2006 Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba leadership election

Timeline

• November 5, 2005 – Only 55% of delegates endorse the leadership of Stuart Murray at the PC annual convention. Murray calls for a leadership race.
• November 14, 2005 – Murray announces he will not be a candidate to succeed himself in the leadership election.
• February 23, 2006 – Brian Pallister rejects a bid for the leadership of the party.
• February 23, 2006 – Hugh McFadyen becomes the first to declare as he announces his bid for the leadership of the party.
• February 24, 2006 – Ron Schuler announces his bid for the leadership of the party.
• February 27, 2006 – Ken Waddell announces his bid for the leadership of the party.
• April 29, 2006 – McFadyen wins the leadership.

  Results

Non candidates

• Jim Downey, former deputy premier and minister of various portfolios
• Myrna Driedger, member of the Legislative Assembly for Charleswood
• David Faurschou, member of the Legislative Assembly for Portage la Prairie.
• David Lantry, former candidate and Chief of Staff to Stuart Murray. Announced he was considering running, but never filed papers.
• Stuart Murray, the incumbent leader called the race due to a poor showing in a leadership review but spent over a week pondering another run before deciding against it.
• Brian Pallister, former minister of Government Services and current member of the federal parliament for Portage-Lisgar. Ruled himself out two weeks after the federal election.