Progressive Conservative leadership convention, 2006
Date	November 25, 2006 (first ballot) December 2, 2006 (second ballot)
Location	At least one poll per constituency
Campaign to replace	Ralph Klein
Won by	Ed Stelmach
Candidates	8
Entrance Fee	$15,000
Spending limit	None

The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta held the first ballot of its leadership election on November 25, 2006 with a run-off vote on December 2, 2006. The leadership election was to choose a new leader to replace Premier Ralph Klein, who sent a letter of resignation to party executives on September 20, 2006. Klein will officially leave office as leader and tender his resignation as Premier of Alberta to Albertan Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong after the new leader is elected. Strict constitutional convention dictates that Kwong appoint the new PC leader as the 13th Premier of Alberta. Image File history File links PCP_Alb_logo. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ralph Phillip Klein (born November 1, 1942) was the premier of the Canadian province of Alberta and leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives from 1992 until his retirement in 2006. ... Edward Stelmach (born ca. ... The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... 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 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership election... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A premier is an executive official of government. ... Ralph Phillip Klein (born November 1, 1942) was the premier of the Canadian province of Alberta and leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives from 1992 until his retirement in 2006. ... is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Canada-related stubs | Alberta premiers ... This is a list of the Lieutenant-Governors of Alberta, Canada, since its establishment in 1905. ... Norman Lim Kwong, CM, AOE, KStJ, a. ... Constitutional convention may refer to: Constitutional convention (political meeting), a meeting of delegates to adopt a new constitution or revise an existing constitution Philadelphia Convention, of 1787, resulted in the United States Constitution Missouri Constitutional Convention (1861-63), Missouris provisional government during American Civil War Constitutional Convention (Australia), four...

Klein initially set his resignation date for October 2007, but that date was pushed up when he received only 55.4% support from party delegates at the PC Convention on March 31, 2006. is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Timing

Klein announces resignation date

On March 14, 2006, 16 days before the PC Convention and leadership review, Klein announced his plan to tender his resignation on October 31, 2007, but remain as Premier for several months until a leadership election in early 2008. is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Implications for Cabinet ministers

Shortly after announcing his timetable with regards to stepping down, the Premier instructed all current members of the Albertan Cabinet to resign and move to the backbench by June 16, 2006, if they wanted to run for the leadership. Premier Klein's request is not unusual or unprecedented on his part - former Albertan Treasurer Stockwell Day was required to resign as Treasurer upon declaring his candidacy for leadership of the Canadian Alliance in 2000. However, the lengthy notice Klein has demanded has proven controversial - after announcing his own resignation Klein's predecessor Don Getty also required cabinet ministers who wanted the leadership to resign, but Getty requested their resignations only a few months prior to the vote. The Executive Council of Alberta (commonly known as the cabinet) is made up of members of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party which holds a majority of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... A backbencher is a Member of Parliament or a legislature who does not hold governmental office and is not a Front Bench spokesperson in the Opposition. ... is the 167th day of the year (168th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stockwell Burt Day Jr. ... The Canadian Alliance, formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance, was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. ... Donald Ross Getty (born August 30, 1933), Canadian politician, was Premier of Alberta and leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party between 1985 and 1992. ...

March 2006 leadership vote

On March 31, 2006, Premier Klein faced a mandatory leadership review when party delegates voted on the question of whether he should continue as leader of the party and, by extension, as premier. Although Klein was not widely expected to lose this vote, he had said he would resign leader quickly if he did not get an overwhelming majority. Klein had not publicly divulged what this threshold would be, but most political observers pegged it at 75%, far more than the 55.4% the premier actually received. In previous years, Klein had scored as high as 97% in support of his leadership. is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

