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Prince Edward Island Liberal Party leadership elections

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The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party, a political party in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island chooses its leadership by an open vote of party members at a convention called by the party executive when there is a vacancy in the leadership (or there is a temporary interim leader). The first convention was held when Alex W. Matheson sought reelection as leader in 1961.

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1961 leadership convention

(Held in September 1961)

  • Alexander Wallace Matheson 751
  • J. Watson MacNaught 278
  • W.E. Callahan 25
  • 1965 leadership convention

    (Held on December 11, 1965)

  • Alex Campbell 765
  • Lorne Bonnell 592
  • 1978 leadership convention

    (Held on December 9, 1978)

  • Bennett Campbell 963
  • Gerard Mitchell 382
  • 1981 leadership convention

    (Held on October 24, 1981)

  • Joe Ghiz 905
  • Gilbert Clements 482
  • 1993 leadership convention

    (Held on January 23, 1993)

  • Catherine Callbeck 1,229
  • Larry Creed 250
  • Bill Campbell 77
  • 1996 leadership convention

    (Held on October 5, 1996)

  • Keith Milligan 2,237
  • Wayne Cheverie 1,836
  • Ian "Tex" MacDonald 205
  • Dan Mullen 51
  • 1999 leadership convention

    (Held on March 5, 1999)

  • Wayne Carew acclaimed
  • Carew was defeated in the 2000 general election & resigned as leader. Ron MacKinley was chosen interim leader.

    2003 leadership convention

    (Held on April 5, 2003)

  • Robert Ghiz 2065
  • Alan Buchanan 1904
  • (Note: there were 10 spoiled ballots)

    2015 leadership convention

    (Held on February 21, 2015)

  • Wade MacLauchlan acclaimed
  • References

    Prince Edward Island Liberal Party leadership elections Wikipedia


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