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2011 Alberta Liberal Party leadership election

Field	Value
election_name	2011 Alberta Liberal Party leadership election
country	Alberta
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	2008 Alberta Liberal Party leadership election
previous_year	2008
next_election	2017 Alberta Liberal Party leadership election
next_year	2017
election_date	September 10, 2011
image1	[[File:Raj Sherman cropped.jpg	150x150px]]
colour1
candidate1	Raj Sherman
party1	Liberal
popular_vote1	4,684
percentage1	54%
image2	[[File:Hugh-MacDonald-2007(250).jpg	150x150px]]
colour2
candidate2	Hugh MacDonald
party2	Liberal
popular_vote2	2,239
percentage2	26%
image3	[[File:Laurie Blakeman.jpg	150x150px]]
colour3
candidate3	Laurie Blakeman
party3	Liberal
popular_vote3	854
percentage3	9%
colour4
candidate4	Bill Harvey
party4	Liberal
popular_vote4	626
percentage4	7%
colour5
candidate5	Bruce Payne
party5	Liberal
popular_vote5	197
percentage5	2%
title	Leader
before_election	David Swann
after_election	Raj Sherman

An election for the leadership of the Alberta Liberal Party was held on September 10, 2011, which was caused by David Swann's announcement on February 1, 2011, of his intention to resign as leader. The election is the party's second since the 2008 election. MLA Raj Sherman was elected on the first ballot. An open nomination system was used in which any Albertan could vote in the election, even if they were not party members.

Because of a Progressive Conservative leadership election, the PCs elected a new leader on October 1, 2011. The media were speculating that the new PC leader, who would become Premier, may call a snap election rather than wait until 2013. This did not come to fruition, however, and Alison Redford stated that a general election would be held in the spring.

Timeline

February 1: David Swann announces his resignation
May 28–29: Liberal Party General Convention
August 1: Close of nominations
September 10: Polling and leadership announcement

Candidates

At the close of nominations, there were five candidates for leader:

Laurie Blakeman, MLA
Bill Harvey
Hugh MacDonald, MLA
Bruce Payne, a Calgary businessman
Raj Sherman, MLA

Results

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Raj Sherman	4,684	54%
Hugh MacDonald	2,239	26%
Laurie Blakeman	854	9%
Bill Harvey	626	7%
Bruce Payne	197	2%
Total	8,640

References

Matthew Grant. (June 27, 2011). "An Exciting Leadership Race". Alberta Liberal Party Blog.
"Alberta Liberal leadership vote open to all". Nanton News.
(August 14, 2011). "Elections loom across the country". Globe and Mail.
"5 Great Candidates, 19 Strong". Alberta Liberal Party.
Wingrove, Josh. (September 10, 2011). "Alberta Liberals choose mercurial ex-Tory Sherman as leader". Globe and Mail.

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