2011 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election

September 2011 2011 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election Alberta presidential no 2006 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election 2006 2014 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election 2014 September 17 & October 1, 2011 Second ballot Percentage First ballot Percentage 150x150px AB PC nohash Alison Redford Progressive Conservative 37,101 51.11% 11,127 18.74% 150x150px AB PC nohash Gary Mar Progressive Conservative 35,491 48.89% 24,195 40.76% 150x150px AB PC nohash Doug Horner Progressive Conservative Eliminated Eliminated 8,635 14.55% 150x150px AB PC nohash Ted Morton Progressive Conservative Eliminated Eliminated 6,962 11.73% 150x150px AB PC nohash Rick Orman Progressive Conservative Eliminated Eliminated 6,005 10.12% AB PC nohash Doug Griffiths Progressive Conservative Eliminated Eliminated 2,435 4.10% Leader Ed Stelmach Alison Redford Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta AB PC 2011 2011 09 17 (1st ballot)2011 10 1 (2nd & 3rd ballot) Calgary Metropolitan Centre (1st ballot)Edmonton Expo Centre (2nd & 3rd ballot) Ed Stelmach Alison Redford 3 6 $40,000 ($15,000 refundable) none The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election, 2011 was prompted by Ed Stelmach's announcement that he would not be seeking re-election in the 28th general election and therefore would be resigning as leader of the Progressive Conservatives. With the Progressive Conservatives forming the Alberta government, the winner of the election consequently became Premier of Alberta. Stelmach provided official notice of resignation on May 27, 2011. The PC Association then announced the timeline of the election, with the nomination deadline on July 15, and the first ballot on September 17. As no candidate had over 50% of the vote, the second ballot, with the top three candidates, took place on October 1, 2011. Upon no candidate receiving over 50% on that ballot, the second preference votes were added, and Alison Redford was declared the leader, after Gary Mar received the most votes on the first and second ballots. Declared candidates Doug Griffiths MLA for Battle River-Wainwright since 2002.http://www.globaltvcalgary.com/world/Doug+Griffiths+joins+leadership+race/4287552/story.html MLA Doug Griffiths joins leadership race Global Calgary February 16, 2011 March 17, 2011 July 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711101539/http://www.globaltvcalgary.com/world/Doug+Griffiths+joins+leadership+race/4287552/story.html dead Support from caucus members: 2 Doug Griffiths, Kyle FawcettFawcett Kyle Why Doug? http://www.betteralberta.ca/why-doug/doug-kyle-fawcett/ PC Alberta May 8, 2011 March 23, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110905122212/http://www.betteralberta.ca/why-doug/doug-kyle-fawcett/ September 5, 2011 dead mdy-all Support from outside caucus: Date campaign launched: February 16, 2011 Doug Horner MLA for Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert since 2001. Served in the cabinet from 2004 to 2011.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/doug-horner-joins-tory-leadership-race-1.1074845 Doug Horner joins Tory leadership race Canadian Broadcasting Corporation February 4, 2011 March 17, 2011 Support from caucus members: 14 Doug Horner, Ray Danyluk, Hector Goudreau, Jack Hayden, Frank Oberle, Jr., Luke Ouellette, Lindsay Blackett, Jeff Johnson, Wayne Drysdale, Dave Quest, Diana McQueen, Ken Kowalski, Len Mitzel, Pearl Calahasenhttp://hornerforalberta.ca/mla-list https://web.archive.org/web/20220327092110/http://hornerforalberta.ca/mla-list dead March 27, 2022 MLA Support for Doug Horner HornerforAlberta.ca October 2, 2011 Additional supporters from caucus after first ballot: Carl Benito, Don Getty Date campaign launched: February 4, 2011 Gary Mar MLA from 1993 to 2007. Served in the cabinet from 1993 to 2006. Alberta representative in Washington, D.C. from 2007 to 2011.https://calgaryherald.com/news/vows+never+quit+battle+leadership/4454524/story.html Mar vows to 'never quit' in battle for leadership Calgary Herald March 17, 2011 March 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110324004446/http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/vows+never+quit+battle+leadership/4454524/story.html March 24, 2011 dead Support from caucus members: 