In the CA's system, the leader was the candidate who received 50% plus one of all votes cast (i.e., an absolute majority).
Keith Martin: 40, physician and Member of Parliament for the riding of Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, British Columbia (since 1993).
John Stachow: 37, Ontario Power Generation worker from Myrtle, Ontario,[5] advocate of a "social credit", and that the government of Canada to assume direct control over the nation's money supply, rather than leaving this responsibility in the hands of private banks.
Diane Ablonczy: 52, lawyer, Opposition Critic for Human Resources Development, Member of Parliament for Calgary North (1993-1997), then Calgary—Nose Hill, Alberta (since 1997).
During the early campaign, Toronto drag queen Enza Anderson also declared her candidacy for the leadership,[9] although she dropped her bid before the official registration deadline.