The 2017 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election was held on March 18, 2017 in

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. It chose

Jason Kenney Jason Thomas Kenney (born May 30, 1968) is a Canadian former politician who served as the 18th premier of Alberta from 2019 until 2022 and the leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) from 2017 until 2022. He also served as the member of ...

as the successor to former Alberta Premier and

Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta (often referred to colloquially as Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta) was a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta that existed from 1905 to 2020. The party f ...

leader

Jim Prentice Peter Eric James Prentice (July 20, 1956 – October 13, 2016) was a Canadian politician who served as the 16th premier of Alberta from 2014 to 2015. In the 2004 federal election he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a candida ...

. He resigned after the party was defeated in the May 5, 2015 general election. The party had governed the province for 44 consecutive years. Prentice had been elected leader eight months prior to his defeat. On May 11, 2015, the remaining nine members of the party's caucus elected

Ric McIver Richard William McIver (born August 28, 1958) is a Canadian politician who has represented Calgary-Hays in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta since 2012. A member of the United Conservative Party (UCP), McIver is the current minister of munic ...

as interim leader. According to the party's constitution, a leadership election was to be held within six months of a vacancy occurring; in this case within six months of May 5, 2015 when Prentice announced his resignation. However, the party's board of directors decided to delay the convention and, at its 2016 AGM, decided to hold the next leadership election between August 2016 and May 2017. The party's board of directors later decided to hold the election in the spring of 2017.

Campaign spending

Kenney spent $1.46 million on his leadership campaign, nearly nine times the $162,603 spent by his closet rival, Richard Starke. Stephen Khan spent $24,919 on the campaign, while Byron Nelson spent $15,579.

Rules

For the first time since 1985, the leader will be chosen by a delegated

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rather than a

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system in which all party members vote. Each of the 87 riding associations will elect 15 delegates to the convention. Five of those 15 spots are reserved for those serving as directors of the boards at those riding associations as of October 1, 2016, and three of the 15 delegates must be youth delegates (under age 26). All provincial board members of the party and former PC MLAs are automatic delegates. To win, a candidate must gain 50% +1 of votes cast. If no candidate wins a majority on the first ballot, the candidate with the lowest vote total is dropped from the next ballot. Balloting continues until one candidate wins a majority (or all other candidates have withdrawn). Candidates must make financial disclosures of all pre and post-writ campaign activity, retroactive to June 30, 2016. Candidates must “avoid causing harm or disrepute to the PCAA and its brand through any detrimental action or conduct, whether intentional or unintentional”. All candidates will have to post a $20,000 performance bond — refundable if they comply with all the rules — in addition to the $30,000 non-refundable entrance fee. To be nominated, candidates are required to obtain signatures from 500 party members, 100 from each region (North, Central, South, Calgary, Edmonton). The party has imposed no spending, donation, or fundraising limits, however, in the fall of 2016 provincial legislature is expected to consider a proposal to legislate a $300,000 spending limit on all leadership campaigns, regardless of party. It is unclear whether such a law would be made retroactive and apply to the current PC leadership election. To be eligible to vote one must be a current party member at least 14 days prior to the Delegate Selection Meeting for the member's constituency.

Timeline

*September 6, 2014 -

elected leader. *May 5, 2015 - Progressive Conservatives defeated in 2015 provincial election losing office after 44 years in power. Party wins 10 seats, falling to third place behind the

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, which forms government, and the

Wildrose Party The Wildrose Party (legally Wildrose Political Association, formerly the ''Wildrose Alliance Political Association'') was a conservative provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. The party was formed by the merger in early 2008 of the Al ...

