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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. Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a Commonwealth Realm (see Monarchy in Canada) with a federal system of parliamentary government, and strong democratic traditions. ...
In common usage, leadership generally refers to: the position or office of an authority figure, such as a President [1] a group of influential people, such as a union leadership [2] guidance or direction, as in the phrase the emperor is not providing much leadership capacity or ability to lead...
Overview
Unlike in the United States, where political conventions are held every four years to choose the party's presidential nominee, in Canada the leader of a party generally remains that party's de facto candidate for Prime Minister until such time as he or she quits or is dismissed by the party. In the New Democratic Party and its provincial branches, the position of party leader was treated as all other positions on the party's executive committee, and open for election at party conventions generally held every two years. Speeches by important party figures are key features of the convention; here, former President Jimmy Carter addresses the 2004 Democratic National Convention. ...
Speeches by important party figures are key features of the convention; here, former President Jimmy Carter addresses the 2004 Democratic National Convention. ...
The Prime Minister of Canada, the head of the Canadian government, is usually the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Canadian House of Commons. ...
The New Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique) is a left wing political party in Canada that advocates varying forms of socialism . ...
Traditionally, each riding association of a party holds a special meeting to elect a fixed number of delegates to represent it at a leadership convention. These meeting would often select "alternate delegates" or "alternates", who would attend the convention, but vote only if one of the delegates from the riding association was unable to attend. In addition, delegates are often selected by the party's youth and women's associations in each riding, and party associations at university and college campuses. In Canadian politics a riding association or constituency association is the basic unit of a political party, that is it is the partys organization at the level of the electoral constituency or riding. ...
In addition to the elected delgates, a large number of ex officio delegates attend and vote at leadership conventions. These ex officio delegates are automatically entitled to attend by virtue of being an elected member of parliament for that party, a member of an affiliated party in a provincial legislature, a member of the party's national or provinical executive, of the executive of an affiliated women's or youth organization.
Due to the implementation of "one member, one vote" (OMOV) systems and proportional delegate elections by most parties, conventions have declined in importance. In recent years, the result of the vote is either known before the convention, or the voting does not take place at the venue. OMOV, an acronym standing for one man, one vote or one member, one vote, is a term used to support wider and more equal participation in political systems. ...
In a "one member, one vote" system, each party member casts a ballot to elect the leader, and all ballots have equal weight.
The Liberal Party of Canada held the first leadership convention in 1919, electing William Lyon Mackenzie King. Prior to that the leader of the party was chosen by the party's parliamentary caucus. The historical Conservative Party used a leadership convention to select R.B. Bennett as party leader in 1927. The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas current governing political party. ...
1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
The Right Honourable William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC , LL.B , Ph. ...
A caucus is most generally defined as being a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement. ...
The name which emphasised a revitalised National Policy and links to Britain. ...
For the British composer named Richard Bennett, see Richard Rodney Bennett. ...
1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Parti Québécois was the first political party in Canada to adopt an OMOV system. Most provincial and federal parties adopted forms of OMOV in the 1990s. The Parti Québécois or PQ is a political party that advocates national sovereignty for Quebec from Canada. ...
Until 2003, when it adopted an OMOV system, every biennial convention of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and its successor, the New Democratic Party, in the twentieth century was a leadership convention. However, in practice, contested elections were only held in the NDP when there was a declared leadership race. 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups as well as the League for Social Reconstruction. ...
Both the modern Conservative Party and the NDP have instituted "one member one vote" systems in recent years. The NDP has a modified system where the vote is calculated, so that ballots cast by labour delegates have 25% weight in the total result while votes cast by party members have 75%. The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada) is a right wing political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ...
The modern Conservative Party have adopted the Progressive Conservative Party system of OMOV, where each riding has equal weight in a point system. The party's other predecessors, the Reform Party of Canada and Canadian Alliance, had pure OMOV systems. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ...
This page refers to a Riding as a unit in local government. ...
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party in the 1980s and 1990s. ...
The Canadian Alliance (in full, the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance) was a Canadian right_of_centre conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. ...
The Liberals continue to use the delegate system, but have adopted a system where delegates in a riding are apportioned by proportional representation. Proportional representation (PR) is any election system which ensures a proportionally representative result of a democratic election, x% of votes should be represented by x% in the democratic institutions, parliament or congress. ...
The Bloc Québécois uses a pure OMOV system. The Bloc Québécois is a left-wing federal political party in Canada that is devoted to the promotion of sovereignty for Quebec. ...
See also
Federal parties The first three leaders of the Liberal Party of Canada were not chosen at a convention. ...
NDP leadership conventions are the process by which the Canadian New Democratic Party elects its leader. ...
