The Scottish National Party depute leadership election ran from 18 May to 8 June 2018. The election was contested for the party's new depute leader following the resignation of Angus Robertson in February 2018,[1] after he lost his Westminster seat in the 2017 snap election.[2]
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Keith Brown was announced as the winner of the election on 8 June 2018.[3]
Procedure
Ballots opened on 18 May. The winner was announced as Keith Brown at the SNP conference in Aberdeen on 8 June.[3][4]
Candidates
Nominations closed on 13 April 2018, there were three candidates:
- Keith Brown[5] Member of the Scottish Parliament for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane and Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work
- Julie Hepburn,[6] the only candidate who is not an elected representative
- Chris McEleny,[7] a councillor who ran in the last depute leadership election
Withdrew
- James Dornan,[8] Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Cathcart who withdrew his candidacy on 8 April.[9] He threw his support behind candidate Julie Hepburn.[10]
Declined
Campaign
The status of a second Scottish independence referendum was considered as a significant issue surrounding the depute leadership election, with Chris McEleny and Julie Hepburn seen as supporters of such a referendum occurring earlier rather than later.[15][16][17][18]
Endorsements
Keith Brown
Chris McEleny
Julie Hepburn
Results
The depute leadership election was conducted using the single transferable vote system, with the results being declared on 8 June. Keith Brown was elected as the new Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party with a majority of 55.2% of votes cast in the second round of voting, beating rival candidate Julie Hepburn who secured 44.8%. Candidate Chris McEleny finished third with 16.2%, having been eliminated in the first round of voting.[3][35]
References
External links
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