| Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership election, 1997 | |
| Date | October 18, 1997 |
| Convention | Fredericton, New Brunswick (with 4 other satellite voting locations) |
| Campaign to replace |
Bernard Valcourt |
| Won by | Bernard Lord |
| Ballots | 2 |
| Candidates | 4 |
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The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick held a leadership election in 1997 to replace its outgoing leader Bernard Valcourt. The winner was Bernard Lord who would go on to win the riding of Moncton East in a by-election and lead the party to victory in the 1999 and 2003 elections.[1]
| 1997 PCNB leadership first ballot[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Bernard Lord | 1,390 | 36.6 | |
| Norm Betts | 1,223 | 32.2 | |
| Cleveland Allaby | 663 | 17.4 | |
| Margaret-Ann Blaney | 527 | 13.9 | |
| Blaney eliminated, Allaby withdrew | |||
| 1997 PCNB leadership second ballot[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Bernard Lord | 1,830 | 56.4 | |
| Norm Betts | 1,413 | 45.6 | |
| Lord wins | |||