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Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership election, 1991

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Ballots
  
1

Won by
  
Dennis Cochrane

Resigning leader
  
Barbara Baird Filliter

Date
  
15 June 1991

Candidates
  
2

Convention
  
Fredericton, New Brunswick

The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick held a leadership election in 1991 to replace its outgoing leader Barbara Baird Filliter. The winner was former Moncton mayor and member of parliament Dennis Cochrane who would go on to win the riding of Petitcodiac in the 1991 general election.

The candidates were Cochrane and St. Andrews mayor and teacher Bev Lawrence. Fredericton—York—Sunbury member of parliament Bud Bird and party president Emilien LeBreton were also expected to run but did not enter the race.

References

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership election, 1991 Wikipedia