The British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership convention of 2011 was prompted by

Carole James Carole Alison James (born December 22, 1957) is a Canadian politician and former public administrator, who represented Victoria-Beacon Hill in the MLA from 2005 to 2020. She is the former Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia and former ...

's announcement on December 6, 2010 that she would be resigning as leader of the party. The convention was held on April 17, 2011 at the Vancouver Convention Centre with voting occurring by telephone and via internet on that date and through advance voting. Adrian Dix was elected leader, narrowly defeating rival

Mike Farnworth Michael C. Farnworth (born July 23, 1959) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 15th and current deputy premier of British Columbia since 2021, and the minister of public safety and solicitor general since 2017. A member of the British C ...

on the third ballot.

Candidates

Adrian Dix

MLA for Vancouver-Kingsway (2005–present), former Chief of Staff to Premier

Glen Clark Glen David Clark (born November 22, 1957) is a Canadian business executive and former politician who served as the 31st premier of British Columbia from 1996 to 1999. Early life and education Clark attended independent Roman Catholic schools, n ...

:Support from caucus members:

Harry Bains Harry Bains is a Canadian politician serving as the Minister of Labour in British Columbia. He has been the NDP MLA for Surrey-Newton since 2005. Career Bains has experience in education due to his service on the Kwantlen University College ...

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Vancouver-Kensington Vancouver-Kensington is a provincial electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in Canada. Member of Legislative Assembly Since 2009, the district's member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) has been Mable Elmore. She ...

Sue Hammell Sue Hammell (born June 18, 1945) is a Canadian politician who is the former MLA for Surrey-Green Timbers in the province of British Columbia for most of the years between 1991 and 2017, she retired and did not seek re-election in May 2017. Her ...

( Surrey-Green Timbers),

Michelle Mungall Michelle Mungall is a Canadian politician, who represented the Nelson-Creston electoral district Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2009 to 2020. She is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP) and was first ele ...

(

Nelson-Creston Nelson-Creston is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the general election of 1933 following a redistribution of the earlier Nelson riding. ...

), Bruce Ralston (

Surrey-Whalley Surrey-Whalley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The riding's name was resurrected from a former riding in the same area, with similar but not identical boundaries. The newly created ri ...

) :Support from federal caucus members:

Don Davies Don Davies (born January 16, 1963) is a Canadian federal member of Parliament (MP) for the New Democratic Party, representing the riding of Vancouver Kingsway since his election in the 2008 federal election. After the 2019 election, Davies w ...

( Vancouver-Kingsway),

Libby Davies Libby Davies (born February 27, 1953) is a Canadian politician from British Columbia. She was the member of Parliament for Vancouver East from 1997 to 2015, House Leader for the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2003 to 2011, and Deputy Leader ...

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Vancouver East Vancouver East (french: Vancouver-Est) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935. It is currently represented by New Democratic Party MP Jenny Kwan. The ...

) :Support from former caucus members:

Lois Boone Lois Ruth Boone (born April 26, 1947) is a Canadians, Canadian politician. She served as MLA for Prince George North from 1986 to 1991, and Prince George-Mount Robson from 1991 to 2001, in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. She is a me ...

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Prince George North Prince George North was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1979 to 2009. Demographics Geography History *John Heinrich, Social Credit (1979–1986) * Lois Boone, NDP (1986� ...

Pietro Calendino Pietro Attilio Calendino is a Canadian provincial and municipal politician currently serving as a city councillor for Burnaby City Council. Calendino was born in Calabria, Italy but emigrated to Vancouver in 1959. He received an Honours B.A. ...

(

Burnaby North Burnaby North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. History MLAs Election results , - , - , - , NDP , Pietro Calendino , align="right", 5,992 , align="right", 29. ...

), Evelyn Gillespie (

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), Anita Hagen (

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Joy MacPhail Joy Kathryn MacPhail (born March 6, 1952) is a Canadian former politician in British Columbia. A longtime member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, she served as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 1991 to 2005 and as a ...

(

Vancouver-Hastings Vancouver-Hastings is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Geography History This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly: Member of Legislative A ...

, former leader),

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Vancouver-Fairview Vancouver-Fairview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Fairview is made up of two rectangles: one bounded by Granville Street to the east, 16th Avenue to the south, Arbutus Street to th ...

Chuck Puchmayr Charles Puchmayr (born 1953 or 1954) is a Canadian politician, who was an MLA for New Westminster in British Columbia from 2005 to 2009. He is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. Prior to his election to the legislature in t ...

