The New Brunswick Liberal Association held a leadership election on October 27, 2012[1] to replace outgoing leader Shawn Graham with a new leader to lead the party into the 2014 election.

Graham was elected at the last leadership convention held in 2002 over Jack MacDougall.

Graham announced he would not continue as leader the evening of September 27, 2010, after losing the provincial election earlier that day and formally resigned on November 9, 2010.

[2] The following individuals were mentioned in media reports as potential candidates,[3][4] and subsequently officially declared their candidacy: Background: Former candidate in Moncton East in the 2006 election; lawyer and president of the Kent South Liberal Association.

[5][6] Background Former MLA for Moncton North from 2003 to 2010; cabinet minister under Graham; former Liberal Party president.