There was known to be pressure from within the party to force Klein out sooner than planned. On March 23, 2006, Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Lyle Oberg was suspended from the party's legislative caucus for six months and dismissed from the Cabinet after he told constituents in Brooks that he would not urge delegates at the March 31 leadership review to support Klein. Oberg had been considered a contender for the leadership prior to this decision, but described the premier's directive regarding the June 1 deadline as a "bombshell" and infuriated fellow Tories when he told constituents "If I were the premier, I wouldn't want me sitting as a backbencher... I know where all the skeletons are." Despite this, Oberg pressed on with his leadership campaign and was re-admitted to caucus on July 25, 2006. is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dr. Lyle Oberg is an Albertan politician and current member of the Legislative Assembly. ... Nickname: Location of Brooks in Alberta Coordinates: , Country Province Region Southern Alberta Census division 2 Incorporated 1910 (village)   1911 (town)   2005 (city) Government [1]  - Mayor Don Weisbeck  - Governing body Brooks City Council  - MP Monte Solberg (Cons - Medicine Hat)  - MLA Lyle Oberg (PC - Strathmore-Brooks) Area [2]  - City 17. ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Political analysts believe the result of the March 31 vote can be attributed to concerns over how a "long goodbye" by a sitting premier can affect governing parties. There were still fresh memories across Canada of former Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's lengthy retirement notice and a belief that this delay was the cause of party infighting in 2004 followed by reduction to a minority government in the 2004 federal election and then defeat in the 2006 election. In addition, many Albertans believed that crucial and decisive actions would need to be taken in the coming months as a result of Alberta's booming economy and massive budgetary surplus, thus they believed it was not the time for a lame duck premier to remain in office. Even worse for some, Premier Klein's retirement plans, had they been carried out as intended, would inevitably have resulted in him appointing lame duck cabinet ministers who would replace the leadership candidates only to face probable removal from the Cabinet following the leadership vote. The Liberal Party of Canada (French: ), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party. ... Regions Political culture Foreign relations Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      The Prime Minister of Canada (French: Premier ministre du Canada), is the Minister of the Crown who is head of the Government of Canada. ... Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, usually known as Jean Chrétien, PC, QC, BA, BCL, LLD (h. ... The period between Paul Martins assumption of the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada on November 14, 2003, and the 2004 federal election being called on May 23, 2004, saw a considerable amount of infighting within the party. ... For minority governments in general, see dominant minority. ... The Canadian federal election, 2004 (more formally, the 38th general election), was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... Rendition of party representation in the 39th Canadian parliament decided by this election. ... Drilling rig in northern Alberta The Alberta Advantage is a phrase coined by the government of the province of Alberta, Canada to describe Albertas prosperous circumstance at the beginning of the 21st century. ... Alternate meanings in cabinet (disambiguation) A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ...

Format

The format for the 2006 election was identical to the previous leadership election held in 1992. It was a one-member-one-vote voting system in which the top three candidates from the first round were eligible to move on to a second round, in which preferential voting would be used should all three elegible candidates stay in the race. At least one polling station was placed in each of Alberta's 83 electoral divisions - larger rural districts had multiple polling stations. In 1992, third-place candidate Rick Orman dropped out, leaving two candidates in the race:Klein and future Liberal leader Nancy Betkowski. Klein then defeated Betkowski. Preferential voting (or preference voting) is a type of ballot structure used in several electoral systems in which voters rank a list or group of candidates in order of preference. ... A polling station situated inside a suburban library in the north of Cambridge during the United Kingdom general election, 2005. ... Current electoral laws in Alberta, Canada fix the number of legislature seats at 83. ... The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ... Nancy MacBeth, née Betkowski (born December 29, 1948 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian politician, who was the leader of the Alberta Liberal Party from 1998 to 2001. ...

Compared to Canadian political parties in general, and especially governing parties, there were very few restrictions regarding membership and regarding eligibility to vote in a leadership election in Alberta's PC Party. First, Alberta PC party rules did not forbid members from holding membership in rival parties. Some other Alberta parties, notably the Liberals and New Democrats do forbid their members from being members of other parties although the Alberta Alliance removed a similar restriction, possibly in response to Ted Morton's PC leadership candidacy. Second and perhaps more significantly, the Progressive Conservatives, as in 1992, allowed anyone who wished to vote in the leadership election to purchase a five-dollar membership right up to the polling day - memberships were even available for purchase at the polling stations. This was very unusual in Canada - in fact no other major federal or provincial party is known to allow leadership voters to buy memberships on polling day. Even those parties that do not employ delegated leadership conventions and allow the general membership to vote for the leader usually have a deadline for purchasing memberships of no later than seven days prior to the vote. A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... Membership can refer to: Set membership - comprising part of a set in mathematics Social group membership - in sociology, the process of socialisation aims/results in achieving membership of a social group This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The Alberta New Democrats or Alberta NDP is a social democratic political party in Canada that was founded as the Alberta section of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation. ... The Alberta Alliance is a right wing political party in Alberta. ... Frederick Lee (Ted) Morton, PhD. (born 1949, Los Angeles, California) is a former university professor, an Albertan politician and currently a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... C$ redirects here. ... In Canadian politics, a leadership convention is held by a political party when the party needs to choose a leader due to a vacancy or a challenge to the incumbent leader. ...

