New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election, 2009

The New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election of 2009 was prompted by former leader Gary Doer

Gary Doer

Gary Albert Doer, OM is a Canadian diplomat and politician from Manitoba, Canada. Since October 19, 2009, he has served as Canada's Ambassador to the United States...

's resignation. Doer announced on August 27, 2009 that he intended to resign as leader of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba

New Democratic Party of Manitoba

The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...

and Premier of Manitoba

Premier of Manitoba

The Premier of Manitoba is the first minister for the Canadian province of Manitoba. He or she is the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. Until the early 1970s, the title "Prime Minister of Manitoba" was used frequently. Afterwards, the word Premier, derived from the French...

and the next day he announced that he was to become the next Canadian Ambassador to the United States. A leadership convention was held on October 16-17 to choose the new leader. There were two candidates for the position: former Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs

Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs (Manitoba)

The Minister of Local Government is a cabinet minister in the province of Manitoba, Canada. The position was created in 1999 as the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs. The portfolio was designated as Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade from November 2003 to September 2006, when responsibility...

, Steve Ashton

Steve Ashton

Steve Ashton is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is a long-serving member of the Manitoba legislature, and is currently a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Greg Selinger....

and former Minister of Finance, Greg Selinger. Selinger received 65.75% of the ballots, and as such was elected party leader and became Premier-designate.

Steve Ashton

is the Member of the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...

for Thompson

Thompson (electoral district)

Thompson is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1968, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1969....

and was the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs

Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs (Manitoba)

until he resigned to run for the leadership on September 4, 2009.

Endorsements

Niki Ashton
Niki Ashton
Niki Christina Ashton is the New Democratic Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Churchill in Manitoba, Canada. She was first elected in the 2008 federal election....

, Member of Parliament
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...

for Churchill
Churchill (electoral district)
Churchill is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1935. It covers northern Manitoba, a vast wilderness area dotted with small municipalities and First Nations reserves...
Daryl Reid
Daryl Reid
Daryl Gary Reid is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He has represented the electoral division of Transcona in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since 1990, serving as a member of the New Democratic Party.-Early life and career:...

, Member of the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...

for Transcona
Transcona (electoral district)
Transcona is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The riding was created by redistribution in 1968, and has formally existed since the 1969 provincial election....
Bidhu Jha
Bidhu Jha
Bidhu Shekhar Jha is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since 2003, representing the Winnipeg division of Radisson as a member of the New Democratic Party.-Private life and career:...

, Member of the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...

Greg Selinger

Greg Selinger is the Member of the Legislative Assembly for St. Boniface

St. Boniface (provincial electoral district)

St. Boniface is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It should not be confused with the federal electoral division of the same name, which includes most of the provincial riding's territory but has expanded borders and a larger population base...

and was the Minister of Finance until he resigned to run for the leadership on September 8, 2009.

Endorsements

Provincial cabinet ministers

Nancy Allan
Nancy Allan
Nancy Allan is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She is currently a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Greg Selinger....

, Minister of Labour and Immigration
Diane McGifford
Diane McGifford
Diane McGifford is a Manitoba politician, and a current member of Premier Greg Selinger's cabinet.McGifford was born in Manchester, England, and moved to Manitoba at a young age. She was educated at the University of Manitoba, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1970, a Master of Arts degree in...

, Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy
Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy (Manitoba)
The Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy is a cabinet minister in the province of Manitoba, Canada. The department's primary responsibility is oversight of Manitoba's post-secondary institutions....
Christine Melnick
Christine Melnick
Christine Melnick is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She is currently a Cabinet Minister in the government of New Democratic Party Premier Greg Selinger....

, Minister of Water Stewardship
Manitoba Water Stewardship
Manitoba Water Stewardship is a department of the Government of Manitoba, overseen by the Minister of Water Stewardship.The department regulates several aspects of water stewardship in Manitoba, including water quality, fisheries, and water use licensing....
Kerri Irvin-Ross
Kerri Irvin-Ross
Kerri Irvin-Ross is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She is a current member of the Manitoba legislature.Irvin-Ross defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Joy Smith by 3852 votes to 3765 in the general election.-External Links:...