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Svend Robinson Svend Robinson (born March 4, 1952) is a Canadian politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 2004, who represented suburban Vancouver-area constituencies of Burnaby for the New Democratic Party (NDP). He is noted as the first me ...

(MP for Burnaby-Douglas) :Date campaign launched: January 16, 2011 :Policies: Commit to eliminating the HST, seek to roll back reductions in the corporate tax rate, support the redirection of

carbon tax A carbon tax is a tax levied on the carbon emissions required to produce goods and services. Carbon taxes are intended to make visible the "hidden" social costs of carbon emissions, which are otherwise felt only in indirect ways like more sev ...

revenue to pay for public transit and infrastructure that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, support an increase in the minimum wage rate to $10 per hour, create a provincial child care system, restore grants to the post-secondary students, reduce interest on student loans, and restore the corporation capital tax on financial institutions.

Mike Farnworth Michael C. Farnworth (born July 23, 1959) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 15th and current deputy premier of British Columbia since 2021, and the minister of public safety and solicitor general since 2017. A member of the British C ...

MLA for

Port Coquitlam Port Coquitlam ( ) is a city in British Columbia, Canada. Located east of Vancouver, it is on the north bank of the confluence of the Fraser River and the Pitt River. Coquitlam borders it on the north, the Coquitlam River borders it on the west, ...

(1991–2001, 2005–present), former Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1997–98), Minister of Employment and Investment and Minister Responsible for Housing (1998–2000), Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors (2000), and Minister Social Development and Economic Security (2000–01) :Support from caucus members:

Jagrup Brar Jagrup Brar is a Canadian politician. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in British Columbia, Canada. He represented the ridings of Surrey-Panorama Ridge from 2004 to 2009 and Surrey-Fleetwood from 2009 to 2013 and since 2017 as a ...

( Surrey-Fleetwood),

Katrine Conroy Katrine Conroy (' Thor-Larsen; born 1957 or 1958) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2005 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Kootenay West as a member of t ...

(

Kootenay West Kootenay West was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1988. This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Kootenay riding. It was abolished in 1987 when ...

Doug Donaldson Doug Donaldson (born January 20, 1957) is a Canadian politician, who represented the Stikine electoral district Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2009 to 2020. He is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party and was fir ...

( Stikine),

Rob Fleming Rob Fleming is a Canadian politician who represents the riding of Victoria-Swan Lake in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. From July 2017 to November 2020, during the 41st Parliament, he was the Minister of Education. Fleming is a ...

(

Victoria-Swan Lake Victoria-Swan Lake is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the ''Electoral Districts Act, 2008''. It was first contested in the 2009 election, in which New Democrat, Rob Fleming was elected its first MLA. ...

Guy Gentner Guy Gentner (born 1955) MLA for Delta North in the Canadian province of British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. I ...

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Delta North Delta North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. History The electoral district was created for the 1991 election from part of the dual-member Delta riding. Members of the Legislat ...

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Columbia River-Revelstoke Columbia River-Revelstoke is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Geography As of the 2020 provincial election, Columbia River-Revelstoke comprises the eastern portion of the Columbia-Sh ...

Lana Popham Lana Popham is Canadian politician representing the riding of Saanich South in the Legislature of British Columbia who has been the Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport since 2022. She was first elected in 2009 provincial general elec ...

( Saanich South),

Doug Routley Doug Routley (born May 9, 1961) is the current MLA for Nanaimo-North Cowichan in the Canadian province of British Columbia.Nanaimo-North Cowichan Nanaimo-North Cowichan is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the '' Electoral Districts Act, 2008''. It is represented by Doug Routley (British Columbia New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party ...

Leonard Krog Leonard Eugene Krog is a Canadian politician and lawyer in British Columbia, who currently serves as Mayor of Nanaimo. Prior to his tenure as mayor, Krog served in the provincial legislature, and was first elected in the 1991 general election r ...

(

Nanaimo Nanaimo ( ) is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. As of the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census, it had a population of 99,863, and it is known as "The Harbour City." The city was previously known as the "H ...

Jenny Kwan Jenny Wai Ching Kwan (born 1967) is a Canadian politician who is the member of Parliament (MP) for Vancouver East. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Kwan was elected to the House of Commons in 2015. She she was previously a member o ...

(

Vancouver-Mount Pleasant Vancouver-Mount Pleasant is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was one of only two electoral districts to return an NDP MLA in the 2001 election when the NDP was nearly wiped off the e ...

) :Support from federal caucus members:

Alex Atamanenko Alex T. Atamanenko (born January 24, 1945) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons in 2006, winning the riding of British Columbia Southern Interior for the New Democratic Party in the 2006 federal election, and serv ...

