The
Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right, conservative political party in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The party has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granti ...
held a
leadership election in 1991 to replace its outgoing leader
Barbara Baird Filliter
Barbara Lilian Baird, , (born October 1, 1952) also known as Barbara Baird-Filliter, was the first female leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, serving from 1989 to 1991.
She led the party during ...
. The winner was former
Moncton
Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the The Maritimes, Maritime Provinces. The ...
mayor and
member of parliament Dennis Cochrane, who later also won the riding of
Petitcodiac Petitcodiac may refer to:
* Petitcodiac River, a river in the Canadian province of New Brunswick
* Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, a community withon the village of Three Rivers in New Brunswick
* Petitcodiac (electoral district)
Petitcodiac was a ...
in the
1991 general election.
The candidates were Cochrane and
St. Andrews
St Andrews ( la, S. Andrea(s); sco, Saunt Aundraes; gd, Cill Rìmhinn) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, southeast of Dundee and northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 , making it Fife's fourt ...
mayor and teacher Bev Lawrence.
Fredericton—York—Sunbury member of parliament
Bud Bird and party president Emilien LeBreton were also expected to run but did not enter the race.
[Canadian Press Newswire, Tories-Convention, April 27, 1991.]
Results
References
1991 elections in Canada
Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership elections
1991 in New Brunswick
Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership election
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