2013 Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election
The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election of 2013 was triggered by Kevin Aylward's announcement on October 26, 2011, that he would resign as leader following the party's result in the 2011 provincial election. It was announced on December 15, 2011, that Humber Valley MHA Dwight Ball would start serving as interim leader of the party on January 3, 2012. In May 2012, the party announced the leadership convention would take place between November 15–17, 2013. It was won by Dwight Ball, who had stepped down as interim leader in July 2013 to run.Candidates
Paul Antle
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- MHAs: Lisa Dempster, MHA for Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair; Randy Edmunds, MHA for Torngat Mountains; Eddie Joyce, MHA for Bay of Islands; Tom Osborne, MHA for St. John's South; Andrew Parsons, MHA for Burgeo-La Poile.
- Former MHAs: Gerry Reid, Former Provincial Liberal Leader 2005-2006, 2006-2007, Former MHA for The Isles of Notre Dame
- Federal politicians: Gerry Byrne, MP for Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte; Judy Foote, MP for Random—Burin—St. George's; Yvonne Jones, MP for Labrador
- Municipal politicians:
- Other prominent individuals:
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- MHAs:
- Former MHAs:
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- Municipal politicians:
- Other prominent individuals:
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- MHAs:
- Former MHAs:
- Federal politicians: John Efford Former MP for Bonavista—Trinity—Conception.
- Municipal politicians:
- Other prominent individuals:
Declined
- Gerry Byrne, MP for Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
- Brad Cabana, Political Blogger
- Siobhan Coady, Former MP for St. John's South—Mount Pearl
- Dean MacDonald, St. John's businessman
- Andrew Parsons, MHA for Burgeo-La Poile
- Scott Simms, MP for Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor
Nomination rejected
- Charles Murphy, West Coast Businessman who has nominated for this leadership election but his nomination has been rejected.
Results
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| Ballot 1 | Ballot 1 | Ballot 1 | Ballot 1 | Ballot 2 | Ballot 2 | Ballot 2 | Ballot 2 | Ballot 3 | Ballot 3 | Ballot 3 | Ballot 3 |
| Candidate | Votes | % | Points | % | Votes | % | Points | % | Votes | % | Points | % |
| Dwight Ball | 10,944 | 45.94% | 2,130.05 | 44.38% | 11,306 | 48.45% | 2,257.15 | 47.02% | 12,598 | 60.64% | 2,832.29 | 59.01% |
| Paul Antle | 6,340 | 26.61% | 1,321.15 | 27.52% | 6,600 | 28.28% | 1,397.86 | 29.12% | 8,178 | 39.36% | 1,967.71 | 40.99% |
| Cathy Bennett | 5,252 | 22.05% | 1,089.05 | 22.69% | 5,431 | 23.27% | 1,144.99 | 23.85% | | | | |
| Danny Dumaresque | 670 | 2.81% | 131.69 | 2.74% | | | | | | | | |
| Jim Bennett | 617 | 2.59% | 128.05 | 2.67% | | | | | | | | |
| Total | 23,823 | 100.00 | 4,800.00 | 100.00 | 23,337 | 100.00 | 4,800.00 | 100.00 | 20,776 | 100.00 | 4,800.00 | 100.00 |