, which remains the Official Opposition. Jim Prentice announces his immediate resignation as party leader and MLA. *May 11, 2015 - Caucus chooses

as interim leader. *November 5, 2015 - original deadline by which a leadership election could be held according to the party's constitution. *March 22, 2016 -

Calgary-Greenway Calgary-Greenway is a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The district was created in the 2010 boundary redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past ...

by-election to fill a vacancy caused by the death of PC MLA

Manmeet Bhullar Manmeet Singh Bhullar ( pa, ਮਨਮੀਤ ਭੁੱਲਰ) (March 1, 1980 – November 23, 2015) was a Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta who represented the constituency of Calgary-Greenway as a Progressiv ...

results in

Prabhdeep Gill Prabhdeep Gill ( pa, ਪ੍ਰਭਦੀਪ ਗਿੱਲ; born c. 1975) is a Canadian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He was elected in the 2016 Calgary-Greenway by-election to replace Manmeet Bhullar, who had died ...

holding the riding for the party. *May 7, 2016 - Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta AGM held in Red Deer; while 300 delegates had been expected, more than 1,000 delegates attended the meeting. The party decides to discontinue the

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process used since the 1990s for choosing party leaders and to revert to a traditional delegated

in which each electoral district association elects delegates who, in turn, will attend a convention to elect the new leader. The party also decides to implement a 14-day "cooling off" period between purchasing a party membership and being able to vote for leadership convention delegates, in order to discourage the phenomenon of instant members. It is also decided to hold the leadership election sometime between August 2016 and May 2017, with a final date to be decided by the party's board of directors and to bar future interim leaders from running in leadership elections, a provision which will not apply retroactively to current interim leader Ric McIver who will be permitted to run for permanent leader. *June 4, 2016 - The party's board of directors decides that the leadership election will be held in the spring of 2017; the exact date will be announced on June 30, 2016. *October 1, 2016 - Official launch of leadership race in

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. *November 5–6, 2016 - PC Alberta policy convention held in

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. **November 5, 2016, 7-9 pm - Leadership forum at Red Deer Sheraton. *November 8, 2016 -

Sandra Jansen Sandra Jansen (born c. 1963) is a Canadian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-North West. She served as the Minister of Infrastructure between October 2017 and Apri ...

and

Donna Kennedy-Glans Donna Marie Kennedy-Glans (born May 5, 1960) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-Varsity from April 2012 to May 2015. She was elected initially as a mem ...

withdraw. *November 10, 2016 - Nomination deadline. *November 16, 2016 - Delegate selection begins. *December 8, 2016, 7-9 pm - Candidate town hall in

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at Royal Canadian Legion, 9217 Huggard Street. *January 15, 2017, 2-4 pm - Candidate debate in

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at Maharaja Banquet Hall. *January 26, 2017 -

leader

Brian Jean Brian Michael Jean (born February 3, 1963) is a Canadian politician who has served as the minister of Jobs, Economy and Northern Development since 2022 and the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche since Ma ...

announces he is willing to step down as party leader to run for the leadership of a new unified Wildrose-PC party. *January 27, 2017 - Stephen Khan withdraws. *February 16, 2017 - Final day Delegate Selection Meetings can be held. *March 17–18, 2017 - Leadership convention to be held in

at the Telus Convention Centre. **March 18, 2017 - Candidate speeches. 12:30 PM ( MDT) voting begins for the first ballot. ***Voting ends at 3:00 PM MDT, results of the first ballot announced at 4:30 MDT. ***

captured the leadership on the first ballot

Declared candidates

Jason Kenney Jason Thomas Kenney (born May 30, 1968) is a Canadian former politician who served as the 18th premier of Alberta from 2019 until 2022 and the leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) from 2017 until 2022. He also served as the member of ...

;Background Jason Kenney 2014

Former

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MP for Calgary Midnapore, Alberta (2015–2016) and

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, Alberta (1997–2015), federal Minister of National Defence (2015), federal Minister for Multiculturalism (2013–2015), federal Minister of Employment and Social Development (2013–2015), Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (2008–2013). Previously a Reform Party and then

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MP. Kenney announced his leadership bid in a speech at a supporters' rally in a Calgary hotel on July 6, 2016, in the middle of the Calgary Stampede. The following day he held a media availability in which he announced further details of his campaign plan and took media questions. At the time, Kenney stated that he thought the name "'Conservative Party of Alberta' had potential". Former Prime Minister

Stephen Harper Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015. Harper is the first and only prime minister to come from the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada, ...

announced his endorsement of Kenney's campaign on July 9 at his final Stampede BBQ in Calgary Heritage and interim Conservative Party leader Rona Ambrose announced her endorsement at the same event. :Date candidacy declared: July 6, 2016 :Campaign website: https://web.archive.org/web/20170114165958/http://www.jasonkenney.ca/ ;Supporters :MLAs: (4) Mike Ellis (MLA for

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), Prab Gill (MLA for

Richard Gotfried Richard Stanley Gotfried (born September 18, 1958) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta General Election to the 30th Alberta Legislature, representing the electoral district of Calgary-Fish Creek for the United Conservat ...

