Leadership Contests registered with Elections Ontario from 2018 to Present
Name of Leadership Contestant
Registration Date
Chief Financial Officer
Real-Time Disclosure
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
May 16, 2023
Rishi Hargovan
Here
Ted Hsu
May 20, 2023
John Duffy
Here
Yasir Naqvi
June 2, 2023
Mary Jessop
Here
Bonnie Crombie
June 13, 2023
Peter Curtis
Here
Adil Shamji
July 4, 2023
John Ashworth
Here
Contestants registered: 5
2023 Ontario Liberal Party Leadership Contest - Important Dates
Call of the Contest
Sunday April 16, 2023
Last Day of Voting
Sunday November 26, 2023
Contest Period
From: Sunday April 16, 2023
To: Sunday January 26, 2025
First Financial Returns Due to be Filed
Monday May 27, 2024
Reporting Period for First Financial Returns
From: Sunday April 16, 2023
To: Friday January 26, 2024
Second Financial Returns Due to be Filed
Monday July 28, 2025
Reporting Period for Second Financial Returns
From: Saturday January 27, 2024
To: Sunday January 26, 2025
Name of Leadership Contestant
Registration Date
Chief Financial Officer
Real-Time Disclosure
Marit Stiles
September 21, 2022
Bruno Marchese
Here
Contestants registered: 1
2023 New Democratic Party of Ontario Leadership Contest - Important Dates
Call of the Contest
Monday, July 18, 2022
Voting Day
Saturday, February 4, 2023
Contest Period
From: Monday, July 18, 2022
To: Thursday, April 4, 2024
First Financial Returns Due to be Filed
Friday, August 4, 2023
Reporting Period for First Financial Returns
From: Monday, July 18, 2022
To: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Second Financial Returns Due to be Filed
Friday, October 4, 2024
Reporting Period for Second Financial Returns
From: Wednesday, April 5, 2023
To: Thursday, April 4, 2024
Name of Leadership Contestant
Registration Date
Chief Financial Officer
Real-Time Disclosure
Mark Snow
October 8, 2021
Jane Snow
Larry Zalmers
October 21, 2021
Jim McIntosh
Current contestants registered: 2
2021 Ontario Libertarian Party Leadership Contest - Important Dates
Call of the Contest
Monday, September 27 2021
Voting Day
Sunday October 24, 2021
Contest Period
From: Monday September 27, 2021
To: Saturday December 24, 2022
First Financial Returns Due to be Filed
Monday April 25, 2022
Reporting Period for First Financial Returns
From: Monday September 27, 2021
To: Friday December 24, 2021
Second Financial Returns Due to be Filed
Monday June 26, 2023
Reporting Period for Second Financial Returns
From: Saturday December 25, 2021
To: Saturday, December 24, 2022
Name of Leadership Contestant
Registration Date
Chief Financial Officer
Real-Time Disclosure
Steven Del Duca
July 19, 2019
Gabriel Sékaly
Here
Michael Coteau
July 24, 2019
John Duffy
Here Mitzie Hunter
August 20, 2019
Ian Glynwilliams
Here Alvin Tedjo
August 23, 2019
Kristina Gasparini
Here Kate (Kathryn) Graham
September 6, 2019
Graham Fischer
Here Brenda Hollingsworth
December 3, 2019
Harry Mortimer
Here
Contestants registered: 6
2020 Ontario Liberal Party Leadership Contest - Important Dates
Call of the Contest
Thursday July 18, 2019
Voting Day
Saturday March 7, 2020
Contest Period
From: Thursday July 18, 2019
To: Friday May 7, 2021
First Financial Returns Due to be Filed
Tuesday September 8, 2020
Reporting Period for First Financial Returns
From: Thursday July 18 2019
To: Thursday May 7, 2020
Second Financial Returns Due to be Filed
Monday November 8, 2021
Reporting Period for Second Financial Returns
From: Friday May 8, 2020
To: Friday May 7, 2021
Name of Leadership Contestant
Registration Date
Chief Financial Officer
Real-Time Disclosure
Keith Komar
August 4, 2019
Matt Dougherty
Rob Ferguson*
August 4, 2019
Matt Dougherty
Gene Balfour*
September 4, 2019
Cynthia Sneath
Mark Snow
October 15, 2019
Jane Snow
Contestants registered: 4
* Retired from Leadership Contest prior to Election Day. Contestant is still registered under the Election Finances Act and therefore required to file the Leadership Contestant Contest Reporting Period Financial Statement Form CR-5 for both reporting periods.
2019 Ontario Libertarian Party Leadership Contest - Important Dates
Call of the contest
Saturday July 6, 2019
Voting Day
Saturday November 2, 2019
Contest Period
From: Saturday July 6, 2019
To: Saturday January 2, 2021
First Financial Returns Due to be Filed
Saturday May 2, 2020
Reporting Period for First Financial Returns
From: Saturday July 6, 2019
To: Thursday January 2, 2020
Second Financial Returns Due to be Filed
Friday July 2, 2021
Reporting Period for Second Financial Returns
From: Friday January 3, 2020
To: Saturday January 2, 2021
Name of Leadership Contestant
Registration Date
Chief Financial Officer
Real-Time Disclosure
Doug Ford
February 2, 2018
David Garland
Here
Caroline Mulroney Lapham
February 5, 2018
Tian White
Here Christine Elliott
February 7, 2018
Jeffrey Kroeker
Here Tanya Allen
February 13, 2018
Jonathan Allen
Here Patrick Brown
February 16, 2018
Pardeep Gill
Here
Contestants registered: 5
2018 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Leadership Contest - Important Dates
Call of the contest
Friday January 26, 2018
Last Day of Voting
Friday March 9, 2018
Contest Period
From: Thursday January 26, 2018
To: Thursday May 9, 2019
First Financial Returns Due to be Filed
Monday September 10, 2018
Reporting Period for First Financial Returns
From: Friday January 26, 2018
To: Wednesday May 9, 2018
Second Financial Returns Due to be Filed
Tuesday November 12, 2019
Reporting Period for Second Financial Returns
From: Thursday May 10, 2018
To: Thursday May 9, 2019