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Declared candidates

In order to be a declared candidate, the candidate had to have their nomination papers filled out and returned to the party by October 16, 2006. Eight candidates were declared. Of the nine initial candidates, six were former members of the Alberta Cabinet. Three of the candidates were not current MLAs; however, Premier Klein announced he will resign as the MLA for Calgary Elbow when he resigns as Premier, thus the new leader will have a vacant seat to contest in a by-election should he need one. In the order they filed their nomination papers, the candidates were: is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Executive Council of Alberta (commonly known as the cabinet) is made up of members of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party which holds a majority of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... Calgary Elbow is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ...

Ed Stelmach

Ed Stelmach, the former Intergovernmental Affairs minister, announced his resignation from cabinet in accordance with Klein's directive.[1] He was the first declared candidate. Website: [2] Edward Stelmach (born ca. ...

Supporters in caucus: 19 Guy Boutilier, Pearl Calahasen, Ray Danyluk, Iris Evans, Hector Goudreau, George Groeneveld, Carol Haley, Doug Horner, LeRoy Johnson, Phil Klein, Mel Knight, Fred Lindsay, Luke Ouellette, Lloyd Snelgrove, Ed Stelmach, Ivan Strang. Plus second ballot endorsements from three dropped candidates: David Hancock, Lyle Oberg, Mark Norris.

Guy C. Boutilier is an Alberta, Canada MLA for the electoral district of Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo, currently serving his third term. ... Pearl Calahasen is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Lesser Slave Lake in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... Ray Danyluk (b. ... Iris Evans is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... Hector Goudreau (born: October 11, 1950) is a politician from Alberta, Canada. ... George Groeneveld is a Canadian politician. ... Carol Haley is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Airdrie-Chestermere in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... Doug Horner is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. ... LeRoy Jenkins is a teacher and politician from Alberta, Canada. ... Mel Knight (b. ... Fred Lindsay is a politician and current provincial cabinet minister in Alberta, Canada. ... Luke Ouellette (born: July 22, 1953 St. ... Lloyd Snelgrove is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Vermilion-Lloydminster in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... Edward Stelmach (born ca. ... Ivan Strang (born: Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Progressive Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for West Yellowhead. ... David Hancock (b. ... Dr. Lyle Oberg is an Albertan politician and current member of the Legislative Assembly. ... Mark Norris (born 1962) is an Albertan politician, former MLA and prospective candidate for the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party. ...

Lyle Oberg

Lyle Oberg, the former Transportation minister, had said he intended to resign from Cabinet by the June 1 deadline. However, as noted above Oberg was fired from Cabinet and suspended from Caucus on March 22, 2006. He pursued the leadership despite these events, and was re-admitted to caucus on July 25. Website: [3] Dr. Lyle Oberg is an Albertan politician and current member of the Legislative Assembly. ... is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Supporters in caucus: 3 Guy Boutilier[4], Hung Pham[5], Lyle Oberg.

Guy C. Boutilier is an Alberta, Canada MLA for the electoral district of Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo, currently serving his third term. ... Hung Pham or Hung Kim Pham (born Phạm Kim Hưng in Saigon on October 2, 1963) is a politician and information expert in Alberta, Canada. ... Dr. Lyle Oberg is an Albertan politician and current member of the Legislative Assembly. ...

Mark Norris

Mark Norris, a former MLA who became celebrated within the party when he defeated former Tory leadership candidate-turned-Liberal leader Nancy MacBeth in Edmonton McClung in 2001. However, Norris lost his seat in the 2004 election to Liberal candidate Mo Elsalhy. Website: [6] Mark Norris (born 1962) is an Albertan politician, former MLA and prospective candidate for the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party. ... Nancy MacBeth, née Betkowski (born December 29, 1948 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian politician, who was the leader of the Alberta Liberal Party from 1998 to 2001. ... Edmonton McClung is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... Mo Elsalhy is a politician and pharmacist from Alberta, Canada. ...

Supporters in caucus: 2 Carol Haley, Doug Horner.

