The New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election of 2009 was prompted by party leader

Gary Doer Gary Albert Doer (born 31 March 1948) is a former Canadian politician and diplomat from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He served as Canada's ambassador to the United States from 19 October 2009, to 3 March 2016. Doer previously served as the 20th p ...

's announced pending resignation. Doer announced on August 27, 2009, that he intended to resign as leader of the

New Democratic Party of Manitoba The New Democratic Party of Manitoba (french: Nouveau Parti démocratique du Manitoba) is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba ...

and

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and the next day he announced that he was to become the next Canadian Ambassador to the United States. A leadership convention was held on October 16–17 to choose the new leader. There were two candidates for the position: former

Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs The minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities (french: Ministre des Affaires intergouvernementales) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the federal government's relations wi ...

, Steve Ashton and former

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

Greg Selinger Gregory Francis Selinger (born February 16, 1951) is a Canadian former politician who served as the 21st premier of Manitoba from 2009 until 2016, leading an NDP government. From 1999 to 2009 he was the Minister of Finance in the government of ...

. Selinger received 65.75% of the ballots, and as such was elected party leader and became Premier-designate.

Declared candidates

Steve Ashton

Steve Ashton is the

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for

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and was the

until he resigned to run for the leadership on September 4, 2009.

Endorsements

Niki Ashton Niki Christina Ashton (born September 9, 1982) is a Canadian politician. She is the New Democratic Member of Parliament for the federal electoral district of Churchill—Keewatinook Aski in Manitoba, Canada. She was first elected in the 2008 fe ...

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for

Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1 ...

Daryl Reid Daryl Gary Reid, (born November 2, 1950) is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada. He represented the electoral division of Transcona in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1990 to 2016, serving as a member of the New Democratic Party ...

for

Transcona Transcona is a ward and suburb of Winnipeg, Manitoba, located about east of the downtown area. Until 1972, it was a separate municipality, having been incorporated first as the Town of Transcona on 6 April 1912 and then as the City of Tr ...

* Bidhu Jha,

Greg Selinger

is the Member of the Legislative Assembly for St. Boniface and was the

until he resigned to run for the leadership on September 8, 2009.

Endorsements

;Provincial cabinet ministers *

Nancy Allan Nancy Allan (born July 25, 1952, in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party governments of premiers Gary Doer and Greg Selinger. Allan was raised in MacGregor, Manitoba, an ...

, Minister of Labour and Immigration *

Diane McGifford Diane Ethel McGifford (born March 26, 1945) is a former Manitoba politician, and was a member of cabinet under Premiers Gary Doer and Greg Selinger. McGifford was born in Manchester, England, and moved to Manitoba at a young age. She was educat ...

, Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy *

Christine Melnick Christine "Chris" Melnick (born 1950) is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a cabinet minister in the governments led by New Democratic Party (NDP) Premiers Gary Doer and Greg Selinger. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Melnick receiv ...

, Minister of Water Stewardship *

Kerri Irvin-Ross Kerri Irvin-Ross is a Canadian former politician in Manitoba. A member of the New Democratic Party, she served as a cabinet minister under premiers Gary Doer and Greg Selinger, including as Selinger's deputy premier from 2015 to 2016. Irvin-Ro ...

, Minister of Healthy Living *

Theresa Oswald Theresa Oswald is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 2003 to 2016 and a cabinet minister from 2004 until she stepped down in 2014 to unsuccessfully challenge P ...

Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental health. Coun ...

* Eric Robinson, Minister of Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport and Acting Minister of Aboriginal and Northern Affairs *

Jim Rondeau Jim Rondeau (born April 6, 1959) is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1999 to 2016, and served as cabinet minister in the provincial governments of Gary Doer and Greg Sel ...

, Minister of Energy, Science and Technology *

Rosann Wowchuk Rosann Wowchuk (née Harapiak; born August 15, 1945) is a former Manitoba politician, and was a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party governments of Premiers Gary Doer and Greg Selinger. The daughter of William Harapiak and Mary Philipch ...

, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives ;Members of Parliament *

Judy Wasylycia-Leis Klazina Judith Wasylycia-Leis (; born 1951) is a Canadian politician. She was a Manitoba cabinet minister in the government of Howard Pawley from 1986 to 1988, and was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from September 22, 1997, to April ...

, Member of Parliament for

Winnipeg North Winnipeg North (french: Winnipeg-Nord) is a federal electoral district in Canada that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1917. It covers the northern portion of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Geography The riding includes the ne ...

