2020 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election

2020 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election
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Candidate Dominique Anglade
Votes Acclaimed
Previous Leader

Pierre Arcand (interim)

 Leader

Dominique Anglade

2020 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election
DateMay 11, 2020
Resigning leaderPhilippe Couillard
Won byDominique Anglade
BallotsAcclamation
Candidates1
Entrance Fee$60,000
Spending limit$500,000
Quebec Liberal Party leadership elections

The 2020 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election was to have taken place from May 30–31, 2020[1] after outgoing leader Philippe Couillard resigned on October 4, 2018, and left politics after the party finished second in the 2018 Quebec general election. On March 20, 2020, the party suspended the election indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec.[2] On May 11, 2020, candidate Alexandre Cusson withdrew from the race and after a meeting of the party's executive committee, the sole remaining candidate, Dominique Anglade, was selected as leader by acclamation.[3]

  1. ^ Authier, Philip (November 23, 2019). "Liberal leadership race kicks off with Cusson squaring off against Anglade". The Gazette. Montreal. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Quebec Liberal Party suspends its leadership contest due to COVID-19 pandemic". CTV News. Canadian Press. March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Dominique Anglade couronnée à la tête du Parti libéral". TVA Nouvelles. May 11, 2020. Archived from the original on May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.