Under AFN rules, a candidate requires 60 per cent of the vote to win unless their opponent voluntarily concedes the race.
[3] Bellegarde conceded after the eighth ballot, on which Atleo had surged ahead to a 58 per cent finish.
[5] Beaucage, as the last-place finisher among the three remaining candidates, voluntarily dropped out shortly after the ballot results were announced, also endorsing Bellegarde.
[5] The 2012 convention was held in Toronto, Ontario on July 18, 2012 At the close of nominations on June 12, the declared candidates were Shawn Atleo, Diane Kelly, Bill Erasmus, Terrance Nelson, Pamela Palmater, Ellen Gabriel, Joan Jack and George Stanley.
[9] The 2018 leadership election took place on July 25, 2018, at the Annual General Assembly in Vancouver, British Columbia.
[10] Loretta Pete Lambert, of the Little Pine Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, was the chief electoral officer.
[12][13] RoseAnne Archibald secured victory on July 8, 2021, after her rival, Reginald Bellerose, conceded.