27 Iris Evans,http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/alberta/2011/03/17/17659161.html Iris Evans backs Mar Calgary Sun March 17, 2011 March 18, 2011 Cindy Ady, Lloyd Snelgrove, Thomas Lukaszuk, Ron Liepert, Heather Klimchuk, Rob Renner, Mary Anne Jablonski, Verlyn Olson, George Rogers, Yvonne Fritz, Moe Amery, Len Webber, Teresa Woo-Paw, Neil Brown, Broyce Jacobs, Naresh Bhardwaj, Fred Horne, Dave Hancock, Mel Knight, Ray Prins, Barry McFarland, Richard Marz, Ty Lund, Arno Doerksen, George VanderBurg, Alana DeLongGary's MLA Support http://garymar.ca/2011/08/garys-mla-support/ GaryMar.ca September 4, 2011 August 29, 2011 Additional supporters from caucus after first ballot: Ted Morton,http://garymar.ca/2011/09/morton-and-orman-join-gary-mar-to-unite-the-alberta-pcs/ FastPay Casino ' s - Official Websites, registration 2021, Bonuses Doug Griffiths,https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/griffiths-supports-mar-in-tory-race-1.1063418 Griffiths supports Mar in Tory race CBC News September 20, 2011 October 2, 2011 Jonathan Denis,https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/mar-campaign-gains-more-steam-1.700438 https://web.archive.org/web/20140904164141/http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/mar-campaign-gains-more-steam-1.700438 dead September 4, 2014 Mar campaign gains more steam CTV Calgary September 21, 2011 October 2, 2011 Ken Allred, Evan Berger, Manmeet Bhullar, George Groeneveldhttps://calgaryherald.com/health/calls+discussion+merits+private+health/5440323/story.html Cuthbertson, Richard Mar calls for discussion on merits of private health Calgary Herald September 22, 2011 October 2, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928065118/http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/calls+discussion+merits+private+health/5440323/story.html September 28, 2011 dead Support from outside caucus: Gary Mar, Lorne Taylor,http://www.medicinehatnews.com/opinions/former-area-mla-supporting-mar-08242011.html Former area MLA supporting Mar Medicine Hat News August 24, 2011 August 25, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111004201506/http://www.medicinehatnews.com/opinions/former-area-mla-supporting-mar-08242011.html October 4, 2011 dead mdy-all Ralph Klein,https://calgaryherald.com/Getty+backs+Horner+Klein+endorses/5264322/story.html Don Getty backs Doug Horner, as Ralph Klein endorses Gary Mar in Tory leadership race Calgary Herald August 17, 2011 August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Danny Williams,Williams to campaign for Mar in Alberta http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2011-09-04/article-2740395/Williams-to-campaign-for-Mar-in-Alberta/1 September 4, 2011 The Telegram September 4, 2011 https://archive.today/20120912084809/http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2011-09-04/article-2740395/Williams-to-campaign-for-Mar-in-Alberta/1 September 12, 2012 dead Steve West,http://garymar.ca/2011/07/dr-steve-west-%E2%80%93-gary-mar-is-my-choice-to-lead-alberta-into-the-21st-century/ FastPay Casino ' s - Official Websites, registration 2021, Bonuses Rick Orman Date campaign launched: March 16, 2011 Ted Morton MLA for Foothills-Rocky View since 2004. Served in the cabinet from 2006 to 2011. Third place finisher in the 2006 leadership race.https://nationalpost.com/news/Morton+first+blocks+leadership+race/4167306/story.html Ted Morton first off the blocks in leadership race National Post Canada January 25, 2011 March 17, 2011October 2025 medicmedic Support from caucus members: 11 Ted Morton, Ken Allred, David Xiao, Doug Elniski, Carl Benito, Tony Vandermeer, Peter Sandhu, Jonathan Denis, Dave Rodney, Evan Berger, George Groeneveld. Support from outside caucus: Date campaign launched: January 25, 2011 Rick Orman MLA for Calgary Montrose from 1986 to 1993. Minister of Career Development and Employment from 1986 to 1988. Minister of Labour from 1988 to 1989. Minister of Energy from 1989 to 1992.http://www.calgarysun.com/2011/05/11/orman-talks-tough Orman Talks Tough Calgary Sun May 11, 2011 May 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110513231902/http://www.calgarysun.com/2011/05/11/orman-talks-tough May 13, 2011 dead Support from caucus members: Support from outside caucus: Rick Orman Date campaign launched: May 11, 2011 thumb|upright|Redford campaigning in Calgary in May Alison Redford