Green Party of Canada leadership elections
The Green Party of Canada holds a national leadership election every 4 years, as stipulated under the party's current constitution.
Ballots are always mailed out in advance to all Green Party of Canada "members in good standing" - allowing the option of voting by mail to all party members who do not wish to attend the convention in person.
The party uses an instant-runoff voting (IRV) ballot system for the election of its leader and councillors and a standard yes-or-no ballot for voting on constitutional amendments.
Leadership conventions
2000
2000 Ottawa (University of Ottawa), Joan Russow re-elected (resigned in January 2001, Chris Bradshaw elected by national council meeting in February 2001 as interim leader).
2002
2002 Montreal (Francophone institute for the blind), no member nominated for leader; Chris Bradshaw chosen to continue on an interim basis.
2003
February 14, 2003, Jim Harris elected.[1]
Candidate
Votes
#
%
Jim Harris
437
81.38
John Grogan
76
14.15
Jason Crummey
24
4.47
Spoiled Ballots
0
0.00
Total
537
100.0%
2004
2004 Calgary (Kiwanis camp in foothills), Jim Harris re-elected (first elected by mail ballot 6 months after the Montreal convention).[1]
Candidate
Votes
#
%
Jim Harris
524
55.16
Tom Manley
352
37.05
John Grogan
74
7.79
Spoiled Ballots
0
0.00
Total
950
100.0%
2006
Held August 24–27, 2006 in Ottawa , Ontario using a One Member One Vote system. On April 24, 2006, incumbent party leader Jim Harris announced he would not be running for re-election.[2] The race was won by Elizabeth May on August 26, 2006.
Candidate
Votes
#
%
Elizabeth May
2,145
65.34
David Chernushenko
1,096
33.38
Jim Fannon
29
0.88
None of the above
13
0.40
Total
3,283
100.0%
2020
Held October 3, 2020, in Ottawa , Ontario using a one member, one vote preferential ballot with a none of the above option.[3] Annamie Paul , an activist and lawyer from Toronto , won the election on the eighth round of voting. Her win was described as a win for "the more centrist camp".[4]
Results by round[5]
Candidate
1st round
2nd round
3rd round
4th round
5th round
6th round
7th round
8th round
Image
Name
Votes cast
%
Votes cast
%
Votes cast
%
Votes cast
%
Votes cast
%
Votes cast
%
Votes cast
%
Votes cast
%
Annamie Paul
6,242
26.14%
6,242
26.16%
6,305
26.24%
6,478
27.23%
6,952
29.44%
7,614
32.52%
8,862
38.52%
12,090
54.53%
Dimitri Lascaris
5,768
24.15%
5,773
24.20%
5,813
24.40%
6,586
27.69%
7,050
29.86%
7,551
32.25%
8,340
36.22%
10,081
45.47%
Courtney Howard
3,285
13.76%
3,285
13.77%
3,348
14.05%
3,404
14.31%
3,762
15.93%
4,523
19.32%
5,824
25.29%
Eliminated
Glen Murray
2,745
11.50%
2,746
11.51%
2,821
11.84%
2,846
11.96%
2,992
12.67%
3,725
15.91%
Eliminated
David Merner
2,636
11.04%
2,636
11.05%
2,697
11.32%
2,727
11.46%
2,856
12.10%
Eliminated
Amita Kuttner
1,468
6.15%
1,470
6.16%
1,486
6.24%
1,748
7.35%
Eliminated
Meryam Haddad
1,345
5.63%
1,346
5.64%
1,358
5.70%
Eliminated
Andrew West
352
1.47%
356
1.49%
Eliminated
None Of The Above
36
0.15%
Eliminated
Total
23,877
100%
23,854
100%
23,828
100%
23,788
100%
23,612
100%
23,413
100%
23,026
100%
22,171
100%
2022
Annamie Paul resigned on November 14, 2021, several weeks after the 2021 Canadian federal election . Held November 19, 2022, in Ottawa , Ontario using a one member, one vote preferential ballot with a none of the above option. Saanich—Gulf Islands MP and former Green Party leader Elizabeth May won the election, after campaigning as part of a joint ticket with Jonathan Pedneault; as co-leadership is not formally recognized in the party’s constitution, Pedneault will become Deputy Leader while the two seek to amend the party constitution.[6] [7] [8]
Candidate[9]
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Elizabeth May
3,736
46.53
3,746
47.24
3,830
48.6
3,953
50.58
4,008
51.41
4,666
60.17
Anna Keenan
2,034
25.33
2,048
25.83
2,158
27.38
2,303
29.47
2,819
36.16
3,089
39.83
Jonathan Pedneault
775
9.65
780
9.84
817
10.37
893
11.43
969
12.43
Eliminated
Chad Walcott
547
6.81
556
7.01
589
7.47
665
8.51
Eliminated
Simon Gnocchini-Messier
399
4.97
404
5.09
487
6.18
Eliminated
Sarah Gabrielle Baron
378
4.71
396
4.99
Eliminated
None of these options
161
2.00
Eliminated
Total
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
Leaders of the Green Party of Canada
References
^ a b "Leadership Conventions" . Parliament of Canada . Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013 .
^ Harris to give up on Green leadership . The Globe and Mail , April 24, 2006.
^ "2020 GPC Leadership Contest Rules" (PDF) . Green Party of Canada . July 31, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020 .
^ Raj, Althia (October 3, 2020). "Annamie Paul Wins Race To Replace Elizabeth May As Green Party Leader" . HuffPost . Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021 .
^ "Green Leadership Vote 2020 / Vote pour la chefferie du Parti vert 2020" . Youtube . October 3, 2020. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2020 .
^ "Elizabeth May wins Green Party of Canada leadership for second time – November 19, 2022" – via www.youtube.com.
^ "Elizabeth May returns to Green Party leadership with running mate Jonathan Pedneault" . thestar.com . November 19, 2022.
^ "Elizabeth May elected Green leader again, to share burden with Jonathan Pedneault" . Toronto Sun . November 19, 2022.
^ "Elizabeth May wins Green Party of Canada leadership for second time – November 19, 2022" . YouTube .
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