N.L. NDP delegates vote in favour of leadership review
CBC
Delegates of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party have voted in favour of a leadership review for the party.
During the NDP's provincial convention in St. John's on Saturday — the first in four years — 60 delegates said they were in favour of a leadership review, while 46 said they would oppose it.
Allison Coffin has been party leader since 2019, and will remain in the role until a leadership convention can be held and a new leader is chosen, unless she chooses to resign.
"We have mechanisms within our constitution … that give a voice at every single convention to the members of our party to be able to choose whether they want to trigger a race for leader," said party president Kyle Rees.
"Voting for a leadership review is not voting against a leader. It is voting for a choice."
Rees explained that a leadership convention would be triggered if two or more people put their names forward after nominations are open.
In the event only one person puts themselves forward, that person will effectively become party leader.