Endorsement tracker: Who's endorsing whom in PC leadership

Progressive Conservatives will converge on St. John's in September for the party's first leadership convention in almost two decades. Three former cabinet ministers Paul Davis, Steve Kent and John Ottenheimerare competing to lead the party, and also the province, as the winning candidate will become Newfoundland and Labrador's next premier.

All three candidates have been appealing for high-profile help as they court delegates from the province's 48 electoral districts.

Here's a running list of endorsements each candidate has received in advance of the vote on Sept. 13.

Paul Davis

John Butt, former MHAfor Topsail

Sandy Collins, minister of child, youth and family services, MHA for Terra Nova

Tony Cornect, MHA for Port auPort

Eli Cross, MHA for Bonavista North

DerrickDalley, minister of natural resources as well as forestry & agrifoods, MHAfor The Isles of Notre Dame

Roger Fitzgerald, formerMHAand speaker of the house

Terry French, minister of justice, MHAfor Conception Bay South

Joe Goudie, former MHA for Lake Melville

Vaughn Granter, minister of environment and conservation, MHA for Humber West

Keith Hutchings, minister of fisheries and aquaculture, MHA for Ferryland

Darin King, minister of education, MHAfor Grand Bank

Glen Little, MHA for Bonavista South

GlennLittlejohn, MHA for Port de Grave

Paul Oram, former cabinet minister

Kevin Parsons, MHA for Cape St. Francis

Milton Peach, former MHAfor Carbonear

Kevin Pollard, MHA for Baie Verte-Springdale

Len Simms, formerMHA for GrandFalls-Windsor-Buchans, speaker of the house

Loyola Sullivan, former provincial finance minister

Wade Verge, deputy speaker,MHAforLewisporte

Steve Kent

David Brazil, minister responsible for Service NL, MHAfor Conception Bay East-Bell Island

Felix Collins, Attorney General, MHA for Placentia-St. Mary's

Dave Denine, former MHA for Mount Pearl South

ShannieDuff, former MHA and former mayor of St. John's

Gemma Hickey, advocate, community leader

Harvey Hodder, former speaker and MHAfor Waterford Valley

Ray Hunter, MHA forGrand Falls-Windsor-Green Bay South

ClydeJackman, minister of health and community services,MHA for Burin-Placentia West

Terry Loder, former MHA for Bay of Islands

Mark Lane, former town councillor in Holyrood

Bill Matthews, former cabinet minister

Calvin Peach, MHA for Bellevue

Tracey Perry, MHA for Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune

Tom Rideout, former premier

Keith Russell, MHA for Lake Melville

Joan Shea, former cabinet minister

Colin Vardy, mayor of Wabush

Sabrina Whyatt, musician, author

John Ottenheimer

Ed Buckingham, former MHA for St. John's East

John Carter, formerMHAfor St. John's North

DanCrummell, minister of municipal and intergovernmental affairs,MHA for St. John's West

JohnDinn,MHAforKilbride

Ron Ellsworth, deputy mayor of St. John's

ClaytonForsey,MHAfor Exploits

Glen Greening, former MHA for Terra Nova

Harry Harding, formerMHAfor Bonavista North

TomHedderson,MHAfor Harbour Main

Charlene Johnson, finance minister, MHAfor Trinity-Bay de Verde

Bill Marshall, former cabinet minister

Nick McGrath, minister of transportation and works, MHAfor Labrador West

Kevin O'Brien, minister of advanced education and skills,MHA for Gander

Dennis O'Keefe, mayor of St. John's

Patty Pottle, former MHA for Torngat Mountains

Bob Ridgley, former MHA for St. John's North

Paul Shelley, former MHAfor Baie Verte

Shawn Skinner (co-chair), former cabinet minister

Fred Stagg, former MHA for Stephenville-Port aux Port

Susan Sullivan (co-chair), minister of innovation, business and rural development, MHA for Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans

Trevor Taylor, former cabinet minister

David Wells, Conservative Senator

WallaceYoung, former MHA for St. Barbe

Other notes

Tom Marshall:the premier and MHA for Humber East, is remaining neutral in this campaign.

Danny Williams: the former premier famously non-endorsed former leadership candidate Bill Barry, with his condemnation of Barry's suitability for the post all but sealing his political fate. Though Williamsnever explicitly endorsed Frank Coleman, numerous Tories (John Crosbie among them) assumed Williams was backing Coleman's campaign. This time out, Williams has promised to steer clear of the whole thing.