 The new leader was chosen by a full delegated convention, the first in the party since 1986, after which time the party had adopted a one member, one vote system used in the 1992 and all subsequent leadership contests.Michel Samson was the interim leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, and leader in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the third place party.The party issued a 78 page document, outlining the rules, on January 15, 2007.