, Minister of Healthy Living
Minister responsible for Healthy Living (Manitoba)
Since 2003, the Executive Council of Manitoba has included a minister responsible for Healthy Living. The position was created as a subset of the Ministry of Health, and is not a full cabinet portfolio....
Theresa Oswald
Theresa Oswald
Theresa Oswald is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She is a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.Oswald was born and raised in St. Vital, Manitoba, and was a teacher and school administrator for fifteen years before entering politics. She initially taught English,...

, Minister of Health
Eric Robinson, Minister of Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport
Minister of Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport (Manitoba)
The Minister of Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport is a cabinet minister in the government of Manitoba. The position can be traced back to 1966, when Attorney-General Sterling Lyon was named as Minister of Tourism and Recreation. The newly-elected government of Edward Schreyer added a separate...

and Acting Minister of Aboriginal and Northern Affairs
Jim Rondeau
Jim Rondeau
Jim Rondeau is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since 1999, and is currently a cabinet minister in the provincial government of Greg Selinger. Rondeau is a member of the New Democratic Party.-Early life and career:Rondeau was born in...

, Minister of Energy, Science and Technology
Minister of Energy, Science and Technology (Manitoba)
The Minister of Energy, Science and Technology is a former cabinet position in the province of Manitoba, Canada.The position was created in 2002...
Rosann Wowchuk, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (Manitoba)
The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives is a cabinet minister in the province of Manitoba, Canada. The minister oversees Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, a department is often referred to as MAFRI...

Members of Parliament

Judy Wasylycia-Leis
Judy Wasylycia-Leis
Klazina Judith "Judy" Wasylycia-Leis is a Canadian politician. She was a Manitoba cabinet minister in the government of Howard Pawley from 1986 to 1988, and was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from September 22, 1997 to April 30, 2010...

, Member of Parliament
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...

for Winnipeg North
Winnipeg North
For information on the historical provincial constituency, see Winnipeg North .Winnipeg North is a federal electoral district that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1917...

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Rob Altemeyer
Rob Altemeyer
Rob Altemeyer is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is currently a member of the Manitoba legislature.Altemeyer was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and was educated at the University of Manitoba where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology and a Master's Degree in Natural...

, Member of the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...

for Wolseley
Wolseley (electoral district)
Wolseley is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the 1958 provincial election. The riding is located in the centre of the City of Winnipeg. It is named for Col...
Bill Blaikie
Bill Blaikie
William Alexander "Bill" Blaikie, PC is a Canadian politician. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since April 2009, representing the Winnipeg division of Elmwood as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba, and Minister of Conservation and Government House Leader...

, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Elmwood
Elmwood (electoral district)
Elmwood is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba.-1914-1920:The original Elmwood riding existed from 1914 to 1920, in what was then a suburban community in the north of Winnipeg...

and former Dean of the House of Commons
Dean of the House (Canada)
In Canada, the Dean of the House is the Member of the House of Commons with the longest unbroken record of service who is not a Cabinet Minister, party Leader, House Leader or Whip. The Dean is responsible for presiding over the election of the Speaker of the House of Commons at the beginning of...

and Member of Parliament for Elmwood—Transcona
Elmwood—Transcona
Elmwood—Transcona is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988. Its population in 2006 was 78,700....
Marilyn Brick
Marilyn Brick
Marilyn Brick is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She is currently a member of the Manitoba legislature.Brick was educated at the University of Manitoba, graduating from the university's Bachelor of Physical Education program and receiving a Continuing Education Division Certificate in Human...

, Member of the Legislative Assembly for St. Norbert
Drew Caldwell
Drew Caldwell
Drew Caldwell , is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since 1999, and was formerly a cabinet minister in the government of Gary Doer. Caldwell is a member of the New Democratic Party.-Early life and career:Caldwell was born in Brandon,...

, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Brandon East
Brandon East
Brandon East is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba.-Historical Riding:The original riding of Brandon East existed from 1886 to 1888, when the City of Brandon was divided into two electoral districts for the first time...
Greg Dewar
Gregory Dewar
Gregory Dewar is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.Dewar was born in Selkirk, Manitoba, the grandson of former Mayor Ben Massey. He was educated at the University of Winnipeg, and worked as a small businessman prior to entering...

, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Selkirk
Selkirk (provincial electoral district)
Selkirk is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958...
Jennifer Howard
Jennifer Howard (politician)
Jennifer Howard is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election, in the electoral district of Fort Rouge. Howard is a member of the New Democratic Party....

, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Fort Rouge
Fort Rouge (electoral district)
Fort Rouge is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and formally came into existence in the general election of 1958. The riding was eliminated in 1989, and re-established in 1999. It is located in the central section of the...
Bonnie Korzeniowski
Bonnie Korzeniowski
Bonnie Korzeniowski is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.Korzeniowski was holds both Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Science in Administration degrees...

, Member of the Legislative Assembly for St. James
St. James (provincial electoral district)
St. James is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba.-Historical riding:The original St. James riding was established at the province's creation in 1870, and lasted until the election of 1879. It was located in what was then a separate community on Winnipeg's...
Flor Marcelino
Flor Marcelino
Flor Marcelino is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election, for the electoral division of Wellington. In the 2011 provincial election, she was re-elected to a second term in office in the new electoral district of Logan...

, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Wellington
Wellington (provincial electoral district)
Wellington is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was first created by redistribution in 1957, and formally came into being in the provincial election of 1958. The riding was eliminated in 1979, but was re-established in 1989...
Doug Martindale
Doug Martindale
Doug Martindale is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since 1990, serving as a member of the New Democratic Party.-Early life and career:...

, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Burrows
Burrows
Burrows is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and formally came into existence in the provincial election of 1958. The riding is located in the northern part of Winnipeg....
Mohinder Saran
Mohinder Saran
Mohinder Saran is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election, for the electoral division of the The Maples. Saran is a member of the New Democratic Party.-Personal life:...

, Member of the Legislative Assembly for The Maples

Other high profile endorsements

Darlene Dziewit, former President of the Manitoba Federation of Labour
Manitoba Federation of Labour
The Manitoba Federation of Labour is the Manitoba provincial trade union federation of the Canadian Labour Congress.It was formed in 1956 and has a membership of 90,000 people working in various private sector and public sector fields such as Manufacturing, Government, Retail, Hospitals, Schools,...
Jenny Gerbasi
Jenny Gerbasi
Jenny Gerbasi born in 1962 is a City Councillor in the Fort Rouge - East Fort Garry in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She was first elected in 1998 and subsequently reelected in 2002, 2006 and 2010. She is a registered nurse and taught at the University of Manitoba...

, Winnipeg City Councillor
Winnipeg City Council
The Winnipeg City Council is the governing body of the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors.-2006-2010:Council elected in the 2006 election:-2010-2014:...

for Fort Rouge—East Fort Garry
Paul Moist
Paul Moist
Paul Moist is national president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees , Canada's largest trade union.-Career:Moist has been a CUPE member since he was a teenager, working first as a lifeguard, then as a greenhouse attendant for the City of Winnipeg...

, National President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees
Canadian Union of Public Employees
The Canadian Union of Public Employees is a Canadian trade union serving the public sector - although it has in recent years organized workplaces in the non-profit and para-public sector as well...
Muriel Smith
Muriel Smith
Muriel Smith, OC is a Manitoba politician. She ran for the leadership of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba in 1979, and subsequently served in the cabinet of NDP Premier Howard Pawley....

