2010 Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election

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 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]

2010 Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election
DateOctober 2, 2010
ConventionCharlottetown
Resigning leaderPat Binns
Won byOlive Crane
Ballots2
Candidates5
Entrance Fee$2,500
Spending limit$35,000

Olive Crane won the election.[3]

Confirmed candidates

Results

The results of the leadership election was as follows.[3]

First Round

CandidateVotes
Olive Crane819
Jamie Ballem692
Peter Llewellyn94
Jamie Fox79
Fred McCardle58

Second Round

CandidateVotes
Olive Crane908
Jamie Ballem604
Jamie Fox11
Peter Llewellyn7

References

  1. "CBC News - Prince Edward Island - P.E.I. Tories waiting on picking a leader". Cbc.ca. 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  2. "CBC News - Prince Edward Island - Crane to lead P.E.I. PCs". Cbc.ca. 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  3. "Crane wins P.E.I. Tory leadership". Cbc.ca. 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  4. "Peter Llewellyn announces bid for leadership". Cbc.ca. 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  5. CA (2010-07-23). "Former Borden police chief announces intention to run for PC leadership". Theguardian.pe.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2011-04-22.


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