Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership election, 1995

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership election, 1995
Date May 13, 1995
Convention Fredericton, New Brunswick
Campaign
to replace		 Dennis Cochrane
Won by Bernard Valcourt
Ballots 1
Candidates 3
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The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick held a leadership election in 1995 to replace its outgoing leader Dennis Cochrane. The winner was former federal cabinet minister Bernard Valcourt who would go on to win the riding of Edmundston in the 1995 general election.[1]

The candidates were Bathurst lawyer John Hazen, Riverview lawyer Scott MacGregor and Valcourt. Another prospective candidate, Shediac mayor Michel Leger dropped out well ahead of the convention after a 1990 court ruling surfaced where a judge said Leger had made a "fraudulent omission and misrepresentation" in a land transfer made to obtain fire insurance for a property.[2]

Results

1995 PCNB leadership result[3]
Candidate Votes %
Bernard Valcourt 944 67.1
Scott MacGregor 416 29.6
John Hazen 47 3.3

References

  1. ^ Canadian Press Newswire. "Valcourt's political star rises again," May, 13 1995.
  2. ^ Canadian Press Newswire. "Candidate pulls out of Tory race over judge's censure," March 20, 1995
  3. ^ Canadian Press Newswire. "Valcourt's political star rises again," May, 13 1995.