2021 Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership election

The 2021 Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership election will take place on February 6[2][3] to elect a leader to replace Premier Stephen McNeil, who on August 6, 2020, announced his pending resignation[4] after leading the party since 2007 and returning the party to government in 2013 after being out of power for fourteen years.

2021 Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership election
February 6, 2021
 
Candidate Iain Rankin Labi Kousoulis Randy Delorey
Riding Timberlea-Prospect Halifax Citadel-Sable Island Antigonish
Round 1 2,206.00
40.11%		 2,023.69
36.79%		 1,270.31
23.10%
Round 2 2,882.31
52.41%		 2,617.69
47.59%		 Eliminated
2021 Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership election
DateFebruary 6, 2021
ConventionVirtual
Resigning leaderStephen McNeil
Won byIain Rankin
Ballots2
Candidates3
Entrance Fee$60,000
Spending limit$350,000[1]

Background

Stephen McNeil announced on August 6, 2020, pending resignation as party leader and premier, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nova Scotia. McNeil will remain on as Premier and leader until the new leader is chosen.[4]

Timeline

2020
  • August 6 – Stephen McNeil announces his pending resignation as Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[4]
  • August 22 – The party unveils the base set of rules for the election.[2][3]
  • September 14 – The official rules for the leadership election will be released.[2][3]
  • September 30 – Labi Kousoulis declares his candidacy.[1]
  • October 5 - Iain Rankin declares his candidacy.[5][6]
  • October 8 - Randy Delorey declares his candidacy.[7]
  • October 9 – Last day to register as a candidate.[2][3]

2021
  • January 7 – Last day to become an eligible party member.[2][3]

Candidates

Randy Delorey
Randy Delorey

Randy Delorey, 42, is the MLA for Antigonish, having served since 2013. Prior to announcing his candidacy, Delorey had been serving as Minister of Gaelic Affairs since 2013 and the Minister of Health and Wellness since 2017. Previously, he has served as the Minister of the Environment (2013-2015; 2015-2016) and as Minister of Finance and Treasury Board (2015-2017).

Candidacy announced: October 9, 2020[7]
Date registered with Elections Nova Scotia:
Campaign website: www.votedelorey.com
Policies
Endorsements of Randy Delorey (31)
MLAs: (7)
Federal politicians: (2)
Municipal politicians:
Former MLAs:
Former federal politicians: (1)
Former municipal politicians: (2)
Riding Association Executives: (13)
Other prominent individuals: (7)
Organizations:
Media:
Total endorsements: 31

Labi Kousoulis
Labi Kousoulis

Labi Kousoulis, 49, is the MLA for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island, having served since 2013. Additionally, he was the Minister of Labour and Advanced Education since 2017, having resigned to run in the leadership race.[22] He previously served as the Minister of the Public Service Commission (2013-2017) and Minister of Internal Services (2014-2017).[23][24]

Candidacy announced: September 30, 2020[1]
Date registered with Elections Nova Scotia:
Campaign website: votelabi.ca
Policies
Endorsements of Labi Kousoulis (13)
MLAs: (3)
Federal politicians:
Municipal politicians:
Former MLAs: (1)
Former federal politicians: (3)
Former municipal politicians:
Riding Association Executives: (1)
Other prominent individuals: (3)
Organizations:
Media:
Total endorsements: 13

Iain Rankin
Iain Rankin

Iain Rankin, 37, is the MLA for Timberlea-Prospect, having served since 2013. Rankin served in cabinet as the Minister of Lands and Forestry since 2018, having resigned prior to announcing his candidacy. In addition, he previously served as Minister of Environment from 2017 to 2018 and was head of the Nova Scotia francophone parliamentarian association from 2014 to 2017.

Candidacy announced: October 5, 2020[6]
Date registered with Elections Nova Scotia:
Campaign website: voterankin.ca
Policies
Endorsements of Iain Rankin (22)
MLAs: (6)
Federal politicians: (1)
Municipal politicians: (2)
Former MLAs: (3)
Former federal politicians: (1)
Former municipal politicians:
Riding Association Executives: (7)
Other prominent individuals: (2)
Organizations:
Media:
Total endorsements: 22


Declined

Debates
Debates among candidates for the 2021 Liberal Party of Nova Scotia leadership election
No.DateTimePlaceParticipants
 P  Participant
 N  Non-invitee  A  Absent invitee  O  Out of race (exploring or withdrawn)		 Iain Rankin Labi Kousoulis Randy Delorey
Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership election debates
1 December 7, 2020 7 p.m. AST Virtual P P P
2 December 17, 2020 7 p.m. AST Virtual P P P
3 January 6, 2021 7 p.m. AST Virtual P P P

Results
First Round
Iain Rankin Labi Kousoulis Randy Delorey
Constituency Points Points Points
Annapolis44.4429.0626.50
Antigonish36.4510.5453.01
Argyle32.2226.6741.11
Bedford Basin27.5537.7434.72
Bedford South23.5536.8639.59
Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier53.9333.7112.36
Cape Breton East52.2128.3219.47
Chester-St. Margaret's45.5631.9522.49
Clare45.3140.6314.06
Clayton Park West24.7440.0535.20
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley39.2946.4314.29
Colchester North40.8230.6128.57
Cole Harbour27.5943.1029.31
Cole Harbour-Dartmouth23.3347.2229.44
Cumberland North51.4331.4317.14
Cumberland South30.7761.547.69
Dartmouth East27.1641.3631.48
Dartmouth North29.3152.5918.10
Dartmouth South47.7435.4816.77
Digby-Annapolis18.3143.6638.03
Eastern Passage16.4927.8455.67
Eastern Shore55.2129.1715.63
Fairview-Clayton Park18.5062.2019.29
Glace Bay-Dominion27.2731.3141.41
Guysborough-Tracadie38.1041.2720.63
Halifax Armdale48.0535.7120.75
Halifax Atlantic30.1253.8216.06
Halifax Chebucto30.1253.8216.06
Halifax Citadel-Sable Island27.5752.1620.27
Halifax Needham41.2245.7113.06
Hammonds Plains-Lucasville48.7321.5229.75
Hants East56.3513.2630.39
Hants West58.4222.7718.81
Inverness62.5012.5025.00
Kings North61.0229.669.32
Kings South76.4713.979.56
Kings West42.8630.7726.37
Lunenburg29.8123.0847.12
Lunenburg West51.1633.7215.12
Northside-Westmount49.4541.768.79
Pictou Centre20.4460.5818.98
Pictou East31.1153.3315.56
Pictou West43.1835.2321.59
Preston31.2553.7515.00
Queens45.8335.4218.75
Richmond30.7041.2328.07
Sackville-Cobequid31.5849.4718.95
Sackville-Uniacke20.5558.9020.55
Shelburne58.3318.7522.92
Sydney-Membertou41.9451.616.45
Timberlea-Prospect76.6016.037.37
Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River34.0745.9320.00
Victoria-The Lakes47.5632.9319.51
Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank35.5136.4528.04
Yarmouth68.3911.6120.00
Total2,206.002,023.691,270.31

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