Lucien Bouchard, the first leader of the Bloc Québécois was elected by acclamation by the MPs who formed the Bloc in 1990. ...
The 1987 founding convention of the Reform Party of Canada elected Preston Manning as party leader by acclamation. ...
The first Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leadership convention was held in 1927, when the party was called the Conservative Party. ...
The 2004 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election ended on March 20, 2004 with the election of Stephen Harper as the first leader of the new Canadian Conservative Party. ...
Provincial parties The British Columbia Social Credit Party, a conservative political party in the Province of British Columbia, Canada, did not hold any leadership conventions until 1973. ...
This page lists the results of Leadership Conventions held by the British Columbia Liberal Party. ...
This page covers the results of leadership conventions in the British Columbia New Democratic Party (known as the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation before 1961). ...
Ballot-by-ballot results of leadership races in the Ontario Liberal Party. ...
This page lists the results of leadership conventions within the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (known as the Conservative Party of Ontario before 1942). ...
Leadership conventions and leadership challenges in the Ontario New Democratic Party (previously known as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, Ontario Section). ...
This page shows the results of leadership conventions in the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (known as the Farmer-Labour Party from 1932 to 1934, and the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation from 1934 to 1967). ...
This page shows the results of leadership conventions in the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan (known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan until the mid-1940s). ...
Up-coming conventions/elections Following the resignation of Elizabeth Weir on October 8, 2004, the New Brunswick New Democratic Party will hold a leadership election for the first time since 1988 on September 25, 2005. ...
The Parti Québécois leadership election of 2005 will be held from November 13 to November 15, 2005 to elect a leader of the Parti Québécois, a sovereigntist political party in Quebec, Canada. ...
The Alberta Alliance Party a conservative political party in Alberta, Canada, will be holding its second leadership convention on November 18 and 19, 2005, in Red Deer, Alberta. ...
Recent conventions Most of the major parties have held conventions recently to choose new leaders:
The new Conservative Party of Canada chose former Canadian Alliance leader Stephen Harper as its new leader on March 20, 2004. The other candidates were former Ontario Health Minister Tony Clement and former Magna International CEO Belinda Stronach. The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada) is a right wing political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ...
The Canadian Alliance (in full, the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance) was a Canadian right_of_centre conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. ...
The Honourable Stephen Joseph Harper, PC, MP, MA (born April 20, 1959, in Toronto, Ontario) is leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, and leader of Her Majestys Loyal Opposition. ...
March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ...
2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) Land 917,741 km² Water 158,654 km² (14. ...
A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ...
Anthony (Tony) Peter Clement (born January 27, 1961 in Manchester, England) is a conservative Canadian politician. ...
Magna International Inc. ...
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ...
Belinda Stronach The Honourable Belinda Stronach, PC , MP, (born May 2, 1966 in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian businesswoman, politician, and a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) in the Canadian House of Commons. ...
The Liberals chose Paul Martin as leader on November 14, 2003. As his party controlled a majority in the Canadian House of Commons he was called upon to form a government by the Governor General. Martin was sworn-in as Canada's 21st Prime Minister on December 12, 2003. The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas current governing political party. ...
The Right Honourable Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC , MP , LL.B , BA (born August 28, 1938 in Windsor, Ontario) is the Prime Minister of Canada. ...
November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ...
2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ...
Governor-General (or Governor General) is a term used both historically and currently to designate the appointed representative of a head of state or their government for a particular territory, historically in a colonial context, but no longer necessarily in that form. ...
December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada chose Peter MacKay as leader on May 31, 2003. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ...
Peter Gordon MacKay MP, LL.B., BA, (born September 27, 1965) is the current deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. ...
May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ...
2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The New Democratic Party chose Jack Layton as leader on January 25, 2003. The New Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique) is a left wing political party in Canada that advocates varying forms of socialism . ...
Jack Layton The Honourable John Gilbert Jack Layton, P.C., MP, (born July 18, 1950, Hudson, Québec) is a social democratic Canadian politician, a former Toronto, Ontario city councillor, deputy mayor, and the current leader of Canadas New Democratic Party. ...
January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Canadian Alliance chose Stephen Harper as leader on March 20, 2002. He was elected to parliament in a by-election on May 13, 2002 and became leader of the opposition on May 21, 2002. The Canadian Alliance (in full, the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance) was a Canadian right_of_centre conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. ...
The Honourable Stephen Joseph Harper, PC, MP, MA (born April 20, 1959, in Toronto, Ontario) is leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, and leader of Her Majestys Loyal Opposition. ...
March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ...
2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ...
May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ...
2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest opposition party in a Westminster System of parliamentary government. ...
May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ...
2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Related links - List of Leadership Conventions (Parliament of Canada site)
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