Georgeland Alliance leadership election, 2010

The Georgeland Alliance leadership election of 2010 was in September 2010, with the party's 40,000 members voting by postal ballot or in person at their local branch to choose a new leader. The party's existing leader, Michael Elderton, had announced his retirement in May even though an election was due before his successor could be declared. Elderton led the party to the election and succeeded in capturing 11% of the vote, the best federal performance by the party. Elderton, however, was not a candidate for the House of Commons and confusion as to the party's leadership, it has been speculated, prevented it from greater success. Despite all this, Elderton and the party campaigned on policies and not personalities.

Candidates
The following candidates nominated for the party leadership:
 * Hon. Christine Hinkle MP, a former Liberal Democrat minister and once leader of the Georgeland Party, to which the Alliance considers itself an idealogical successor.
 * Senator Katherine Doody, the party's Deputy Leader and leader in the Senate
 * Senator John Bedford, Defence spokesman, deputy Senate leader and one-time commander of Georgeland forces in Norman.

Results
The election was held using the single transferable vote method, with each party member ranking the candidates according to preference. The results of the primary vote were: {prettytable}} After preferences were distributed, the final result was: {prettytable}} Christine Hinkle was elected as leader of the party and proclaimed as such at the party conference on September 30. On October 4, the Georgeland Alliance parliamentary members chose John Bedford as the party's Deputy Leader and Senate Leader. Katherine Doody replaced Bedford as Deputy Senate leader. The party's only other MP, Jasmine Furner, effectively became the party's deputy Commons leader though this is not an official position.
 * HINKLE, Christine || 17,493 (43.56%)
 * DOODY, Katherine || 6, 493 (16.16%)
 * BEDFORD, John || 16, 175 (40.28%)
 * TOTAL || 40, 161
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 * BEDFORD, John || 16, 175 (40.28%)
 * TOTAL || 40, 161
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 * HINKLE, Christine || 20,238 (50.4%)
 * BEDFORD, John || 19,923 (49.6%)
 * TOTAL || 40, 161
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 * TOTAL || 40, 161
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