( Southern Interior) :Support from former caucus members:

Mike Harcourt Michael Franklin Harcourt, OC (born January 6, 1943) served as the 30th premier of British Columbia from 1991 to 1996, and before that as the 34th mayor of Vancouver, BC's largest city, from 1980 to 1986. Early life and education Harcourt was ...

(

, former Premier),

Gretchen Brewin Patricia Gretchen Mann Brewin (born December 23, 1938), known as Gretchen, is a Canadian politician. Brewin was born in Ottawa, Ontario to mother Marjorie Mann and Walter Mann on December 23, 1938. Gretchen has one sister, Susan Mann (Canadian ...

(

Victoria-Beacon Hill Victoria-Beacon Hill is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Demographics Geography The riding comprises most of the City of Victoria, the provincial capital. It is bounded by the coa ...

John Cashore John Massey Cashore (born March 26, 1935) is a United Church minister and former political figure in British Columbia. He represented Maillardville-Coquitlam from 1986 to 1991 and Coquitlam-Maillardville from 1991 to 2001 in the Legislative As ...

(

Coquitlam-Maillardville Coquitlam-Maillardville is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Demographics Geography The Coquitlam–Maillardville district encompasses most of land of the City of Coquitlam except ...

), Barbara Copping ( Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain),

Corky Evans Corky Evans (born January 2, 1948) is a Canadian former provincial politician in British Columbia, Canada. He twice ran for the leadership of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia, placing second both times. In both cases, the party form ...

(

Harold Steves Harold Steves (born May 29, 1937) is a Canadian politician. Steves is a longtime city councillor on Richmond, British Columbia City Council, first elected in 1969 and re-elected in 1977, after serving one term as the New Democratic Party of Br ...

(Richmond), Bernie Simpson (

Vancouver-Fraserview Vancouver-Fraserview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Geography Following the redistricting in 2015 based on the previous census, Vancouver-Fraserview sits in the southeastern po ...

), Ed Conroy (

Rossland-Trail Rossland-Trail was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the towns of Rossland and Trail, in the West Kootenay. The riding first appeared in the 1924 election as the result of a redistr ...

Joan Sawicki Joan Marie Sawicki (born September 18, 1945) is a former Canadian politician. She served as a NDP Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 2001, representing Burnaby-Willingdon. She served as Speaker of the Legislat ...

(

Burnaby-Willingdon Burnaby-Willingdon was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1966 to 2009. Demographics Election results , - , - External links BC StatsDale Lovick (

), David Cubberley ( Saanich South), :Date campaign launched: January 13, 2011 :Policies: Support BC agricultural sector through a BC Food-First policy, a regional 'no net-loss policy' for the Agricultural Land Reserve, remove regulatory disincentives to farm-gate sales, return the investment in agricultural sector to national average (14% of agricultural GDP); revenue sharing with local government from resource extraction, create a Jobs Protection Commissioner, repeal the ''Significant Projects Streamlining Act''

John Horgan John Joseph Horgan (born August 7, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 36th premier of British Columbia from 2017 to 2022, and also as the leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party from 2014 to 2022. Horgan has been the ...

MLA for

Malahat-Juan de Fuca Malahat-Juan de Fuca was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009. Demographics Geography History Member of Legislative Assembly Its MLA is John Horgan. He was ...

(2005–present) :Support from caucus members:

Kathy Corrigan Kathy Corrigan is a Canadian politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 39th and 40th Parliament of British Columbia, from 2009 to 2017. As a member of the BC New Democratic Party, she was elected ...

(

Burnaby-Deer Lake Burnaby-Deer Lake is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the ...

), Scott Fraser ( Alberni-Pacific Rim),

Maurine Karagianis Maurine Karagianis (born August 17, 1950) is a Canadian politician, formerly the New Democratic Party MLA for the riding of Esquimalt-Royal Roads in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. She was first elected in the 2005 election to ...

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Harry Lali Harbhajan Singh "Harry" Lali (born August 10, 1955) is a former MLA in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Biography Lali spent eleven summers working in the forestry industry, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Sout ...

(

Fraser-Nicola Fraser-Nicola is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the '' Electoral Districts Act, 2008''. It was first contested in the 2009 general election. Geography As of the 2020 provincial election, Fraser-Nicol ...

), Bill Routley (

Cowichan Valley The Cowichan Valley is a region around the Cowichan River, Cowichan Bay and Cowichan Lake on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. There is some debate as to the origin of the name Cowichan, which many believe to be an anglicized form ...