(MLA for

Calgary-Fish Creek Calgary-Fish Creek is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. The district is larg ...

Dave Rodney David Anthony Rodney (born June 27, 1964) is a Canadian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Calgary-Lougheed, first as a Progressive Conservative and then the United Conservati ...

(MLA for

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) :Former MLAs: (7) Rob Anderson (MLA for

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, 2008-2012, and Airdrie, 2012-2015),

Heather Forsyth Heather Mae Forsyth (born August 1, 1950) is a former Canadian politician. She was named interim leader of the Wildrose Party on December 22, 2014, following the defection of the previous leader, Danielle Smith, and eight other MLAs. Forsyth is ...

(MLA for

, 1993-2015),

Shiraz Shariff Shiraz Shariff (born March 1, 1954) is a politician from Alberta, Canada. He is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the riding of Calgary-McCall from 1995 to 2008 as a Progressive Conservative. He was born in T ...

(MLA for Calgary-McCall, 1995-2008), David Dorward (MLA for

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Naresh Bhardwaj Nareshindra Bhardwaj (born 1959) is a Canadian politician, who was elected in the 2008 provincial election to represent the electoral district of Edmonton-Ellerslie in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He is a member of the Progressive Co ...

(MLA for

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Wayne Cao Wayne Cao (born Nguyễn Cảo; December 7, 1946) is a Canadian politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, where he represented the district of Calgary-Fort as a Progressive Conservative. He was first elected in the ...

(MLA for

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), Peter Sandhu (MLA for

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Jonathan Denis Jonathan Brian Denis, (born September 22, 1975) is a Canadian politician and lawyer. On May 9, 2012, he was named Solicitor General, Attorney General, and Minister of Justice for the province of Alberta. He represented the constituency of Calg ...

(MLA for

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), Sohail Quadri (MLA for

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) :Federal politicians: (3) Rona Ambrose (MP for Sturgeon River—Parkland and Interim

Leader, 2015-Present),

Michael Cooper Michael Jerome Cooper (born April 15, 1956) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the boys varsity coach at Culver City High School. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning ...

(MP for

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Chris Warkentin Chris Warkentin (born November 20, 1978) is a businessman and Conservative politician from Alberta, Canada. Personal life Warkentin was born in Grande Prairie and raised on the family farm east of Grande Prairie, near the Hamlet of DeBolt in ...

(MP for

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) :Former federal politicians: (2)

(Prime Minister of Canada, 2006-2015),

Tim Uppal Tim Uppal (born November 14, 1974) is a Canadian politician, banker, and radio host who is the member for Edmonton Mill Woods in the Parliament of Canada. He served as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Edmonton—Sherwood Park from 2008 ...

(MP for

Edmonton—Sherwood Park Edmonton–Sherwood Park was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. It was a suburban riding in Edmonton. History The electoral district was created in 2003 from ...

, 2008-2015) :Other prominent supporters: (1)

Kevin O'Leary Terence Thomas Kevin O'Leary (born 9 July 1954), also known as Mr. Wonderful, is a Canadian businessman, entrepreneur, and television personality. From 2004 to 2014, he appeared on various Canadian television shows. These include the business n ...

(CEO, O'Leary Financial Group) :Organizations: (2) Alberta Can't Wait, Alberta Prosperity Fund :Policies: Advocates merging the Progressive Conservative and Wildrose parties.