, former Deputy Premier
Deputy Premier (Manitoba)
The Deputy Premier is a cabinet minister in the province of Manitoba, Canada. The position has existed for several years, but only appears to have become a full-fledged cabinet portfolio in 1988....

Andrew Swan

Andrew Swan is the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Minto

Minto (electoral district)

Minto is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1999, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1999. The riding is located in the centre of the City of Winnipeg....

and was the Minister of Competitiveness, Training and Trade

Minister of Competitiveness, Training and Trade (Manitoba)

The Minister of Competitiveness, Training and Trade is a cabinet minister in the province of Manitoba, Canada. The position was established in 2006, combining responsibilities from the portfolios of Industry, Economic Development and Mines, Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade and Advanced...

until he resigned to run for the leadership on September 2, 2009. Swan dropped out of the race on September 28, 2009 and regained his ministerial positions on October 5, 2009.

Potential candidates

Jennifer Howard
Jennifer Howard (politician)
Jennifer Howard is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election, in the electoral district of Fort Rouge. Howard is a member of the New Democratic Party....

, MLA
Bidhu Jha
Bidhu Jha
Bidhu Shekhar Jha is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since 2003, representing the Winnipeg division of Radisson as a member of the New Democratic Party.-Private life and career:...

, MLA
Dan Vandal
Dan Vandal
Daniel 'Dan' Vandal is a politician in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He has represented St. Boniface on the Winnipeg City Council for all but two years since 1995, and ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Winnipeg in 2004...

, Winnipeg city councillor

Did not run

Nancy Allan
Nancy Allan
Nancy Allan is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She is currently a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Greg Selinger....

, Minister of Labour and Immigration
Bill Blaikie
Bill Blaikie
William Alexander "Bill" Blaikie, PC is a Canadian politician. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since April 2009, representing the Winnipeg division of Elmwood as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba, and Minister of Conservation and Government House Leader...

, MLA and former Dean of the Canadian House of Commons
Gord Mackintosh
Gord Mackintosh
Gordon Henry Alexander "Gord" Mackintosh is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is currently a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Greg Selinger....

, Minister of Family Services and Housing
Christine Melnick
Christine Melnick
Christine Melnick is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She is currently a Cabinet Minister in the government of New Democratic Party Premier Greg Selinger....

, Minister of Water Stewardship
Theresa Oswald
Theresa Oswald
Theresa Oswald is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She is a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.Oswald was born and raised in St. Vital, Manitoba, and was a teacher and school administrator for fifteen years before entering politics. She initially taught English,...

, Minister of Health
Judy Wasylycia-Leis
Judy Wasylycia-Leis
Klazina Judith "Judy" Wasylycia-Leis is a Canadian politician. She was a Manitoba cabinet minister in the government of Howard Pawley from 1986 to 1988, and was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from September 22, 1997 to April 30, 2010...

, MP and former provincial cabinet minister
Pat Martin
Pat Martin
Patrick "Pat" Martin is a Canadian politician. He has been a member of the Canadian House of Commons since 1997, representing the riding of Winnipeg Centre for the New Democratic Party.-Career:...

, MP (Winnipeg Centre)
Stan Struthers
Stan Struthers
Stan Struthers is a Manitoba politician, and a current member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the New Democratic Party. Born in Swan River, Manitoba, Struthers graduated from Swan Valley Regional Secondary School in 1977, and later received his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of...

, Conservation Minister
Dave Chomiak, Minister of Justice

Results

New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election, 2009 New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election, 2009 The New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election of 2009 was prompted by former leader Gary Doer's resignation. Doer announced on August 27, 2009 that he intended to resign as leader of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba and Premier of Manitoba and the next day he announced that he was to...
Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Greg Selinger	1,317	65.75%
Steve Ashton Steve Ashton Steve Ashton is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is a long-serving member of the Manitoba legislature, and is currently a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Greg Selinger....	685	34.20%
Spoiled ballots	1	0.05%
Total	2,003	100.00%

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