Green Party of Canada

The Green Party of Canada (GPC; French: Parti vert du Canada, PVC) is a left-wing, eco-socialist federal political party in Canada. It was founded in 1983 by environmental activists and disgruntled members of the Progressive Party of Canada. The party is currently led by Laurel Collins, and holds nine seats in the House of Commons.

1995 leadership election
The Green Party held a snap leadership election to fill the positions of Party Leader and Deputy Leader, which remained vacant until this point. Qualified delegates were able to cast votes for their preferred candidate in multiple rounds of voting.

Candidates
In total, four members of the Green Party of Canada entered the race to become leader of the party.
 * Victoria city councilor Laurel Collins;
 * Surrey city councilor Aminter Canoodo;
 * Green activist Tom Rod;
 * Former New England Greens leader Jill Stein;

Results
After three rounds of voting, Laurel Collins emerged victorious and was elected leader of the Green Party of Canada. Stein was appointed as Deputy leader.

Since no candidate achieved a majority, Green Party rules dictate that the first and second vote-getters advance to a second round. However, due to the close nature of the first round, all nominees agreed for an additional round of voting between Jill Stein, Aminter Canoodo, and Tom Rod to determine who would advance against plurality winner Laurel Collins.

1998 leadership election
See 1998 Green Party of Canada leadership election