Byron Nelson

;Background Byron Nelson, 45, is a Calgary father, lawyer and business owner, was the PC candidate in Calgary Bow in 2015 and is chair of the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Southern Alberta. :Date candidacy declared: September 27, 2016 :Campaign website: http://www.byronforalberta.ca/ ;Supporters :MLAs: :Former MLAs: :Federal politicians: :Former federal politicians: :Other prominent supporters: :Organizations: :Policies: Fiscally conservative, advocates a "competitive" tax structure, as well as "quality" healthcare and education.

Richard Starke

;Background Starke is the Opposition House Leader (2015–present) and MLA for

Vermilion-Lloydminster Vermilion-Lloydminster was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using first past the post method of voting from 1993 to 2019. The largest communities in ...

(2012–present). He was Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation (2013-2014) under premiers

Alison Redford Alison Merrilla Redford (born March 7, 1965) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician. She was the 14th premier of Alberta, having served in this capacity from October 7, 2011, to March 23, 2014. Redford was born in Kitimat, British Columbia ...

and

Dave Hancock David Graeme Hancock (born August 10, 1955) is a Canadian lawyer and was the 15th premier of Alberta in 2014. Since 2017, he has served as a judge of the Provincial Court of Alberta. From 1997 to 2014, he was a Member of the Legislative Ass ...

. He was a veterinarian before entering politics. :Date candidacy declared: September 29, 2016 :Campaign website: http://richardstarke.ca/ ;Supporters :MLAs: (1)

Wayne Drysdale Wayne Ronald Drysdale is a Canadian politician, who served as an Alberta MLA from 2008 to 2019. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives. He was Minister of Transportation in the cabinet of Jim Prentice. He was elected in the 2008 pro ...

(MLA for Grande Prairie-Wapiti, Minister of Transportation 2013-15, Minister of Infrastructure 2012-13 and 2014) :Former MLAs: (28) Mike Allen (

Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of votin ...

2012-15),

Pearl Calahasen Pearl Calahasen (born December 5, 1952) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district (Canada), electoral district of Lesser Slave Lake (electoral district), Lesser Slave Lake in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta ...

(

Lesser Slave Lake Lesser Slave Lake (french: Petit lac des Esclaves)—known traditionally as "Beaver Lake" (ᐊᒥᐢᐠ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ amisk sâkâhikan in the Plains Cree language, and T’saat’ine migeh in Dene Zhatıé) or "Beaver people were over the ...

1989-2015, Minister 2001-06), Ron Casey (

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2012-15),

Cal Dallas Calvin Kenneth Dallas (born May 10, 1956) is a Canadian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Red Deer-South as a Progressive Conservative. Early life Dallas grew up in Central ...

(

Red Deer-South Red Deer-South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. The district was created from Red Deer in 1986. Under the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, the constituency borders Red Deer ...

2008-15, Minister 2011-14),

Ray Danyluk Raymond Bruce "Ray" Danyluk (born 1952 or 1953) is a farmer and former provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2001 to 2012 with the Progressive Conservative caucus before ...

( Lac La Biche-St. Paul 2001-12, Minister 2006-12),

Arno Doerksen Arno Doerksen (born January 25, 1958) is a Canadian politician. Early life Doerksen was born in the Town of Bassano, Alberta, Canada and raised in Gem. He spent more than 25 years in farming and ranching before entering politics. He is a pureb ...

( Strathmore-Brooks 2008-12),

Iris Evans Iris Sylvia Evans (born December 31, 1941) is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations for the Canadian province. From November 25, 2004 to December 15, 2006 she served ...

( Sherwood Park, 1997-2012, Minister 1997-2011), Jacquie Fenske (

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2012-15), Hon.

Ron Ghitter Ronald D. Ghitter (born August 22, 1935) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from August 30, 1971 to March 13, 1979 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. Ghitte ...

(Calgary-Buffalo 1971-79, Federal Senator 1993-2000, 1985 leadership candidate),

Hector Goudreau Hector George Joseph Goudreau (born October 11, 1950) is a politician from Alberta, Canada. He is originally from the francophone area of Beaumont, Alberta, located just south of Edmonton's metro population. Hector is a former member of the Leg ...

( Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley 2001-15, Minister 2006-11),

Doug Griffiths Douglas Gordon Griffiths (born October 26, 1972) is the president and chief executive officer of 13 Ways, Inc., a company he founded to provide consultation to struggling North American communities. He is a public speaker and co-author of the ...

(

Battle River-Wainwright Battle River-Wainwright was a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Alberta, Canada mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past-the-po ...

2002-15, Minister 2008-14), Jack Hayden (

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2007-12, Minister 2008-12,

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( Spruce Grove-St. Albert 2001-15, Minister 2004-15),

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( Medicine Hat-Redcliff 1975-1993, Minister 1979-92), LeRoy Johnson (

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1997-2008), Linda Johnson (

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2012-15), Stephen Khan ( St. Albert 2012-15), Minister 2015, withdrawn leadership candidate), Heather Klimchuk, Genia Leskiw, Rob Lougheed, Thomas Lukaszuk,

Stephen Mandel Stephen Mandel (born July 18, 1945) is a Canadian politician and leader of the Alberta Party from 2018 to 2019. He previously served as an Alberta cabinet minister from 2014 to 2015 and as mayor of Edmonton, Alberta for three terms from 2004 ...

(MLA for

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2014-15, Minister 2014-15,

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2004-13),

Cathy Olesen Cathy Olesen (born c. 1961) is a politician in Alberta, Canada. She served on Strathcona County Council from 1995, first as a councillor then mayor, until her defeat in 2010. Olesen then went into provincial politics, and represented Sherwood P ...

Verlyn Olson Verlyn Dale Olson (born February 4, 1954) is a Canadian politician and lawyer. He served as a member of the Alberta Legislature from 2008 to 2015 and was a cabinet minister from 2011 until 2015. Political career Olson first ran for a seat to t ...

Bridget Pastoor Bridget Antoinette Brennan Pastoor (born April 13, 1940) is a Canadians, Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Alberta legislative assembly from 22 November 2004 to May 5, 2015. Pastoor began her pol ...

William Purdy William Frederick Purdy (born June 5, 1940) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1986. During his time in office he sat with the governing Progressive ...

( Stony Plain 1971-86),

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( Strathcona-Sherwood Park 2008-15, Associate Minister 2013-14), Teresa Woo-Paw ( Calgary-Northern Hills 2008-15, Associate Minister 2012-15) :Federal politicians: :Former federal politicians: :Other prominent supporters: :Organizations: :Policies: To unite Alberta under a “progressive conservative banner, a centrist party which reflects their values and their principles.” Supports cooperation with Wildrose without a merger

Withdrawn candidates

Sandra Jansen Sandra Jansen (born c. 1963) is a Canadian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-North West. She served as the Minister of Infrastructure between October 2017 and Apri ...

;Background Opposition Critic for Education, Human Services and Status of Women (2015–2016), MLA for

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(2012–present), Minister of Family & Community Safety (2013–2014). Was a broadcaster prior to entering politics. :Date candidacy declared: October 12, 2016 :Date candidacy withdrawn: November 8, 2016 ;Supporters :MLAs: :Former MLAs: :Federal politicians: :Former federal politicians: :Other prominent supporters: (1) Stephen Carter (Chief of Staff to the

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, 2011—2012) :Organizations: :Policies: :Notes: Withdrew in a letter to supporters on November 8, 2016, following the party's AGM saying “I have never before experienced harassment like that which occurred up to and including this past weekend. Insults were scrawled on my nomination forms. Volunteers from another campaign chased me up and down the hall, attacking me for protecting women’s reproductive rights, and my team was jeered for supporting children’s rights to a safe school environment.” Jansen

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to join the governing NDP on November 17, 2016.

Stephen Khan

;Background Minister responsible for Service Alberta (2015), former MLA for St. Albert (2012–2015) :Date candidacy declared: November 3, 2016 :Date candidacy withdrawn: January 26, 2017 ;Supporters :MLAs: :Former MLAs: :Federal politicians: :Former federal politicians: :Other prominent supporters: :Organizations: :Policies: Ran as a moderate fiscal conservative and social progressive. :Notes: Withdrew claiming that his delegates had been intimidated and that he had been subjected to racist and Islamophobic abuse, for which he blamed Kenney's supporters. Khan has thrown his support to Starke.

