The Liberal Party of Canada leadership convention of 2009 was prompted by Stéphane Dion's announcement that he would not lead the Liberal Party of Canada into another election, following his party's defeat in the 2008 federal election in Canada. The Liberals, who captured just 25 per cent of the total votes, scored their lowest percentage in the party's history.
The party's national executive met on November 8, 2008 to set rules for the contest, ...
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The Liberal Party of Canada leadership convention of 2009 was prompted by Stéphane Dion's announcement that he would not lead the Liberal Party of Canada into another election, following his party's defeat in the 2008 federal election in Canada. The Liberals, who captured just 25 per cent of the total votes, scored their lowest percentage in the party's history.
The party's national executive met on November 8, 2008 to set rules for the contest, and chose a date and location for the convention. A biennial and leadership convention was held in Vancouver, British Columbia from April 30-May 3, 2009 with the new leader being chosen on May 2. Delegates to the convention will be chosen from March 6-10, 2009 by those Liberal Party members who joined on or before February 6, 2009.
As a result of the 2008 Canadian parliamentary crisis, culminating in Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper's successful appeal on December 4, 2008, to Governor General Michaëlle Jean to prorogue Parliament...
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