Assembly of First Nations leadership conventions

Assembly of First Nations leadership conventions are held every three years to elect the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Each chief of a First Nation in Canada is eligible to cast a vote. Currently there are 633 eligible voters.

AFN rules state that a candidate needs 60% of the votes to win the election. The candidate with the fewest number of votes on each ballot is dropped until one candidate has reached the required percentage of votes. Additionally any candidate who receives 15 votes or fewer on a ballot is automatically dropped.

1982 Leadership Convention Results

Held in Penticton, British Columbia on April 21, 1982.

First Ballot
AHENAKEW, David 190
RILEY, Del 67
MANUEL, Arthur 48
POWDERFACE, Sykes 26
LINKLATER, Clive 10
Total Votes Cast 341
For this election the two candidates with the fewest votes on the first ballot were dropped. This applied to Linklater and Powderface. Riley then announced he would withdraw.

Second Ballot
AHENAKEW, David 259
MANUEL, Arthur 50
Total Votes Cast 309

1985 Leadership Convention Results

Held in Vancouver, British Columbia on July 30, 1985.

1988 Leadership Convention Results

Held in Edmonton, Alberta.

1991 Leadership Convention Results

Held in Winnipeg, Manitoba on June 11, 1991.

1994 Leadership Convention Results

Held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on July 6, 1994.

MCKAY, Wallace
MERCREDI, Ovide
MITCHELL, Mike
OPEKOKEW, Delia
SIOUI, Konrad

1997 Leadership Convention Results

Held in Vancouver, British Columbia on July 30, 1997.

2000 Leadership Convention Results

Held in Ottawa, Ontario on July 12, 2000.

First Ballot
COON COME, Matthew 244
FONTAINE, Phil 202
MARTIN, Lawrence 26
BUFFALO, Marilyn 13
Total Votes Cast 485

Second Ballot
COON COME, Matthew 287
FONTAINE, Phil 207
Total Votes Cast 494

2003 Leadership Convention Results

Held in Edmonton, Alberta on July 16, 2003.

First Ballot
FONTAINE, Phil 292
JAMIESON, Roberta 167
COON COME, Matthew 105
Spoiled Ballots 2
Total Votes Cast 566

Second Ballot
FONTAINE, Phil 338
JAMIESON, Roberta 217
Total Votes Cast 555