NDP Federal Leadership Race (March 24, 2012)
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UPDATED: Third Quarter Fundraising Sees NDP Edge Liberals
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For the first time ever, since early 2008, the NDP has reported a higher national quarterly contributions total than the Liberal Party.
The upstart party filed a third quarter return late yesterday showing $1,459,561.05 in contributions, versus $1,440,761.34 for its former "natural governing" competitor, a gap to the upside of $19K after falling [...]
[more]Leadership Calendar
| Mon Aug 22 | Jack Layton passes away |
| Sat Aug 27 | State Funeral for Jack Layton in Toronto |
| Tue Aug 30 | Chief Electoral Officer notified of vacancy in Toronto – Danforth by the Commons Speaker |
| Fri Sep 9 | NDP Federal Council sets rules for Leadership Contest |
| Sat Sep 10 | First day a by-election could be called in Toronto – Danforth |
| Tue Sep 13 | Québec NDP caucus meets in Québec City |
| Wed Sep 14 | NDP caucus pre-session strategy session starts in Québec City |
| Thu Sep 15 | NDP caucus pre-session strategy session concludes NDP Leadership Contest officially starts at MIDNIGHT First day to register as an NDP Leadership Contestant Leadership Contestant Registration Report due upon Registration with Elections Canada |
| Sat Sep 17 | Bloc Québécois party council meeting in Drummondville to finalize leadership contest rules |
| Mon Sep 19 | House of Commons reconvenes in Ottawa |
| Mon Oct 3 | PEI provincial election NWT territorial election |
| Tue Oct 4 | Manitoba provincial election |
| Thu Oct 6 | Ontario provincial election |
| Mon Oct 10 | House of Commons adjourns for a constituency week (Thanksgiving - Mon Oct 10) |
| Tue Oct 11 | Nfld/Lab provincial election Yukon territorial election |
| Mon Oct 17 | First date on which a by-election could be held in Toronto – Danforth |
| Mon Nov 7 | Saskatchewan provincial election |
| Mon Nov 7 | House of Commons adjourns for a constituency week (Remembrance Day - Fri Nov 11) |
| Sat Dec 11 | Winner of the Bloc Québécois leadership mail-in ballot announced |
| Fri Dec 16 | House of Commons adjourns for Christmas break |
| Thu Jan 12 | Interim Financial Statement due to NDP Chief Electoral Officer |
| Tue Jan 24 | Last day to register as an NDP Leadership Contestant (60 days before voting day) |
| Mon Jan 30 | House of Commons provisionally set to reconvene |
| Sat Feb 18 | Last day to take out an NDP membership with leadership voting rights (35 days before voting day) |
| Sun Feb 26 | Last day a by-election can be called in Toronto – Danforth |
| Sat Mar 3 | 1st/4 Weekly Contributions Reports to Elections Canada due |
| Sat Mar 10 | 2nd/4 Weekly Contributions Reports to Elections Canada due |
| Sat Mar 17 | 3rd/4 Weekly Contributions Reports to Elections Canada due |
| Sat Mar 24 | Voting Day; NDP Leadership Contest officially ends 4th/4 Weekly Contributions Reports to Elections Canada due |
| Mon Apr 2 | First Monday at least 36 days after the last date on which a by-election could be called in Toronto – Danforth |
| Mon Sep 24 | Final Leadership Contestant Financial Report to Elections Canada due |
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Declared Candidates
Brian Topp - Website - Declared: September 12, 2011 - Registered as Candidate with the NDP: September 19, 2011 - Resigned as Party President: September 21, 2011
Roméo Saganash - Website - Declared: September 16, 2011 - Registered as Candidate with the NDP: October xx, 2011
Nathan Cullen - Website - Declared: September 30, 2011 - Registered as Candidate with the NDP: October 24, 2011
Paul Dewar - Website - Declared: October 2, 2011 - Registered as Candidate with the NDP: October 3, 2011
Martin Singh - Website - Declared: October 2, 2011 - Registered as Candidate with the NDP: October 14, 2011
Thomas Mulcair - Website - Declared: October 13, 2011 - Registered as Candidate with the NDP: October 13, 2011
Peggy Nash - Website - Declared: October 28, 2011 - Registered as Candidate with the NDP: October 28, 2011
Niki Ashton - Website - Declared: November 7, 2011
Robert Chisholm - Website - Declared: October 30, 2011 - Withdrawn: December 21, 2011
Preliminary Membership Counts
The Debates
| Date | City | Lng | Topic | URL to Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4 | Ott | Bil | Economy | On CPAC | News Confs |
| Dec 10 | Van | En | Townhall | On BCNDP Livestream |
| Jan 29 | Hfx | En | Families | [URL to come] |
| Feb 12 | Qué | Fr | Foreign Policy | [URL to come] |
| Feb 26 | Wpg | En | Transp/Comms | [URL to come] |
| Mar 4 | Mtl | Fr | Natl Unity | [URL to come] |
| Mar 11 | Van | En | New Cdns/Youth | [URL to come] |
The Rules
| The Rulebook (PDF from ndp.ca) | |
| Launch | midnight, September 15 |
| Entry Fee | $15K (non-refundable) |
| Spending Limit | $500K |
| Signatures | Minimum of 500 >= 50/in ea. of 5 regions >= 250 women |
| Candidate Registration Cut-off | January 24 |
| Membership Cut-off | February 18 |
| Voting Day | March 24 |
| Leadership2012.ca website | |
[No-one else, at this point. Deadline to register as a candidate is Tuesday, January 24.]