Nicholas Simons Nicholas Simons is a Canadian politician. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia, representing the riding of Powell River-Sunshine Coast since 2005, and member of the New Democratic Party. Early life and career S ...

( Powell River-Sunshine Coast), Shane Simpson (

Claire Trevena Claire Felicity Trevena (born May 26, 1962) is a Canadian politician, who represented the North Island electoral district Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2005 to 2020. During the 41st Parliament (2017-2020) she was appointed to t ...

(

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) :Support from former caucus members: Lynn Hunter (former MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands),

Bob Skelly Robert Evan Skelly (14 April 1943 – 6 August 2022) was a Canadian politician from British Columbia. Skelly was born 14 April 1943, at New Westminster, British Columbia. The son of Robert Daniel Skelly and Dorothy Graham, he was educated a ...

( Alberni, MP for Comox-Alberni, former leader),

Ray Skelly Raymond John Skelly (July 1, 1941 – July 14, 2019) was a Canadian politician. A teacher by profession, Skelly was first elected as the New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Comox—Powell River in the 1979 federal election. He ser ...

(MP for North Island--Powell River),

Jim Manly James Douglas Manly (born 29 October 1932) is a former Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands from 1980 to 1988. A member of the New Democratic Party, he also was a clergyman, facto ...

(MP for

Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Isl ...

) :Date campaign launched: January 10, 2011 :Policies: propose a 'Fair Tax Commission' to examine levels taxation and government revenue, support the inclusion of large industrial emitters into the carbon tax, support for the Evergreen Line and light rail to the

Western Communities The Western Communities, also called the West Shore (e.g.West Shore RCMP or Westshore (e.gWestshore Town Centre, is the suburban municipalities of Colwood, British Columbia, Colwood, Langford, British Columbia, Langford, Metchosin, British Columbi ...

, introduce an Endangered Species Act, support the ban on offshore oil exploration and the ban on North Coast tanker traffic, work to implement the recommendations of the Select Standing Committee on Aquaculture.

Dana Larsen Dana Albert Larsen (born 1971) is a Canadian author, businessman, philanthropist and activist for cannabis and drug policy reform. Larsen currently operates businesses and non-profit societies in Vancouver including The Medicinal Cannabis Dispensa ...

Larsen was leader of the BC Marijuana Party from 2001 to 2003 when he resigned to join the NDP. In 2008 he was a federal NDP candidate for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country but resigned after a video surfaced of him driving after using marijuana and hallucinogenic drugs. Larsen's eligibility to run for the party leadership is at issue with party president

Moe Sihota Munmohan Singh "Moe" Sihota (born February 18, 1955) is a Canadian former broadcaster and politician. He was the first Canadian of South Asian descent to be elected to provincial parliament. He was born in Duncan, British Columbia and attended ...

stating that Larsen's party membership has lapsed. Larsen responded by saying there was a "clerical error" as his donation to the party was processed but his membership was not. Sihota also says that even if Larsen renews his membership he may be ineligible due to the controversy surrounding his federal candidacy in 2008. The party's rules committee will set eligibility requirements in January; Sihota says that as a result Larsen "may be ultimately ineligible" regardless of his party membership status. :Date campaign launched: December 29, 2010 :Policies: Legally tax and regulate marijuana, increase minimum wage to $10/hour indexed to inflation, ban corporate and union donations to political parties, promote the party's 'Sustainable BC' platform in the next election, work towards decriminalizing the sex trade

Potential/withdrawn candidates

Potential candidates that declined to run *

Dawn Black Dawn Black (born April 1, 1943) is a politician in British Columbia, Canada. Born ''Dawn Whitty'', Black became involved in politics from a young age, she became an assistant to New Democratic Party Member of Parliament Pauline Jewett. Member ...

, MLA New Westminster *

Spencer Chandra Herbert Spencer Chandra Herbert is a Canadian politician who serves in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in Canada. Representing the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP), he won an October 2008 by-election in the electoral distric ...

, MLA for

Vancouver-West End Vancouver-West End is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the ''Electoral Districts Act, 2008''. It was contested for the first time in the 2009 election. Prior to 2009, the riding was part of Vancouver- ...

Derek Corrigan Derek Richard Corrigan is a Canadian politician and the former longtime mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Early life and education Corrigan is a graduate of Vancouver's Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School and studied political science ...

