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OfficeParty Leader
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline February 01, 2012 - 12:00pm
Polls Open March 24, 2012 - 08:00am
Polls Close March 24, 2012 - 09:00am
Term Start March 24, 2012 - 12:00pm
Term End October 01, 2017 - 12:00pm
ContributorM@
Last ModifiedM@ October 02, 2017 08:33am
Data Sources[Link]
DescriptionNew Democratic Party of Canada Leadership Convention
Saturday, March 24, 2011
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON

Ballot 1 of 4:
Thomas Mulcair: 19,728 (30.3%)
Brian Topp: 13,915 (21.4%)
Nathan Cullen: 10,671 (16.4%)
Peggy Nash: 8,353 (12.8%)
Paul Dewar: 4,883 (7.5%)
Martin Singh: 3,821 (5.9%)
Niki Ashton: 3,737 (5.7%)

Niki Ashton was automatically dropped from the ballot and released her supporters. Martin Singh and Paul Dewar opted to drop out; Singh endorsed Thomas Mulcair and Dewar released his supporters.

Ballot 2 of 4:
Thomas Mulcair: 23,902 (38.3%)
Brian Topp: 15,624 (25.0%)
Nathan Cullen: 12,449 (19.9%)
Peggy Nash: 10,519 (16.8%)

Peggy Nash was automatically dropped from the ballot and released her supporters.

Ballot 3 of 4:
Thomas Mulcair: 27,488 (43.8%)
Brian Topp: 19,822 (31.6%)
Nathan Cullen: 15,426 (24.6%)

Nathan Cullen was automatically dropped from the ballot and released his supporters.

Ballot 4 of 4:
Thomas Mulcair: 33,881 (57.2%)
Brian Topp: 25,329 (42.8%)

Thomas Mulcair elected leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyNew Democratic Won01/25/2003
NameJack Layton Votes31,150 (53.52%)
Term01/27/2003 - 07/25/2011 Margin16,785 (+28.84%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jul 28, 2011 NDP Interim Leader Nycole Turmel
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Thomas Mulcair
Slight 5
Brian Topp
Slight 3
Peggy Nash
Slight 1
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

