignation of former Premier Pat Binns on August 30, 2007 following the defeat of the party in the 2007 general election. Olive Crane was appointed interim leader on September 4, 2007 and served until June 2010 when she resigned to successfully run for leader. Jamie Ballem, Fred McCardle, Jamie Fox, and Peter Llewellyn were all also candidates for the party's leadership.[2]

Olive Crane won the election.

Confirmed candidates

Results

The results of the leadership election was as follows.[5]

First round

Candidate Votes
Olive Crane 819
Jamie Ballem 692
Peter Llewellyn 94
Jamie Fox 79
Fred McCardle 58

Second round

Candidate Votes
Olive Crane 908
Jamie Ballem 604
Jamie Fox 11
Peter Llewellyn 7

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CBC News - Prince Edward Island - P.E.I. Tories waiting on picking a leader . Cbc.ca . 2009-02-02 . 2011-04-22.
  2. Web site: CBC News - Prince Edward Island - Crane to lead P.E.I. PCs . Cbc.ca . 2007-09-05 . 2011-04-22.
  3. Web site: Peter Llewellyn announces bid for leadership . Cbc.ca . 2009-09-08 . 2011-04-22.
  4. Web site: CA . Former Borden police chief announces intention to run for PC leadership . Theguardian.pe.ca . 2010-07-23 . 2011-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307171627/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2010-07-23/article-1602460/Former-Borden-police-chief-announces-intention-to-run-for-PC-leadership/1 . 2012-03-07 . dead .
  5. Web site: Crane wins P.E.I. Tory leadership . Cbc.ca . 2010-10-02 . 2011-04-22.