MLA for Calgary-Elbow since 2008 and minister of justice from 2008 to 2011.https://calgaryherald.com/news/Alison+Redford+throws+ring/4294151/story.html Archive: Alison Redford throws hat in ring Calgary Herald February 16, 2011 March 17, 2011April 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Support from caucus members: 2 Alison Redford, Art Johnstonhttp://blogs.calgaryherald.com/2011/09/19/the-meaning-and-meaninglessness-of-mla-endorsements/ Markusoff, Jason The meaning and meaninglessness of MLA endorsements Calgary Herald September 19, 2011 October 2, 2011 March 30, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120330220907/http://blogs.calgaryherald.com/2011/09/19/the-meaning-and-meaninglessness-of-mla-endorsements/ dead Additional support from caucus after first ballot: Doug Elniski,LedgeWatcher Kim Trynacity 115869525311881216 19 September 2011 #pcldr MLA #Doug Elniski tells me he's supporting @Alison4premier because she's talking about aging parents and related issues. Dave Rodney, David Xiao, Kyle Fawcetthttps://calgaryherald.com/news/Braid+Gary+heads+Wildrose+threat+with+busload+small+support/5428240/story.html Baird, Don Mar calls for discussion on merits of private health Calgary Herald September 22, 2011 October 2, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110926095238/http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Braid+Gary+heads+Wildrose+threat+with+busload+small+support/5428240/story.html September 26, 2011 dead Support from outside caucus: Date campaign launched: February 16, 2011 Results First ballot thumb|The leading candidate in each riding on the first ballot. The first ballot was on September 17, 2011.Detailed Poll Results http://www.albertapc.ab.ca/results.htm PC Alberta September 18, 2011 September 19, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110922163053/http://www.albertapc.ab.ca/results.htm September 22, 2011 mdy-all Candidate Votes Percentage Gary Mar 24,195 40.76 Alison Redford 11,127 18.74 Doug Horner 8,635 14.55 Ted Morton 6,962 11.73 Rick Orman 6,005 10.12 Doug Griffiths 2,435 4.10 Total 59,359 100.00 Two days following the first ballot, Morton and Orman decided to endorse Mar. Griffiths followed the next day. Second ballot thumb|The leading candidate in each riding on the second ballot. A preferential ballot was cast on October 1, 2011. Because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote on the first count, the third-place finisher was dropped, and the second preference votes cast on Horner's ballots were counted and added to the remaining candidate's totals. Mar led after the first round, and Horner was eliminated. After second preferences were applied, Redford was declared the winner. Candidate Round 1http://www.albertapc.ab.ca/results2.htm Leadership Results Second ballot PC Alberta October 2, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111004125849/http://www.albertapc.ab.ca/results2.htm October 4, 2011 dead mdy-all Round 2http://www.albertapc.ab.ca/results/finaltotal.html Leadership Results Third ballot PC Alberta October 2, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111004153716/http://www.albertapc.ab.ca/results/finaltotal.html October 4, 2011 dead mdy-all Votes Percentage Votes Percentage Alison Redford28,99337.0937,10151.11 Gary Mar33,23342.5135,49148.89 Doug Horner15,95020.40Eliminated Total78,176100.0072,592100.00 See also 2011 Alberta Liberal Party leadership election Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership elections Works cited References 30em Bibliography Stewart David K. Sayers Anthony M. An Analysis of the 2011 Alberta Progressive Conservative Leadership Election Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association June 2012 http://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/papers-2012/Stewart-Sayers.pdf Edmonton Further reading Harasymiw Bohdan Alberta's Premier Ed Stelmach: The Anomalous Case of Leadership Selection and Removal in a Canadian Province 1 American Review of Canadian Studies April 3, 2014 44 2 216–233 10.1080/02722011.2014.914961 0272-2011 External links Doug Griffiths Leadership Website Doug Horner Leadership Website Gary Mar Leadership Website Ted Morton Leadership Website Rick Orman Leadership Website Alison Redford Leadership Website 2011 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership Category:2011 political party leadership elections in Canada