Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election, 2010

Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election, 2010
Date	October 2, 2010
Convention	Charlottetown
Campaign to replace	Pat Binns
Won by	Olive Crane
Ballots	2
Candidates	5
Entrance Fee	$2,500
Spending limit	$35,000

The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island held a leadership election in Charlottetown on October 2, 2010^[1] to select a new permanent leader after the resignation of Pat Binns on August 30, 2007 following the defeat of the party in the 2007 general election. Olive Crane was appointed interim leader on September 4, 2007 and served until June 2010 when she resigned to successfully run for permanent leader. Jamie Ballem, Fred McCardle, Jamie Fox, and Peter Llewellyn were all also candidates for the party's leadership.^[2]

Confirmed candidates

• Jamie Ballem, former PC Environment Minister
• Olive Crane, interim PC leader 2007-2010
• Fred McCardle, former MLA for Borden-Kinkora
• Peter Llewellyn, former Mayor of Georgetown, PEI^[3]
• Jamie Fox, former Police Chief^[4]

Results

The results of the leadership election was as follows.^[5]

First Round

Candidate	Votes
Olive Crane	819
Jamie Ballem	692
Peter Llewellyn	94
Jamie Fox	79
Fred McCardle	58

Second Round

Candidate	Votes
Olive Crane	908
Jamie Ballem	604
Jamie Fox	11
Peter Llewellyn	7

References

1. ^ "CBC News - Prince Edward Island - P.E.I. Tories waiting on picking a leader". Cbc.ca. 2009-02-02. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2009/02/02/pe-tory-leader.html. Retrieved 2011-04-22. 
2. ^ "CBC News - Prince Edward Island - Crane to lead P.E.I. PCs". Cbc.ca. 2007-09-05. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2007/09/05/crane-leader.html. Retrieved 2011-04-22. 
3. ^ "Peter Llewellyn announces bid for leadership". Cbc.ca. 2009-09-08. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2009/09/08/pei-llewellyn-pc-leadership.html. Retrieved 2011-04-22. 
4. ^ CA (2010-07-23). "Former Borden police chief announces intention to run for PC leadership". Theguardian.pe.ca. http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2010-07-23/article-1602460/Former-Borden-police-chief-announces-intention-to-run-for-PC-leadership/1. Retrieved 2011-04-22. 
5. ^ "Crane wins P.E.I. Tory leadership". Cbc.ca. 2010-10-02. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2010/10/01/pei-pc-leadership-convention-584.html?ref=rss&loomia_si=t0:a16:g2:r1:c0.176623:b37648316. Retrieved 2011-04-22.