, mayor of

Burnaby Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard I ...

and husband of Burnaby-Deer Lake MLA

announced support for John Horgan * Nathan Cullen, MP for Skeena-Bulkley Valley *

, former MLA for

and Cabinet Minister *

, MLA for

, announced support for Farnworth. *

George Heyman George Heyman is a former social, environmental and labour activist and now a politician in British Columbia. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election,Sierra Club The Sierra Club is an environmental organization with chapters in all 50 United States, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. The club was founded on May 28, 1892, in San Francisco, California, by Scottish-American preservationist John Muir, who be ...

of BC, former president of the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union. *

Peter Julian Peter S. Julian (born April 16, 1962) is a Canadian Member of Parliament for the New Democratic Party (NDP), representing the riding of New Westminster—Burnaby. Personal life Julian was born on April 16, 1962, in New Westminster, British Col ...

, MP for Burnaby-New Westminster *

, MLA for

, announced support for Farnworth *

, MLA for

, announced support for Farnworth * Bruce Ralston, MLA for

, announced support for Dix. * Gregor Robertson, mayor of

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

, former MLA for

Withdrawn candidates

Harry Lali Harbhajan Singh "Harry" Lali (born August 10, 1955) is a former MLA in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Biography Lali spent eleven summers working in the forestry industry, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Sout ...

MLA for

(1991–2001, 2005–present), former Minister of Transportation (1998 to 2001) :Date campaign launched: January 6, 2011 :Date campaign ended: February 17, 2011, endorsed Horgan on March 17, 2011 :Proposed policies: Remove quotas for female and minority candidates within BC NDP

Nicholas Simons Nicholas Simons is a Canadian politician. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia, representing the riding of Powell River-Sunshine Coast since 2005, and member of the New Democratic Party. Early life and career S ...

MLA for Powell River-Sunshine Coast (2005–present) :Date campaign launched: January 5, 2011 :Date campaign ended: April 7, 2011, endorsed Horgan on April 7, 2011 :Policies: $12 minimum wage by 2012; increase arts and cultural funding to national average, restoring gaming grants to non-profit organizations, and make province at

arm's length The arm's length principle (ALP) is the condition or the fact that the parties of a transaction are independent and on an equal footing. Such a transaction is known as an "arm's-length transaction". It is used specifically in contract law to ar ...

from B.C. Arts Council;

Timeline

* October 7, 2010: Carole James expelled Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson out of caucus for criticizing her leadership on a Williams Lake community website. * October 15, 2010: Norm Macdonald, MLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke, resigned as caucus chair in protest of James' decision to expel Simpson from caucus. * November 3, 2010: BC Premier and

Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...

Leader

Gordon Campbell Gordon Muir Campbell, (born January 12, 1948) is a retired Canadian diplomat and politician who was the 35th mayor of Vancouver from 1986 to 1993 and the 34th premier of British Columbia from 2001 to 2011. He was the leader of the British Co ...

announces his resignation, kicking off the leadership election process for BC NDP's principal competition. * November 19, 2010: Kootenay West MLA

resigned her position as caucus whip, saying she had lost trust in B.C. NDP party leader

. * November 20, 2010: NDP Provincial Council met in Victoria. A Motion for a leadership convention in 2011 was defeated by 84% of delegates. * December 1, 2010: Senior NDP MLA

released a statement critical of James's leadership, called for leadership race. * December 5, 2010: A scheduled meeting between James and 13 dissident MLAs was cancelled. * December 6, 2010: Carole James announced she will step down as leader of the New Democratic Party as soon as an interim leader can be selected. * December 29, 2010: Marijuana Activist

Dana Larsen Dana Albert Larsen (born 1971) is a Canadian author, businessman, philanthropist and activist for cannabis and drug policy reform. Larsen currently operates businesses and non-profit societies in Vancouver including The Medicinal Cannabis Dispensa ...

announced his candidacy. * January 5, 2011: Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA

announced his candidacy. * January 6, 2011: Fraser-Nicola MLA

announced his candidacy. * January 13, 2011: Port Coquitlam MLA

announced his candidacy. * January 17, 2011: Vancouver-Kingsway MLA Adrian Dix announced his candidacy. * February 26, 2011:

Christy Clark Christina Joan Clark (born October 29, 1965) is a former Canadian politician who was the 35th premier of British Columbia (BC), from 2011 to 2017. Clark was the second woman to be premier of BC, after Rita Johnston in 1991, and the first female ...

was selected as the new leader of the

and Premier-Designate of British Columbia * April 17, 2011: : Leadership convention held at the Vancouver Convention Centre with voting occurring by telephone and via internet on that date and through advance voting. Adrian Dix is elected leader on the third ballot.

Results

References

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