New Brunswick Liberal Association leadership election, 2011
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The New Brunswick Liberal Association
will hold a leadership election
in October 2012 to replace outgoing leader Shawn Graham
with a new leader to lead the party into the 2014 election. Graham was elected at the last leadership convention held in 2002
over Jack MacDougall
. Graham announced he would not continue as leader the evening of September 27, 2010 after losing the provincial election earlier that day and formally resigned on November 9, 2010.
New Brunswick Liberal Association
The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...
will hold a leadership election
Leadership election
Leadership election can refer to any of the contests to take the leadership of a political party, notably:*Canada**Bloc Québécois***Bloc Québécois leadership elections**Parti Québécois***Parti Québécois leadership election, 1985...
in October 2012 to replace outgoing leader Shawn Graham
Shawn Graham
Shawn Michael Graham, MLA is a New Brunswick politician, who served as the 31st Premier of New Brunswick. He received a Bachelor of Physical Education Degree in 1991 and a Bachelor of Education Degree in 1993, he worked for New Brunswick's civil service before being elected to the Legislative...
with a new leader to lead the party into the 2014 election. Graham was elected at the last leadership convention held in 2002
New Brunswick Liberal Association leadership election, 2002
The New Brunswick Liberal Association held a leadership election in 2002 to replace former leader Camille Thériault with a new leader to lead the party into the 2003 election...
over Jack MacDougall
Jack MacDougall
Jack MacDougall is a politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He worked for the Liberal Party of New Brunswick from 1984 to 1999. In 2002, he was an unsuccessful candidate for leader of the party...
. Graham announced he would not continue as leader the evening of September 27, 2010 after losing the provincial election earlier that day and formally resigned on November 9, 2010.
Potential candidates
The following individuals have been mentioned in media reports as potential candidates:- Brian Gallant, former candidate in Moncton EastMoncton EastMoncton East is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to 2007, it has been held by only two individuals both of whom served as Premier of New Brunswick. Ray Frenette, a Liberal who served as premier from 1997 to 1998, represented the district...
in the 2006 electionNew Brunswick general election, 2006The 36th New Brunswick general election was held on September 18, 2006, to elect 55 members to the 56th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada....
; lawyer and president of the Kent South Liberal Association. - Kelly LamrockKelly LamrockKelly Lamrock is a Canadian lawyer and politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak, and Minister of Social Development in the New Brunswick cabinet.-Before politics:Kelly Lamrock was born...
, MLA for Fredericton-Fort NashwaakFredericton-Fort NashwaakFredericton-Fort Nashwaak is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first created in the 2006 redrawing of electoral districts and was first used in the general election later that year...
from 2003 to 2010; cabinet minister under Graham. - Roger MelansonRoger MelansonRoger Melanson is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Dieppe Centre-Lewisville as a member of the Liberals.-References:...
, MLA for Dieppe Centre-LewisvilleDieppe Centre-LewisvilleDieppe Centre-Lewisville is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.It was created in 2006 as a result of large population growth in the City of Dieppe. It includes 4 of 5 wards of the city of Dieppe and a small portion of Moncton near Champlain Place...
since 2010; senior advisor to former premier Camille ThériaultCamille ThériaultCamille Henri Thériault served as the 29th Premier of the Canadian province of New Brunswick.The son of Joséphine Martin and Norbert Thériault, a former provincial cabinet minister and Canadian Senator, Camille Thériault was born in Baie-Ste-Anne, New Brunswick, and graduated from Baie-Sainte-Anne...
. - Mike Murphy, MLA for Moncton NorthMoncton NorthMoncton North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.-MLAs:*Michael McKee, Liberal *John Lebans, Liberal *Gene Devereux, Liberal...
from 2003 to 2010; cabinet minister under Graham; former Liberal Party president. - Mary SchryerMary SchryerMary Schryer was a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly in New Brunswick, Canada, representing the constituency of Quispamsis. Schryer was elected in the September 18, 2006 general election for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick...
, MLA for QuispamsisQuispamsis (electoral district)Quispamsis is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.It was created as Kennebecasis in 1994 and included the Town of Quispamsis and surrounding communities along the Kennebecasis River Valley...
from 2006 to 2010; cabinet minister under Graham.