Carol Haley is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Airdrie-Chestermere in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... Doug Horner is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. ...

Ted Morton

Ted Morton was first elected to the Alberta legislature in the Alberta general election, 2004. He had previously served as a professor in the political science department of the University of Calgary where he was considered to be member of the conservative Calgary School of professors. Morton served a six year term as a "senator in waiting" between 1998 and 2004 after he was elected by Albertans in the Alberta Senate nominee election, 1998 and used this position to advocate for democratic reform. Although Ted Morton was a backbencher, he was considered a strong contender for the leadership because of his high profile in the former Reform Party and Canadian Alliance. Morton was considered to be on the right of the political spectrum, and supported allowing people to pay for non-emergency health care services such as hip and knee replacements. Ted Morton also presented a private members bill in the Alberta legislature which would have allowed marriage commissioners who objected to same-sex marriage to opt out of performing same-sex marriages. [7] Morton became one of two Senators-in-Waiting chosen by Albertans in a 1998 election. Website: [8] Frederick Lee (Ted) Morton, PhD. (born 1949, Los Angeles, California) is a former university professor, an Albertan politician and currently a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... Alberta riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage in each won riding. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Political Science is the field concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behaviour. ... Arch marking south entrance to campus during the winter. ... The Calgary School is a name used to refer to a group of like-minded academics from the University of Calgary’s political science and history departments. ... The 2nd Alberta Senate nominee election was held on October 19, 1998 in conjunction with the Alberta Municipal Elections. ...

Supporters in caucus: 2 Ted Morton, Hung Pham

Supporters in Alberta Alliance caucus: 1 Paul Hinman

Supporters in Federal Conservative caucus: 3 Rob Anders, Myron Thompson, Jason Kenney.[9]

Frederick Lee (Ted) Morton, PhD. (born 1949, Los Angeles, California) is a former university professor, an Albertan politician and currently a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... Hung Pham or Hung Kim Pham (born Phạm Kim Hưng in Saigon on October 2, 1963) is a politician and information expert in Alberta, Canada. ... Paul Hinman (born 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) was elected to his first term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Cardston-Taber-Warner, on November 22, 2004. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a conservative political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... Robert Rob Anders (born April 1, 1972, in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian politician. ... Image:Myronthompson. ... Jason Kenney (born May 30, 1968 in Oakville, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. ...

Dave Hancock

David Hancock, former Advanced Education Minister, was one of three Edmonton MLAs to retain their seats for the Tories in the 2004 general election. He was first elected in 1997 and has held the International, Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs portfolio as well and Minister of Justice and Attorney General. Until his resignation from Cabinet to run for leader, Hancock was the Government House Leader and Minister of Advanced Education. At that time, Hancock was also the only MLA to sit on both Agenda and Prioirties and the Treasury Board committees. He is the author of the Government of Alberta 20 Stategic Business Plan setting the long range framework for the future of the province. He resigned from Cabinet in April 2005 to pursue his leadership bid on a full-time basis. Website: [10] David Hancock (b. ... For other places with the same name, see Edmonton (disambiguation). ... Alberta riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage in each won riding. ...

Supporters in caucus: 1 David Hancock

Supporters in Federal Conservative caucus: 1 Laurie Hawn[11].

David Hancock (b. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a conservative political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... Laurie D. Hawn, CD (born May 11, 1947) is a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the Canadian Air Force (1964-1994) , business person, and federal politician from Edmonton, Alberta. ...

Jim Dinning

Jim Dinning, Alberta's former Treasurer, was not a current MLA but was (and remains) on the board of directors of each of a number of major corporations and some other organisations, mostly concerned with public policy research. Website: [12] Jim Dinning (born: 1952 in Edmonton) is a Canadian Progressive Conservative politician and businessman. ... The finance minister is a cabinet position in a government. ...

