2011 Welsh Conservatives leadership election information
2011 Welsh Conservatives leadership election
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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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The 2011 Welsh Conservatives leadership election was held on 14 July 2011. Andrew RT Davies defeated Nick Ramsay, the only other candidate.[1]
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]
^"Andrew RT Davies elected Tory Welsh assembly leader". BBC News. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
^"Andrew RT Davies wins race to be new leader of Welsh Conservatives". Wales Online. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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