May 26, 2014 - McIver files his nomination papers. May 30, 2014 - Nomination period officially closes at 4pm MT (UTC−6). June 2, 2014 - Official candidates formally introduced. August 15, 2014 - Final day that candidates can withdraw from ballot. September 6, 2014 - First round of voting, results are announced at Edmonton Expo Centre at 7:30 pm MT. Jim Prentice elected leader with 76% of the vote. September 15, 2014 - Prentice is sworn in as premier, as well as new cabinet ministers. September 20, 2014 - Second ballot would have been held between top 2 finishers from first round if no candidate had received 50% +1 of the votes cast in the first round, results were to have been announced at BMO Centre in Calgary. Candidates Thomas Lukaszuk Background MLA for Edmonton-Castle Downs since 2001. Served as Minister of Employment and Immigration (2010-2011), Minister of Education (2011-2013), Deputy Premier (2012-2013), Minister of Enterprise and Advanced Education (2013), and Labour Minister (2013-2014). Date candidacy declared: May 22, 2014 Date officially nominated: May 30, 2014 Supporters Support from caucus members: Support from federal caucus members: Support from former provincial caucus members: Other prominent supporters: Policies: Ric McIver Background MLA for Calgary-Hays since 2012, previously councillor on Calgary City Council (2001-2010), runner up Mayoral candidate in the 2010 Calgary municipal election. McIver was Minister of Transportation (2012-2013) and then Minister of Infrastructure (2013-2014) until resigning to enter the leadership campaign. Date candidacy declared: May 7, 2014 Date officially nominated: May 26, 2014 Supporters Support from caucus members: Support from federal caucus members: Support from former provincial caucus members: Other prominent supporters: Policies: Jim Prentice Background MP for Calgary Centre-North (2004-2010), federal Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (2006-2007), federal Minister of Industry (2007-2008), federal Minister of the Environment (2008-2010). Runner-up to Peter MacKay in the 2003 Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leadership election in which he advocated the merger of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance. Since resigning from parliament, Prentice has served as vice-chairman of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Date candidacy declared: May 15, 2014 Date officially nominated: May 16, 2014 Supporters Support from caucus members: Moe Amery (Calgary-East), Naresh Bhardwaj (Edmonton-Ellerslie), Manmeet Bhullar (Calgary-Greenway), Neil Brown (Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill), Pearl Calahasen (Lesser-Slave Lake), Robin Campbell (West Yellowhead), Wayne Cao (Calgary-Fort), Christine Cusanelli (Calgary-Currie), Cal Dallas (Red Deer-South), Alana DeLong (Calgary-Bow), Jonathan