The Nova Scotia Liberal Party held a leadership election on April 27, 2007 at the Dartmouth Sportsplex, following the resignation of Francis MacKenzie, shortly after failing to win a seat in the 2006 election. This was the third leadership convention for the Liberals since 2002. It was won by Annapolis MLA Stephen McNeil. 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.