The

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, a social democratic political party in the

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province of

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, scheduled a

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for April 16, 2011, following the resignation of previous leader

Roger Duguay Roger Duguay is a former Canadian politician and Roman Catholic priest. He sought election to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick unsuccessfully on four occasions as a representative of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party (NDP). He served ...

on October 25, 2010. Although there were two candidates in the race, candidate Pierre Cyr withdrew from the race after he was given written notice that chief electoral officer Stephen Beam ruled that there were problems with his nomination papers."Candidate seeks legal advice after removal from NDP race"
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'', March 9, 2011.

Dominic Cardy Dominic William Cardy (born 25 July 1970) is a Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. From the 2018 New Brunswick general election until his expulsion from the caucus in October 2022, Cardy represented the ...

, the only remaining candidate at the close of nominations, was named as the new leader on March 2, 2011, concluding the electoral process. Cyr subsequently announced that he was considering an

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of his disqualification from the race, although he subsequently withdrew the appeal.

Candidates

, the party's campaign director from the 2010 provincial election, announced he would be a candidate on December 7, 2010.

Withdrawn

* Pierre Cyr, 2010 provincial election candidate in Nepisiguit finishing third with 24.7% of the vote.

Declined

* Yvon Godin, MP for Acadie-Bathurst since 1997 said he has "no intention to run for the provincial leadership."

Timeline

*October 25, 2010 - Duguay resigns as leader of the NDP, the party announces it will elect a new leader within six months."N.B. NDP leader resigns"

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, October 25, 2010. *November 28, 2010 - Jesse Travis, NDP candidate for New Maryland-Sunbury West in the 2010 election, is chosen as interim leader."NDP picks ex-candidate as interim leader"

, November 29, 2010. *February 27, 2011 - Cyr is disqualified from the election. *March 2, 2011 - Cardy is acclaimed as the party's new leader upon the close of nominations.

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Candidates

Withdrawn

Declined

Timeline

See also

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