Donna Kennedy-Glans Donna Marie Kennedy-Glans (born May 5, 1960) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-Varsity from April 2012 to May 2015. She was elected initially as a mem ...

;Background MLA for Calgary Varsity (2012-2015), Associate Minister – Electricity and Renewable Energy (2013-2014) :Date candidacy declared: September 7, 2016 :Date candidacy withdrawn: November 8, 2016 ;Supporters :MLAs: :Former MLAs: (1) Linda Johnson :Federal politicians: :Former federal politicians: :Other prominent supporters: :Organizations: :Policies: Running to "unite the middle". :Notes: Withdrew saying: “Right now, politics in Alberta is polarizing and there is limited opportunity for centrist voices to be heard.”

Declined

* Rona Ambrose, Interim Leader of the

and

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(2015–2017), MP for Sturgeon River—Parkland (2015–2017) and

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, Alberta (2004–2015), federal Minister of Health (2013–2015),

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(2010–2013), federal Minister of Labour (2008–2010), federal Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs (2007–2008), federal Minister of the Environment (2006–2007). *

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(2006–2015), MP for Calgary Heritage (2002–2016) for the Conservative Party of Canada. *Harman Kandola, PC candidate in Edmonton Ellerslie (2015), lawyer. * Heather Klimchuk, Minister of Human Services (2014-2015), Minister of Culture and Community Services (2011-2014), and Minister of Service Alberta (2008-2011), MLA for

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(2008-2015). * Thomas Lukaszuk, deputy premier (2012-2013) and MLA for Edmonton-Castle Downs (2001-2015), Minister of Employment and Immigration (2010-2011), Minister of Education (2011-2013), Minister of Enterprise and Advanced Education (2013), Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour (2013-2014), third-place finisher in 2014 leadership election. He was a high school teacher before entering politics. *

, former MLA for

(2014-2015), Minister of Health (2014-2015), Mayor of Edmonton (2004-2013). *

, interim leader, MLA for

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(2012–present), Minister of Transportation (2012-2013), Minister of Infrastructure (2013-2014), runner-up in the 2014 leadership election *

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, Minister of Municipal Affairs (2014–2015) and concurrently Minister for Climate Change (2015), Minister of Energy (2013–2014), Minister of Environment and Water (2011–2013), also Ministry of Sustainable Resource Development (2012–2013), MLA for

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(2008–2015), mayor of

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(2001–2008). *Michael Oshry, Edmonton city councillor for Ward 5 (2013–present), co-founder of FIRMA Foreign Exchange. *

Doug Schweitzer Douglas Edward Schweitzer (born 1978 or 1979) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Elbow in the 30th Alberta Legislature. He is a member of the Unit ...

, Calgary lawyer, former CEO of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, manager of Jim Prentice's 2014 leadership campaign.

, MLA for

since 2008 and former Minister of Service Alberta (2011-2013), former Minister of Human Services (2013-2015), had been considered a potential candidate until he was killed in a motor vehicle accident on November 23, 2015.

Results

Balloting occurred on March 18, 2017 at the Telus Convention Centre. Kenney was declared the winner on the first ballot. ''Spolied ballots: 3''

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2017 in Alberta 2017 elections in Canada Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election

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Jason Kenney Jason Thomas Kenney (born May 30, 1968) is a Canadian former politician who served as the 18th premier of Alberta from 2019 until 2022 and the leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) from 2017 until 2022. He also served as the member of ...

Byron Nelson

Richard Starke

Withdrawn candidates

Sandra Jansen Sandra Jansen (born c. 1963) is a Canadian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-North West. She served as the Minister of Infrastructure between October 2017 and Apri ...

Stephen Khan

Donna Kennedy-Glans Donna Marie Kennedy-Glans (born May 5, 1960) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-Varsity from April 2012 to May 2015. She was elected initially as a mem ...

Declined

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