The Canadian Alliance, a conservative political party in Canada, held two leadership elections to choose the party's leader. The first was held shortly after the party's founding in 2000, and the second was held in 2002. The party merged with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003 to form the Conservative Party of Canada.
The 1987 founding convention of the Reform Party of Canada elected Preston Manning as party leader by acclamation. Manning was re-ratified as leader at every subsequent convention of the party without opposition.
The Reform Party became the "Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance" (better known as the "Canadian Alliance") in 2000 and had its first contested leadership election. Canadian Alliance leadership votes were conducted via a pure one member, one vote system in which each party member cast a ballot with equal weight.
In the CA's system, the leader was the candidate who received 50% plus one of all votes cast (i.e., an absolute majority). If no candidate had an absolute majority on the first ballot, the top two candidates participated in a run-off election several weeks after the first ballot.
Stockwell Day: 49, Progressive Conservative Treasurer of Alberta (since 1997), Alberta Minister of Social Services (1996-1997) Alberta Minister of Labour (1992-1996), MLA for Red Deer North (since 1986), and former assistant pastor and school administrator at the Bentley Christian Centre in Bentley, Alberta.
Preston Manning: 58, founder and leader of the Reform Party of Canada (1987-2000), Member of Parliament for Calgary Southwest, Alberta (since 1993), Leader of the Opposition (1997-2000).
Tom Long:, 42, lawyer, former president of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (1986-1989), chair of Ontario PC election campaigns in 1995 and 1999, co-chair of Canadian Alliance founding convention.
Keith Martin: 40 años, médico y miembro del Parlamento por la conducción de Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca , Columbia Británica (desde 1993). Martin defendió una posición conservadora en cuestiones económicas pero socialmente liberal.
John Stachow: 37 años, trabajador de Ontario Power Generation de Myrtle, Ontario , [5] defensor de un " crédito social ", y de que el gobierno de Canadá asuma el control directo sobre la oferta monetaria de la nación, en lugar de dejar esta responsabilidad en manos de bancos privados. Oponente de la Ley Bancaria de 1913. [6] [7]
Para ser nominados, los candidatos debían presentar firmas de 300 miembros de la Alianza Canadiense y un depósito de 25.000 dólares. [7]
Stephen Harper: 43 años, presidente de la Coalición Nacional de Ciudadanos (1998-2002); Miembro del Parlamento del Partido Reformista, 1993-1997, por Calgary West , Alberta (1993-1997), crítico del Partido Reformista en Asuntos Intergubernamentales (1994-1997) y Finanzas (1995-1996). Economista de profesión.
Stockwell Day: 51 años, líder de la Alianza Canadiense (2000-2001), miembro del Parlamento por Okanagan—Coquihalla , Columbia Británica (desde 2000); ex ministro del gabinete de Alberta y MLA; acordó renunciar y volver a desafiar al liderazgo de la Alianza Canadiense luego de una revuelta del caucus.
Diane Ablonczy: 52 años, abogada, crítica de la oposición para el desarrollo de recursos humanos, miembro del Parlamento por Calgary North (1993-1997), luego Calgary—Nose Hill , Alberta (desde 1997).
Grant Hill: 58 años, médico, crítico de la oposición en asuntos intergubernamentales, ex crítico de la salud (1994-1999), miembro del Parlamento por Macleod , Alberta (desde 1993).
Durante la campaña inicial, la drag queen de Toronto Enza Anderson también declaró su candidatura al liderazgo, [9] aunque abandonó su candidatura antes de la fecha límite oficial de inscripción.
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