The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island held a leadership election in Charlottetown on October 2, 2010 to select a new leader after the resignation of former Premier Pat Binns on August 30, 2007 following the defeat of the party in the 2007 general election. Olive Crane was appointed interim leader on September 4, 2007 and served until June 2010 when she resigned to successfully run for leader. Jamie Ballem, Fred McCardle, Jamie Fox, and Peter Llewellyn were all also candidates for the party's leadership.
Olive Crane won the election.
Confirmed candidates Jamie Ballem, former PC Environment Minister Olive Crane, interim PC leader 2007–2010 Fred McCardle, former MLA for Borden-Kinkora Peter Llewellyn, former mayor of Georgetown, PEI Jamie Fox, former police chief
Results The results of the leadership election was as follows.
First round Candidate Votes Olive Crane 819 Jamie Ballem 692 Peter Llewellyn 94 Jamie Fox 79 Fred McCardle 58
Second round Candidate Votes Olive Crane 908 Jamie Ballem 604 Jamie Fox 11 Peter Llewellyn 7
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