Global Information2022 Green Party of England and Wales deputy leadership election information
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The 2022 Green Party of England and Wales Party deputy leadership election was held between 1 July and 7 September 2022 to determine the next deputy leader of the Green Party of England and Wales. Voting took place from 1 to 30 August 2022.
On 5 March 2022, the party's then deputy leader, Amelia Womack, announced she would not be standing to be re-elected in the party's 2022 deputy leadership election. She had been the party's deputy leader for eight years, having first been elected to the role in 2014, and subsequently re-elected three times since (in 2016, 2018 and 2020).[1]
To qualify for the ballot, candidates needed nominations from 20 of the party's members.
Four candidates, Zack Polanski, Shahrar Ali, Nick Humberstone, and Tyrone Scott qualified on 1 July 2022.
The results were announced on 7 September 2022. In the first round no candidate received 50% or more of the vote. Zack Polanski placed highest with 42% of the vote in the first round, followed by Tyrone Scott with 28%, while Shahrar Ali received 24% and Nick Humberstone, 6%.[2] Zack Polanski was elected for the role after several rounds of counting second and third preferences with 51% of the vote.[3]
Turnout was low, with 6,266 of more than 50,000 members eligible to vote casting votes (12.5%).[4]
- ^ Jarvis, Chris (5 March 2022). "Amelia Womack won't stand for re-election as Green Party deputy leader". Left Foot Forward. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ Jarvis, Chris. "Green Party elects Zack Polanski as new deputy leader". Left Foot Forward. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Zack Polanski announced as new deputy leader". Green World. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Jarvis, Chris (7 September 2022). "Zack Polanski elected deputy leader of the Green Party". Bright Green. Retrieved 7 September 2022.