Supporters in caucus: 38 Cindy Ady, Moe Amery, Neil Brown, Wayne Cao, Mike Cardinal, Harvey Cenaiko, David Coutts, Alana DeLong[13], Clint Dunford, Heather Forsyth, Yvonne Fritz, Gord Graydon, Doug Griffiths, Denis Herard, Mary Anne Jablonski, Art Johnston, Ken Kowalski, Ron Liepert, Rob Lougheed[14], Thomas Lukaszuk, Ty Lund[15], Richard Magnus, Gary Mar, Richard Marz, Barry McFarland, Greg Melchin, Len Mitzel, Frank Oberle, Ray Prins, Rob Renner, Dave Rodney, George Rogers, Shiraz Shariff, Ron Stevens, Janis Tarchuk, George VanderBurg, Len Webber, Gene Zwozdesky. [16]

Supporters in federal Conservative caucus: 2 Deepak Obhrai, Bob Mills[17], Lee Richardson.[18]

Cindy Ady is a politician from Alberta, Canada. ... Moe Amery is a Canadian politician who was elected to his fourth term as Member of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-East on November 22, 2004. ... Dr. Neil Brown is a lawyer, biologist and politician from Alberta, Canada. ... Wayne Cao is an Albertan politician. ... Mike Cardinal is a politician from Alberta, Canada. ... Hon. ... David Coutts is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Livingstone-Macleod in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... Alana DeLong speaking at a rally on the steps of Calgary City Hall, June 2, 2006. ... Clint Dunford (born 1943) was first elected in 1993, and elected to his fourth term as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Lethbridge West on November 22, 2004. ... Heather Forsyth is a politician from Alberta, Canada. ... Yvonne Marie Fagnan Fritz (born: September 17, 1950 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a politician and current cabinet minister in Alberta, Canada. ... Gordon Graydon is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Grande Prairie-Wapiti in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... Doug Griffiths is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Battle River-Wainwright in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... Denis Herard is a politician from Alberta, Canada. ... Mary Anne Jablonski is a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. ... Arthur Art Johnston is a politician and a retired police officer from Alberta, Canada. ... The Honorable Ken Reginald Kowalski was born September 27, 1945 in Bonnyville, Alberta is a politician and current Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... Ron Liepert is a politician and broadcaster from Alberta, Canada. ... Rob Lougheed is a teacher and politician from Alberta, Canada. ... Thomas Lukaszuk (born: April 5, 1979) is a politician from Alberta, Canada and a current member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the Edmonton Castle Downs district, for the Progressive Conservatives. ... Ty Lund (born March 31, 1938 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta) is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Rocky Mountain House in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... Richard Magnus (born: July 31, 1950 Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian politician currently living in Alberta, Canada. ... Honourable Gary G. Mar QC, LLB, BComm (born July 26, 1962) is the Minister of Community Development since November 22, 2004. ... Richard Marz (born April 30, 1944 in Three Hills, Alberta) is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... Barry McFarland (born April 22, 1948 in Carmangay, Alberta) is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Little Bow in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... Greg Melchin is a politician and accountant he currently serves as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and a current Cabinet Minister in the Alberta government. ... Leonard Mitzell is a politician and farmer from Alberta, Canada. ... Frank Oberle, Jr. ... Ray Prins is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Lacombe-Ponoka in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... Rob Renner is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Medicine Hat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... David Rodney is a politician, teacher, and professional speaker from Alberta, Canada. ... George Henry Roland Rogers, CBE ( 1906?- 19 February 1983) was a British Labour Member of Parliament. ... Shiraz Shariff (born: March 1, 1954) is a politician from Alberta, Canada. ... Ron Stevens (born 1949) is an Albertan MLA who is currently that provinces Minister of Justice. ... Janis Tarchuk is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Banff-Cochrane in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... George VanderBurg is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Whitecourt-Ste. ... Len Webber is a politician from Alberta, Canada. ... Gene Zwozdesky (born: July 24, 1948 Nipawin, Saskatchewan) is a politician and current cabinet minister from Alberta, Canada. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a conservative political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... Deepak Obhrai (born May 7, 1950 in Oldeani, Tanzania) is a Canadian politician, representing the riding of Calgary East for the Conservative Party of Canada. ... Bob Mills (b 1967) is a journalist, dissident and author living in Sussex, England. ... Lee Richardson (b. ...

Victor Doerksen

Victor Doerksen, the MLA for Red Deer South and former Minister for Innovation and Science, announced his candidacy on August 17 after resigning from the Cabinet on August 15. Website: [19] Victor Doerksen (born:November 25, 1953) is a politician, accountant and former Cabinet Minister in Alberta, Canada. ... This article is about the species of deer. ... Red Deer South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Supporters in caucus: 1 Victor Doerksen.

