2009 New Democratic Party Leadership Convention
A leadership convention was held on June 5–7, 2009. The vote for leader took place on June 6, 2009 and all 13051 members of the Saskatchewan NDP were eligible to cast ballots in person, by mail, by phone or online. There was a $200,000 spending limit for candidates.
There were four declared candidates for the leadership: MLA Deb Higgins, former Deputy Premier Dwain Lingenfelter, physician and community health activist Ryan Meili, and former party president Yens Pedersen.
First ballot
- Dwain Lingenfelter 4,360 (46.17%)
- Ryan Meili 2,401 (25.42%)
- Yens Pedersen 1,380 (14.61%)
- Deb Higgins 1,303 (13.8%)
(Higgins eliminated, Pedersen withdrew)
Second ballot
- Dwain Lingenfelter 5,028 (55.07%)
- Ryan Meili 4,102 (44.93%)
Total votes cast: 9,130
Read more about this topic: Saskatchewan New Democratic Party/Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Leadership Elections
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