The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick held a leadership election in 1995 to replace its outgoing leader Dennis Cochrane. The winner was former federal cabinet minister Bernard Valcourt, who went on to win the riding of Edmundston in the 1995 general election.Canadian Press Newswire. "Valcourt's political star rises again," May 13, 1995.
The candidates were Bathurst lawyer John Hazen, Riverview lawyer Scott MacGregor and Valcourt. Another prospective candidate, Shediac mayor Michel Leger, dropped out well ahead of the convention after a 1990 court ruling surfaced in which a judge said Leger had made a "fraudulent omission and misrepresentation" in a land transfer made to obtain fire insurance for a property.Canadian Press Newswire. "Candidate pulls out of Tory race over judge's censure," March 20, 1995
Results
1995 PCNB leadership resultCanadian Press Newswire. "Valcourt's political star rises again," May 13, 1995.CandidateVotes% Bernard Valcourt 944 67.1 Scott MacGregor 416 29.6 John Hazen 47 3.3
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