Victor Doerksen (born:November 25, 1953) is a politician, accountant and former Cabinet Minister in Alberta, Canada. ...

Gary McPherson

Gary McPherson, former chair of the Premier's Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities, was a quadripalegic since a childhood bout with polio. He announced his candidacy on August 18. Website: [20] is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Supporters in caucus: 0 .

First-round results

Second-round voting

No candidate achieved the more than the 50% requirement in the first round of voting, so the top three candidates - Jim Dinning, Ted Morton and Ed Stelmach - headed for a second round held on December 2. Lyle Oberg, Dave Hancock, and Mark Norris threw their support behind Ed Stelmach after failing to advance to the second round. McPherson threw his support to Dinning, and Doerksen chose not to endorse any of the three remaining candidates.

Voters indicated their first and second choice on a preferential ballot. As no candidate received 50% plus one of votes cast after first preferences were counted, the third place candidate, Morton, was dropped and the second choices of his voters were apportioned to the two remaining candidates. These second choices overwhelming favoured Stelmach, making him leader of the party and incoming premier of Alberta. Preferential voting (or preference voting) is a type of ballot structure used in several electoral systems in which voters rank a list or group of candidates in order of preference. ...

Instant runoff results

Withdrawn candidates

Alana DeLong

Alana DeLong was a Calgary member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), and the only woman in the race. She dropped out before handing in her nomination papers on October 11 and endorsed Dinning.[21] Alana DeLong speaking at a rally on the steps of Calgary City Hall, June 2, 2006. ... A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the Legislature or legislative assembly of a subnational jurisdiction. ... is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Timeline

• March 14, 2006 - Premier Klein announces that he intends to tender his resignation on October 31, 2007 but remain Premier until early 2008.[22]

• March 15 - Klein orders all cabinet ministers who intend to run in the leadership election to succeed him to resign from cabinet by June 1st 2006.[23]

• March 22 - Transport Minister Lyle Oberg, a possible contender for the party's leadership, is ousted from Cabinet and suspended from caucus for six months after making critical comments about Klein to his riding association and saying he won't ask delegates from his riding to support Klein in the March 31 leadership review.[24]

• March 31 - 1,500 delegates to the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party convention vote on Klein's leadership in a secret ballot.Klein had indicated he'd resign immediately if he does not receive a "substantial majority" in the leadership review.[25] Klein's leadership is endorsed by only 55.4% of delegates, described as a "crushing blow" to the Premier who asks for a few days to decide whether to submit his resignation.[26]

• April 4 - In a press conference, Klein announces that he will write party officials a formal letter in September asking them to commence a leadership election. He stated that he expects a new leader will be chosen in October or November 2006 and that he would leave office in December.[27]

• May 17 - Former Reform Party of Canada leader Preston Manning announces he will not be a candidate. Manning had been widely expected to be the frontrunner in the race.[28]

• July 25 - Leadership candidate Oberg is re-admitted to caucus.

• August 15 - Innovation and Science Minister Victor Doerksen resigns from the Cabinet. [29]

• August 17 - Former Innovation and Science Minister Doerksen announces his candidacy. Premier Klein confirms he will tender his resignation as leader on or around September 14, and that he will resign as the MLA for Calgary Elbow upon leaving the premiership. [30]

• August 18 - Former chair of the Premier's Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities, Gary McPherson, announces his candidacy. [31]

• September 20 - Klein resigns as leader of the party, officially opening the Conservative leadership election. [32]

• October 16 - Nominations close at 5:00pm MST.

• November 25 - First ballot of the leadership election. Because no candidate received greater than 50% plus one of the votes, a second ballot will be held; Dinning, Morton and Stelmach will be on the second ballot.

• December 2 - Second ballot of the leadership election. Polls were open between 9:00am and 7:00pm MST. The election was between Dinning, Morton, and Stelmach. Stelmach finished first followed by Dinning. After the second choices of Morton's supporters were factored in Stelmach was declared the winner.

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Trivia

• The Progressive Conservatives are the first party in Albertan history to have had four premiers. All of the previous governing parties (the Liberals, United Farmers and Social Credit) were defeated in the elections immediately following their third premiers' assuming the office.
• Ed Stelmach has never lost an election.

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External links

• Leadership Election Details (PDF)
• Daveberta, tracking leadership endorsements by PC MLAs.
• Project Alberta's discussion forum on the PC Leadership Race