08/23/2011 02/09/2012

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Thomas Mulcair Brian Topp Nathan Cullen Peggy Nash Paul Dewar Martin Singh Niki Ashton
PartyNew Democratic New Democratic New Democratic New Democratic New Democratic New Democratic New Democratic
Votes33,881 (34.62%) 25,329 (25.88%) 15,426 (15.76%) 10,519 (10.75%) 4,883 (4.99%) 3,821 (3.90%) 3,737 (3.82%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -8,552 (-8.74%) -18,455 (-18.86%) -23,362 (-23.87%) -28,998 (-29.63%) -30,060 (-30.72%) -30,144 (-30.80%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Candidate Poll 
02/08-02/09
25.50% (+0.0) 12.70% (+0.0) 12.80% (+0.0) 16.80% (+0.0) 15.10% (+0.0) 4.10% (+0.0) 9.50% (+0.0)
Forum Research 
01/18-01/18
19.00% (-26.0) 6.00% (-2.0) 4.00% (+0.0) 10.00% (-6.0) 6.00% (-2.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 1.00% (+0.0)
Forum Research 
12/13-12/13
45.00% (+0.0) 8.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 16.00% (+0.0) 8.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Leger Marketing 
08/23-08/28
14.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
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NDP Martin Singh [L]
NDP Charlie Angus [L]
NDP Claude Gravelle [L]
NDP Linda Duncan [L]
NDP Jack Harris [L]
NDP David Christopherson [L]
NDP Leonard Krog [L]
NDP Jenny Kwan [L]
NDP Robert Chisholm [L]
NDP Romeo Saganash [L]
NDP Herb Dickieson [L]
CFP Dominic Cardy [L]
NDP Ed Schreyer [L]
NDP Mike Harcourt [L]
NDP James Laxer [L]
NDP Howard Hampton [L]
  United Food and Commercial Workers
  Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
NDP Ruth Ellen Brosseau [L]
  Toronto Star
NDP Lorne Nystrom [L]
NDP John Rafferty [L]
NDP Wayne Marston [L]
NDP Matthew Kellway [L]
NDP Dan Harris [L]
LIB Lise St-Denis [L]
NDP Djaouida Sellah [L]
GP Jean Rousseau [L]
NDP Mathieu Ravignat [L]
NDP François Pilon [L]
FeD Manon Perreault [L]
BQ Claude Patry [L]
NDP Annick Papillon [L]
GP José Núñez Melo [L]
NDP Jamie Nicholls [L]
PQ Pierre Nantel [L]
NDP Marie-Claude Morin [L]
NDP Marc-André Morin [L]
NDP Hélène Leblanc [L]
NDP Alexandrine Latendresse [L]
LIB François Lapointe [L]
NDP Pierre Jacob [L]
NDP Sadia Groguhé [L]
NDP Réjean Genest [L]
NDP Pierre-Luc Dusseault [L]
NDP Matthew Dubé [L]
NDP Anne-Marie Day [L]
NDP Sylvain Chicoine [L]
NDP Tarik Brahmi [L]
NDP Robert Aubin [L]
NDP Jonathan Genest-Jourdain [L]
NDP Jonathan Tremblay [L]
NDP Philip Toone [L]
NDP Charmaine Borg [L]
NDP Shirley Douglas [L]
NDP Lorne Scott [L]
NDP Eldon Lautermilch [L]
NDP Len Taylor [L]
NDP Warren McCall [L]
NDP Deb Higgins [L]
NDP Pat Atkinson [L]
NDP John Solomon [L]
LAB New Jerusalem
NDP Lorne Calvert [L]
NDP Dan Miller [L]
IND Sana Hassainia [L]
NDP Carole James [L]
NDP Roy Romanow [L]
IND Monsieur
NDP Jean Crowder [L]
NDP Kennedy Stewart [L]
NDP Alexandre Boulerice [L]
NDP Alain Giguère [L]
NDP Yvon Godin [L]
NDP Libby Davies [L]
NDP Dawn Black [L]
NDP Joy MacPhail [L]
SD BippidiBoppetyBoob
NDP Ed Broadbent [L]
NDP Françoise Boivin [L]
NDP Dennis Bevington [L]
NDP Brian Masse [L]
GP Bruce Hyer [L]
NDP Fin Donnelly [L]
NDP Alex Atamanenko [L]
NDP Laurin Liu [L]
PQ Christine Moore [L]
NDP Sid Ryan [L]
NDP Jonah Schein [L]
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NDP Mel Watkins [L]
NDP Peter Kormos [L]
NDP Margaret Birrell [L]
NDP Pierre Ducasse [L]
NDP Sarah Polley [L]
NDP Alexa McDonough [L]
NDP Lorraine Michael [L]
NDP Randall Garrison [L]
NDP Anne Minh-Thu Quach [L]
NDP Maher Arar [L]
  International Association of Machinists
PQ Christine Moore [L]
NDP Irene Mathyssen [L]
NDP Hoang Mai [L]
NDP Claude Gravelle [L]
NDP Dennis Bevington [L]
NDP Linda Duncan [L]
NDP Charlie Angus [L]
NDP Kevin Chief [L]
NDP Rosann Wowchuk [L]
NDP Dave Chomiak [L]
NDP Theresa Oswald [L]
LBT Smart
Un Kyle
S Zackatron
I E Pluribus Unum
G BR_Green
  NDP Socialist Caucus
NDP Francine Raynault [L]
FeD Jean-François Larose [L]
NDP Carol Hughes [L]
NDP François Choquette [L]
MORE CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Romeo Saganash
PartyNew Democratic
Votes266 (0.27%)
Margin-33,615 (-34.35%)
Predict Avg.0.00%
Finances$0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Candidate Poll 
02/08-02/09
3.60% (+0.0)
Forum Research 
01/18-01/18
4.00% (+0.0)
Forum Research 
12/13-12/13
0.00% (+0.0)
Leger Marketing 
08/23-08/28
0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
NDP Pierre Dionne Labelle [L]
PQ Christine Moore [L]

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Mar 24, 2012 05:00pm News Hackers attack NDP, delaying electronic leadership vote   Article 411 Name Removed 
Feb 09, 2012 09:00pm News Roméo Saganash to bow out of NDP leadership race  Article Monsieur 
Dec 21, 2011 03:00pm News Chisholm drops out of NDP race citing lack of French  Article Monsieur 
Nov 02, 2011 08:00am Perspective Peggy Nash: a Thatcher for the left?   Article Monsieur 
Sep 17, 2011 01:25pm Poll NDP leader race still wide open: poll  Article Ralphie 
Sep 16, 2011 02:00pm Announcement Former Cree leader Saganash to run for top NDP job   Article Monsieur 

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