;Members of the Legislative Assembly *

Rob Altemeyer Rob Altemeyer is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 2003 to 2019. Altemeyer has long been involved in social justice and environmental issues in the Winnipeg area. He was responsible for implement ...

for Wolseley *

Bill Blaikie William Alexander Blaikie (June 19, 1951 – September 24, 2022) was a Canadian politician. He served as a Member of Parliament (Canada), member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 2008, representing Elmwood—Transcona and its antecedent ridings i ...

, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Elmwood and former Dean of the House of Commons and Member of Parliament for

Elmwood—Transcona Elmwood—Transcona (formerly Winnipeg—Transcona) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. Its population in 2011 was 85,906. Hi ...

Marilyn Brick Marilyn Brick is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada. She served in the Manitoba legislature from 2003 to 2011, representing St. Norbert. Brick was educated at the University of Manitoba, graduating from the university's Bachelor of Physi ...

, Member of the Legislative Assembly for St. Norbert *

Drew Caldwell Drew Caldwell (born April 10, 1960) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1999 until 2016, a cabinet minister in the government of Greg Selinger, and served in the cabinet of Gary Do ...

, Member of the Legislative Assembly for

Brandon East Brandon East is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It encompasses half of the City of Brandon, the other half being represented in Brandon West. Historical riding The original riding of Brandon East existed f ...

* Greg Dewar, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Selkirk * Jennifer Howard, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Fort Rouge * Bonnie Korzeniowski, Member of the Legislative Assembly for St. James *

Flor Marcelino Flor Marcelino, (born October 5, 1951) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election, for the electoral division of Wellington. In the 2011 provincial election, she ...

, Member of the Legislative Assembly for

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Doug Martindale Doug Martindale (born May 25, 1947) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since 1990, serving as a member of the New Democratic Party. Early life and career Martindale was born in B ...

, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Burrows *

Mohinder Saran Mohinder Saran is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He represented the electoral division of The Maples in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 2007 until 2019. He was first elected in the 2007 provincial election. Saran was re-elected ...

, Member of the Legislative Assembly for The Maples ;Other high-profile endorsements * Darlene Dziewit, former President of the

Manitoba Federation of Labour The Manitoba Federation of Labour is the Manitoba provincial trade union federation of the Canadian Labour Congress. It was formed in 1956 and has a membership of 95,000 people working in various private sector and public sector fields such as Ma ...

* Jenny Gerbasi,

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Canadian Union of Public Employees The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE; french: Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique, links=no; french: SCFP, link=, label=none) is a Canadian trade union serving the public sector – although it has in recent years organized workpl ...

Muriel Smith Muriel Smith may refer to: * Muriel Smith (politician) * Muriel Smith (singer) Muriel Burrell Smith (February 23, 1923 – September 13, 1985) was an American singer. In the 1940s and 1950s, she was a star of musical theater and opera, and w ...

, former

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Withdrawn candidates

Andrew Swan

Andrew Swan Andrew James Swan (born August 9, 1968) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 2004 to 2019. He was first elected in a 2004 by-election, replacing MaryAnn Mihychuk, who resigned to run for ...

is the Member of the Legislative Assembly for

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and was the Minister of Competitiveness, Training and Trade until he resigned to run for the leadership on September 2, 2009. Swan dropped out of the race on September 28, 2009 and regained his ministerial positions on October 5, 2009.

Did not run

, Minister of Labour and Immigration *

, MLA and former Dean of the Canadian House of Commons *

Dave Chomiak David Walter Chomiak (born February 15, 1953) is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Greg Selinger. Chomiak was born in Winnipeg and grew up in East Kildonan, gradua ...

, Minister of Justice * Jennifer Howard, MLA * Bidhu Jha, MLA *

Gord Mackintosh Gordon Henry Alexander Mackintosh (born July 7, 1955) is a former Canadian politician who represented the riding of St. Johns in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1993 to 2016. He served as a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Part ...

, Minister of Family Services and Housing *

Pat Martin Patrick D. "Pat" Martin (born December 13, 1955, in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015, representing the riding of Winnipeg Centre for the New Democratic Party. Ca ...

, MP (Winnipeg Centre) *

, Minister of Water Stewardship *

, Minister of Health * Stan Struthers, Conservation Minister *

Dan Vandal Daniel Vandal (born April 18, 1960) is a Métis Canadian politician in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He represented St. Boniface on the Winnipeg City Council from 1995 to 2004 and from 2006 to 2014, and ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Winnipeg in ...

, Winnipeg city councillor *

, MP and former provincial cabinet minister

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