Unlikely candidates
The following individuals have not been the subject of recent media coverage about potential candidates.- Joan KingstonJoan KingstonJoan Margaret Kingston is a nurse, teacher and former political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. She represented New Maryland in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Liberal member from 1995 to 1999....
, MLA for New Maryland from 1995 to 1999, cabinet minister under Frank McKennaFrank McKennaFrancis Joseph "Frank" McKenna, PC, OC, ONB, QC is a Canadian businessman and former politician and diplomat. He is currently Deputy Chairman of the Toronto-Dominion Bank. He served as Canadian Ambassador to the United States from 2005 to 2006...
, Ray Frenette, and Thériault; senior advisor to Graham as leader. - Bernard RichardBernard RichardBernard Richard is a Canadian social worker, lawyer, and politician in the Province of New Brunswick....
, MLA for Shediac-Cap-Pelé from 1991 to 2003; cabinet minister under McKenna, Frenette and Thériault; 1998 Liberal leadership candidate; interim leaderInterim leaderAn interim leader, in Canadian politics, is a party leader appointed by the party's legislative caucus or the party's executive to temporarily act as leader when a gap occurs between the resignation or death of a party leader and the election of a formal successor...
of the Liberals from 2001-2002; provincial ombudsman 2004-present. - Andy SavoyAndy Savoy-Early life:Savoy was raised in the Perth-Andover, New Brunswick area and educated at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton where he earned a Bachelor of Science in engineering as well as a Masters of Business Administration.-Entrance to politics:...
, MP for Tobique-Mactaquac from 2000 to 2006.
Non candidates
- Victor Boudreau, MLA for Shediac-Cap-Pelé since 2004; cabinet minister under Graham. Boudreau was elected interim leaderInterim leaderAn interim leader, in Canadian politics, is a party leader appointed by the party's legislative caucus or the party's executive to temporarily act as leader when a gap occurs between the resignation or death of a party leader and the election of a formal successor...
of the Liberals on November 10, 2010 and said he would not seek the permanent leadership. - Greg Byrne, MLA for Fredericton-Fort NashwaakFredericton-Fort NashwaakFredericton-Fort Nashwaak is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first created in the 2006 redrawing of electoral districts and was first used in the general election later that year...
from 1995 to 1999 and MLA for Fredericton-LincolnFredericton-LincolnFredericton-Lincoln is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first created in the 2006 redrawing of electoral districts and was first used in the general election later that year...
from 2006 to 2010; cabinet minister under McKenna, Frenette, Thériault and Graham; 1998 Liberal leadership candidate. Byrne joined the opposition office as Boudreau's chief of staff. - Dominic LeBlancDominic LeBlancDominic A. LeBlanc, PC, MP , is a Canadian lawyer and politician from New Brunswick, Canada. He is the Member of Parliament for the riding of Beauséjour and sits in the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal Party's Foreign Affairs Critic. He was first elected in the 2000 federal election and has...
, MP for BeauséjourBeausejourBeausejour or Beauséjour may refer to:*Beauséjour , a federal electoral district in eastern New Brunswick, Canada*Beausejour, Manitoba, a town in Manitoba, Canada...
since 2000. - Robert Dysart, partner at the law firm Stewart McKelvey and president of the Moncton WestMoncton WestMoncton West is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It occupies the southwestern portion of the city of Moncton.It was created in 1973 out of the multi-member district of Moncton...
Liberal Association. - Donald ArseneaultDonald ArseneaultDonald Arseneault is a New Brunswick politician. He is the member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for the riding of Dalhousie-Restigouche East....
, MLA for Dalhousie-Restigouche East since 2003; cabinet minister and deputy premier under Shawn GrahamShawn GrahamShawn Michael Graham, MLA is a New Brunswick politician, who served as the 31st Premier of New Brunswick. He received a Bachelor of Physical Education Degree in 1991 and a Bachelor of Education Degree in 1993, he worked for New Brunswick's civil service before being elected to the Legislative...
. Arsenault announced he would not be a candidate for the leadership in early November, 2011.