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2006 New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election

Field	Value
party	New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
colour
year	2006
date	May 28, 2006
location	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
replaces	Jack Harris
winner	Lorraine Michael
ballots	1
numcands	2

The New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador held their leadership convention from May 26–28, 2006. This leadership election was called to elect a new leader to succeed Jack Harris, who had served as party leader since 1992. Harris had also served as Member of the House of Assembly for Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi since a 1990 by-election. In the end Lorraine Michael won the party's leadership, defeating writer Nina Patey. Michael won 107 votes to Patey’s 5. Lorraine Michael, later went on to win the by-election held in Harris' district, Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi and became one of two NDP MHAs in the House of Assembly.

Candidates

Lorraine Michael, a social activist and former nun who served as a high school teacher and principal under the Roman Catholic School Board.
Nina Patey, a writer who ran unsuccessfully for the federal New Democrats in the 1984 federal election in the riding of St. John's West. She also unsuccessfully ran for the provincial New Democrats in 1985 provincial election in the district of St. John's Centre.

Potential candidates who did not run

Peg Norman, documentary filmmaker, social worker and two time federal New Democratic Party candidate. Norman ran unsuccessfully in the 2004 federal election in the riding of St. John's South and in the 2006 federal election in the riding of St. John's South—Mount Pearl. In the 2011 provincial election Norman's partner, Gerry Rogers, was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. Rogers was elected NL NDP leader in 2018 serving until 2019.

Results

First Ballot	Candidate	Votes
	107	95.5%
	5	4.5%
	0	0.00%
112	100%

References

(2006-08-23). "Do honourable thing and quit seat, Tories tell Harris". [[Cbc.ca]].
"Lorraine Michael". Mapleleafweb.com.
(2006-08-21). "Michael taking nothing for granted in pending byelection". Cbc.ca.
(28 May 2006). "Michael waltzes to victory in NDP leadership". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
(2 March 2006). "NDP leadership 'not for me,' Norman says". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
[http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2011-10-11/article-2774286/Shawn-Skinner-loses-seat-to-NDP/1 "Shawn Skinner loses seat to NDP"] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-09-13 . ''[[The Telegram]]'', October 11, 2011.)
(April 8, 2018). "Gerry Rogers wins NDP leadership race". The Telegram.
(April 8, 2018). "Gerry Rogers new provincial NDP leader". CBC News.
(February 12, 2019). "Gerry Rogers stepping down as NDP leader, not seeking re-election".

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