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2011 Alberta Liberal Party leadership election
2011 Alberta Liberal Party leadership election Date September 10, 2011 Resigning leader
An election for the leadership of the
Alberta Liberal Party was held on September 10, 2011,
[1] which was caused by
David Swann 's announcement on February 1, 2011, of his intention to resign as leader. The election is the party's
second since the
2008 election . MLA
Raj Sherman was elected on the first ballot. An open nomination system was used in which any Albertan could vote in the election, even if they were not party members.
[2]
Because of a Progressive Conservative leadership election , the PCs elected a new leader on October 1, 2011. The media were speculating that the new PC leader, who would become Premier , may call a snap election rather than wait until 2013.[3] Alison Redford stated that a general election would be held in the spring.
Timeline February 1: David Swann announces his resignation
May 28–29: Liberal Party General Convention
August 1: Close of nominations
September 10: Polling and leadership announcement Candidates At the close of nominations, there were five candidates for leader:[4]
Results References
^ Matthew Grant (June 27, 2011). "An Exciting Leadership Race" . Alberta Liberal Party Blog. Archived from the original on August 26, 2011. ^ "Alberta Liberal leadership vote open to all" . Nanton News. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.^ "Elections loom across the country" . Globe and Mail . August 14, 2011.^ "5 Great Candidates, 19 Strong" . Alberta Liberal Party. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2011 .^ Wingrove, Josh (September 10, 2011). "Alberta Liberals choose mercurial ex-Tory Sherman as leader" . Globe and Mail . Retrieved September 10, 2011 .
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