2012 New Brunswick Liberal Association leadership election


The New Brunswick Liberal Association held a leadership election on October 27, 2012 to replace outgoing leader Shawn Graham with a new leader to lead the party into the 2014 election. Graham was elected at the last leadership convention held in 2002 over Jack MacDougall. Graham announced he would not continue as leader the evening of September 27, 2010, after losing the provincial election earlier that day and formally resigned on November 9, 2010.

Declared candidates

The following individuals were mentioned in media reports as potential candidates, and subsequently officially declared their candidacy:

[Brian Gallant]

Background: Former candidate in Moncton East in the 2006 election; lawyer and president of the Kent South Liberal Association.
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Mike Murphy">Mike Murphy (New Brunswick politician)">Mike Murphy

Background
Former MLA for Moncton North from 2003 to 2010; cabinet minister under Graham; former Liberal Party president.

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Nick Duivenvoorden

Background
Former mayor of the town of Belledune.

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