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Tom Tugendhat, with 31 votes, had the fewest votes and was eliminated from the leadership race. [138] Fourth ballot The MPs' fourth ballot was held on 19 July 2022. [219] Tobias Ellwood had lost the Conservative Party whip, making him ineligible to vote. [220] Kemi Badenoch, with 59 votes, had the fewest votes and was eliminated from the ...
The timetable for the October 2022 leadership election was much shorter than the July one. An expedited process was set out; candidates were required to obtain 100 nominations from fellow Conservative MPs before 2 pm on 24 October, and an MPs' ballot followed by an online members' ballot was to be held shortly thereafter if more than one candidate received more than 100 nominations.
The first members' vote leadership election of the Conservative Party was held in 2001, but since then the party had been in opposition during all leadership elections except in 2016, which concluded with Andrea Leadsom withdrawing before the members' vote. Johnson became the first Conservative Party leader elected by members to immediately ...
Leadership elections only happen if a Conservative leader resigns or if they lose a vote of confidence among MPs. Boris Johnson during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons (House ...
Ms Truss received 81,326 votes, meaning that 47% of those who could have cast a vote in her favour chose to do so. ... Ms Truss’s victory also means this is the first Tory leadership contest ...
The new Tory leader will be handed the keys to Number 10 on Tuesday after an audience with the Queen at Balmoral. Live: Liz Truss to become PM after winning Tory leadership contest Skip to main ...
Party members will select the new leader, who will be announced on 2 November.
Under the party's constitution, [2] leaders are elected by serving MPs and party members whose membership started at least three months prior to the closing of a ballot. Candidates must be serving MPs. A former leader who has resigned may not stand in the contest triggered by their departure.