Alberta Liberal Party leadership election, 2011

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Candidate	Raj Sherman	Hugh MacDonald	Laurie Blakeman
Party	Liberal	Liberal	Liberal
Popular vote	4,684	2,239	854
Percentage	54%	26%	9%


Candidate	Bill Harvey	Bruce Payne
Party	Liberal	Liberal
Popular vote	626	197
Percentage	7%	2%

Leader before election

David Swann

Elected Leader

Raj Sherman

Alberta Liberal Party leadership election, 2011
Date	September 10, 2011
Resigning leader	David Swann
Won by	Raj Sherman
Ballots	1
Candidates	5
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David Swann

Raj Sherman

An election for the leadership of the Alberta Liberal Party was held on September 10, 2011, which was caused by David Swann's announcement on February 1, 2011, of is intention to resign as leader. The election is the party's second since the 2008 election. MLA Raj Sherman was elected on the first ballot. An open nomination system was used in which any Albertan could vote in the election, even if they were not party members.

Because of a Progressive Conservative leadership election, the PCs elected a new leader on October 1, 2011. The media were speculating that the new PC leader, who would become Premier, may call a snap election rather than wait until 2013. This did not come to fruition, however, and Alison Redford stated that a general election would be held in the spring.

At the close of nominations, there were five candidates for leader:

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