2000 British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election

Canadian province party leader election September 2023 2000 New Democratic Party leadership British Columbia presidential no 1996 2003 2003 February 20, 2000 Riding Final ballot File:Ujjal Dosanjh2011.JPG f4a460 Ujjal Dosanjh Vancouver-Kensington 769(58.35%) Corky Evans.jpg f4a460 Corky Evans Nelson-Creston 549(41.65%) Leader Dan Miller (interim) Ujjal Dosanjh British Columbia New Democratic Party ON NDP 2000 February 20, 2000 Ujjal Dosanjh Glen Clark 2 1 The 2000 British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election was held on February 20, 2000, to elect a successor to Glen Clark as leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP). The election was necessary because Clark had resigned as leader following a conflict of interest scandal; leaving Dan Miller as interim leader. Ujjal Dosanjh was elected, defeating Corky Evans. Background The BC NDP was in government at the time of the 2000 leadership election. BC NDP leader and Premier of British Columbia, Glen Clark had resigned from both roles on August 21, 1999, following a conflict of interest scandal related to casino licensing.http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/rcmp-raid-bc-premiers-house/ RCMP Raid BC Premier's House Maclean's The Canadian Encyclopedia March 15, 1999 2023-03-13 Dan Miller temporarily took over as both Premier and leader of the BC NDP, until the leadership election could be concluded. 1999-08-21 British Columbia has a new Premier https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia-has-a-new-premier-1.196100 CBC News 2025-03-13 Initially, five candidates put their names forward; although by February 20, 2000, the day of the leadership election, only Attorney General Ujjal Dosanjh and Minister of Agriculture Corky Evans remained. Candidates Ujjal Dosanjh Dosanjh was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Vancouver-Kensington from 1991 to 2001. He was also the Attorney General of British Columbia from 1995 to 2000. Before entering politics, he was a lawyer. Endorsementshttp://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?%2Fnews%2F2000%2F01%2F08%2Fmcphail000108 MacPhail quits NDP leadership race in B.C. CBC News 2023-03-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20041214133126/http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?%2Fnews%2F2000%2F01%2F08%2Fmcphail000108 2004-12-14Lunman Kim 2000-02-12 Wilson wants NDP candidates to compare membership lists https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/wilson-wants-ndp-candidates-to-compare-membership-lists/article18421088/ Globe and Mail 2025-03-13 MLAs: (1) Joy MacPhail (Vancouver-Hastings) Former MLAs: (1) David Schreck (North Vancouver-Lonsdale) Corky Evans Evans was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Nelson-Creston from 1991 to 2001. He was also the Minister of Agriculture and Food from 1996 to 2000. Before entering politics, he was a farmer. Endorsementshttp://vancouver.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2000/02/20/bc_wilsonout000220 Wilson throws in the towel https://web.archive.org/web/20041211013740/http://vancouver.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?%2Fnews%2F2000%2F02%2F20%2Fbc_wilsonout000220 CBC News 2004-12-11 2025-03-13 MLAs: (1) Gordon Wilson (Powell River-Sunshine Coast) Withdrawn candidates Joy MacPhail MacPhail was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Vancouver-Hastings. On January 8, 2000, she withdrew from the leadership race and endorsed Dosanjh. Len Werden Werden was a union activist, and president of the B.C. and Yukon Building Trades Council. He withdrew from the leadership race on February 19, 2000. 2000-01-11 Former union leader wants Premier's job https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/former-union-leader-wants-premier-s-job-1.205404 CBC News 2025-03-13 Gordon Wilson Wilson was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Powell River-Sunshine Coast. He was previously leader of the Progressive Democratic Alliance from 1993 to 1999 and the British Columbia Liberal Party from 1987 to 1993. On February 20, 2000, he withdrew from the leadership race and endorsed Evans. Ballot results +First BallotCandidateVotesPercentageUjjal Dosanjh76958.35Corky Evans54941.65Total1,318100.00 References 30em Category:British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership elections New Democratic Party leadership election British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election Category:2000 political party leadership elections in Canada