Next Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election
| Date | TBD |
|---|---|
| Convention | TBD |
| Resigning leader | Paul Davis |
| Entrance Fee | TBD |
| Spending limit | TBD |
The Next Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election will be held on a yet to be announced date to select a successor to Paul Davis who announced on October 11, 2016, that he planned to step down as leader once his replacement was elected.[1]
Timing
On October 11, 2016, Progressive Conservative Party leader Paul Davis announced that he had written party president Mark Whiffen and asked for a leadership convention to be called. Davis, who had been facing a leadership review at the party's upcoming convention, stated he would remain party leader until his successor was chosen.[1]
Potential candidates
- David Brazil - MHA for Conception Bay East-Bell Island (2010-present), former Minister of Service NL (2014) and Minister of Transportation and Works (2014-2015).[2]
- Sandy Collins - Former MHA for Terra Nova (2009-2015), former Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation (2014-2015)[3]
- Ches Crosbie - Prominent St. John's lawyer and son of former provincial and federal cabinet minister John Crosbie.[2]
- Keith Hutchings - MHA for Ferryland (2007-present), former Minister of Innovation, Business and Rural Development (2011-2013), Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture (2013-2014), Minister of Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs(2014-2015)[3]
- Steve Kent - MHA for Mount Pearl North )2007-present), former Minister of Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs (2013-2014), Deputy Premier and Minister of Health (2014-2015), and leadership candidate in the 2014 race, placing third.[2]
- John Ottenheimer - Former MHA for St. John's East (1996-2007), former Minister of Education (2003-2004), Minister of Health and Community Services (2004-2006), and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs (2006-2007), CEO of the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation (2015-2016), and runner-up in the 2014 leadership race.[4]
Declined
- Ryan Cleary - NDP MP for St. John's South—Mount Pearl (2011-2015), 2015 PC candidate in Windsor Lake[2]
References
- 1 2 "Paul Davis to resign as Progressive Conservative leader". CBC News. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Cowan, Peter (12 October 2016). "Who's out and who's considering a run to lead the PC Party". CBC News. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- 1 2 http://vocm.com/news/with-no-heir-apparent-pcs-consider-leadership-bids/
- ↑ "Davis' move common in opposition politics: Ottenheimer". The Telegram. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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