The Pundits' Guide to the
Federal Liberal Leadership Race

Guest Post: A Referendum on Electability – The 2013 LPC Leadership Race

Although crazy work commitments are keeping me away from all the blogging I'd like to be doing, we were fortunate to snag a guest-post from a political scientist who studied the recent federal Liberal leadership race. Thanks to David McGrane for sharing his recent data and findings with Pundits' Guide readers. ——————– A Referendum on […]

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Leadership Calendar

2011
Tue May 3	Michael Ignatieff steps down as Liberal Leader Constitutional 5-month countdown to set leadership vote-date starts
Wed May 25	Bob Rae appointed Interim Liberal Leader
Sat Jun 18	Extraordinary Liberal party convention postpones leadership vote to sometime between Mar 1-June 30, 2013
Sat Dec 11	Daniel Paillé wins Bloc Québécois leadership contest
2012
Sat Jan 14	Liberal convention in Ottawa creates party Supporter status with leadership voting rights
Sat Mar 24	Tom Mulcair wins NDP leadership contest
Sun Apr 22	Liberal national Board of Directors strikes Leadership Vote and Expenses Committee
Wed Jun 13	Liberal national Board of Directors announces leadership vote to be in April, 2013
Tue Sep 4	Liberal caucus meets in Montebello, QC
Thu Sep 6	Liberal leadership rules announced Liberal leadership spending limits in effect
Mon Sep 17	House of Commons reconvenes in Ottawa First day a by-election could be called in Victoria
Mon Oct 8	House of Commons adjourns for a constituency week (Thanksgiving - Mon Oct 8)
Mon Oct 29	First date on which a by-election could be held in Victoria
Mon Nov 12	House of Commons adjourns for a constituency week (Remembrance Day - Sun Nov 11)
Wed Nov 14	Liberal Leadership Contest officially starts Leadership Contestant Registration Report due upon Registration with Elections Canada
Tue Dec 4	Last day a by-election can be called in Calgary Centre
Fri Dec 14	House of Commons to adjourn for Christmas break
2013
Mon Jan 14	Last day to register as a Liberal Leadership Contestant (90 days before voting day) First Monday at least 36 days after the last date on which a by-election could be called in Calgary Centre
Fri Jan 25	Ontario Liberal leadership vote, in Toronto
Mon Jan 28	House of Commons provisionally set to reconvene
Sun Mar 3	Last day to take out a Liberal membership / supporter status with leadership voting rights (41 days before voting day)
Mon Mar 18	Voter registration begins for Liberal members/supporters (27 days before voting day)
Sun Mar 24	1st/4 Weekly Contributions Reports to Elections Canada due
Sun Mar 31	2nd/4 Weekly Contributions Reports to Elections Canada due
Sat Apr 6	Final leadership speeches showcase
Sun Apr 7	3rd/4 Weekly Contributions Reports to Elections Canada due
Sun Apr 14	Result Day; Liberal Leadership Contest officially ends 4th/4 Weekly Contributions Reports to Elections Canada due
Mon Oct 14	Final Leadership Contestant Financial Report to Elections Canada due

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Jan 31	Trudeau Q4 Fundraising Juggernaut Signals Beginning of the End of the Liberal Leadership Race
Jan 17	UPDATED: Tactical Implications of the Liberal Leadership Rules
Dec 1	Liberal Leadership could be settled by fundraising
Sep 23	Pundits’ Guide to the Liberal Leadership Contest
Aug 24	UPDATED: Fall By-election Calendar Shaping up Ahead of Supreme Court Ruling
Jul 31	Party Second Quarter Returns Hint at Trends Worth Watching
Jun 13	What the Liberals can learn from the NDP Leadership Race
Jan 5	The NDP’s Previous Experience with Leadership Primaries
Sep 14	Pundits’ Guide to the NDP Leadership Contest
Sep 2	One Candidate Stands Out in post-2006 Liberal Leadership Fundraising
Aug 31	Leadership Rules Need Changing