2011 Welsh Conservatives leadership election

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2011 Welsh Conservatives leadership election

The 2011 Welsh Conservatives leadership election was held on 14 July 2011. Andrew RT Davies defeated Nick Ramsay, the only other candidate.[1]

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2011 Welsh Conservatives leadership election

 1999 10 May 2011 (2011-05-10) – 14 July 2011 (2011-07-14) 2018 
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Candidate Andrew RT Davies Nick Ramsay
Percentage 53.1% 46.7%

Leader before election

Nick Bourne

Elected Leader

Andrew RT Davies

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Following the 2011 Assembly election the party's leader Nick Bourne lost his Mid and West Wales seat. Paul Davies then became the interim leader whilst an election took place. The contest then consisted of Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central) against Ramsay (Monmouth). Andrew RT Davies won with some 53.1 per cent of the vote on a 49 per cent turnout of the party's Welsh membership.[2]

Candidates

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Result

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Candidate  %
Turnout:
49%
Andrew RT Davies
53.1
Nick Ramsay
46.7
Spoilt [5]
0.2
Total 100.0
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The conservative Party did not release the raw vote figures only the percentages won.[5]

Andrew RT Davies was declared the result and thus became the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly for Wales.[1]

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