2009 New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election

2009 Canadian election September 2023 January 2023 2009 Manitoba New Democratic Party leadership election Manitoba presidential no 1988 1988 2015 2015 September 16, 2009 Riding Final ballot Greg Selinger 2010.jpg f4a460 Greg Selinger St. Boniface 1,317(65.75%) NDP f4a460 Steve Ashton Thompson 685(34.20%) Leader Gary Doer Greg Selinger New Democratic Party of Manitoba MB NDP 2009 October 16–17, 2009 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Gary Doer Greg Selinger 1 Steve AshtonGreg SelingerAndrew Swan (withdrew) C$500 (deposit) C$50,000 The New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election of 2009 was prompted by party leader Gary Doer's announced pending 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 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, Steve Ashton 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. Declared candidates Steve Ashton Steve Ashton is the Member of the Legislative Assembly for ThompsonMLA Biographies - Living https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members/mla_bio_living.html Legislative Assembly of Manitoba 4 August 2009 9 October 2009 and was the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs until he resigned to run for the leadership on September 4, 2009.Ashton enters NDP leadership race https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/ashton-enters-ndp-leadership-race-1.824910 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 4 October 2009 9 October 2009 CBC News Endorsements Niki Ashton, Member of Parliament for Churchill (candidate's daughter) Daryl Reid, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Transcona Bidhu Jha, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Radisson Greg Selinger Greg Selinger is the Member of the Legislative Assembly for St. Boniface and was the Minister of Finance until he resigned to run for the leadership on September 8, 2009.Paul Turenne Selinger joins the premier race http://www.winnipegsun.com/news/manitoba/2009/09/08/10790641.html Winnipeg Sun Sun Media 8 September 2009 9 October 2009 Greg Selinger Enters Race Keele, Jeff http://www.globalwinnipeg.com/story.html?id=1973318 Global TV Canwest 8 September 2009 9 October 2009 Endorsements Provincial cabinet ministers Nancy Allan, Minister of Labour and Immigration Diane McGifford, Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy Christine Melnick, Minister of Water Stewardship Kerri Irvin-Ross, Minister of Healthy Living Theresa Oswald, Minister of Health Eric Robinson, Minister of Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport and Acting Minister of Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Jim Rondeau, Minister of Energy, Science and Technology Rosann Wowchuk, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Members of Parliament Judy Wasylycia-Leis, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg North Members of the Legislative Assembly Rob Altemeyer, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Wolseley Bill Blaikie, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Elmwood; former Dean of the House of Commons and Member of Parliament for Elmwood—TransconaBill Blaikie gets behind Selinger http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/breakingnews/Selinger-g-59041677.html Winnipeg Free Press 11 September 2009 23 May 2010 Marilyn Brick, Member of the Legislative Assembly for St. Norbert Drew Caldwell, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Brandon East Greg Dewar, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Selkirk Jennifer Howard, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Fort Rouge Bonnie Korzeniowski, Member of the Legislative Assembly for St. James Flor Marcelino, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Wellington Doug Martindale, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Burrows Mohinder Saran, Member of the Legislative Assembly for The Maples Other high-profile endorsements Darlene Dziewit, former President of the Manitoba Federation of Labour Jenny Gerbasi, Winnipeg City Councillor for Fort Rouge—East Fort Garry Paul Moist, National President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Muriel Smith, former Deputy Premier of Manitoba Withdrawn candidates Andrew Swan Andrew Swan is the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Minto and was the Minister of Competitiveness, Training and Trade until he resigned to run for the leadership on September 2, 2009.Paul Turenne Swan first to enter race to replace Doer http://www.winnipegsun.com/news/manitoba/2009/09/03/10728031-sun.html Winnipeg Sun Sun Media 3 September 2009 9 October 2009 Larry Kusch Swan first to throw hat into ring http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/swan-first-to-throw-hat-into-ring-56872027.html Winnipeg Free Press 3 September 2009 2 October 2009 Swan dropped out of the race on September 28, 2009Swan bows out of NDP race https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/swan-bows-out-of-ndp-race-1.775974 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 28 September 2009 9 October 2009 CBC News and regained his ministerial positions on October 5, 2009.PROVINCE ANNOUNCES SWAN TO BE SWORN IN TODAY AS MINISTER OF COMPETITIVENESS, TRAINING AND TRADE Government of Manitoba 5 October 2009 http://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?archive=2009-10-01&item=6878 9 October 2009 Did not run Nancy Allan, Minister of Labour and Immigration Bill Blaikie, MLA and former Dean of the Canadian House of Commons Dave Chomiak, Minister of Justice Jennifer Howard, MLA Bidhu Jha, MLA Gord Mackintosh, Minister of Family Services and Housing Pat Martin, MP (Winnipeg Centre) Christine Melnick, Minister of Water Stewardship Theresa Oswald, Minister of Health Stan Struthers, Conservation Minister Dan Vandal, Winnipeg city councillor Judy Wasylycia-Leis, MP and former provincial cabinet minister Results New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election, 2009CandidateVotesPercentage Greg Selinger 1,317 65.75% Steve Ashton 685 34.20% Spoiled ballots 1 0.05% Total 2,003 100.00% Resources 2009 Category:2009 in Manitoba Category:2009 political party leadership elections in Canada