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Liberal Democrats leadership election, 2015

Index Liberal Democrats leadership election, 2015

The 2015 Liberal Democrats leadership election was held on 16 July 2015 following the resignation of Nick Clegg as leader on 8 May 2015, after almost eight years as leader of the Liberal Democrats, following the party's poor performance at the 2015 general election. [1]

126 relations: Abortion, Alan Beith, Alex Carlile, Baron Carlile of Berriew, Alison Suttie, Baroness Suttie, Alistair Carmichael, Andrew Duff, BBC News Online, Bob Russell (British politician), Brian Cotter, Baron Cotter, Brian Paddick, Baron Paddick, Cameron–Clegg coalition, Carshalton and Wallington (UK Parliament constituency), Catherine Bearder, Ceredigion (UK Parliament constituency), Charles Kennedy, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Chris Rennard, Baron Rennard, Danny Alexander, Dappy, David Heath (politician), David Howarth, David Laws, David Steel, Dee Doocey, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Department of Health and Social Care, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Diana Maddock, Baroness Maddock, Dominic Hubbard, 6th Baron Addington, Duncan Hames, Ed Davey, Electoral Reform Society, Elizabeth Barker, Baroness Barker, Eluned Parrott, Federal Board (Liberal Democrats), Fiona Hall (politician), Frank Bruno, Greg Mulholland, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Lords, Instant-runoff voting, James Palumbo, Baron Palumbo of Southwark, Jane Bonham Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, Jenny Willott, Jim Hume, Jo Swinson, Joan Walmsley, Baroness Walmsley, John Hemming (politician), John Leech (politician), John Pugh, ..., Judith Jolly, Baroness Jolly, Julia Goldsworthy, Julian Huppert, Kate Parminter, Baroness Parminter, Ken Macdonald, Kirsty Williams, Kishwer Falkner, Baroness Falkner of Margravine, Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2015, Leader of the House of Commons, Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency), LGBT rights by country or territory, Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election, 2017, Liberal Democrats leadership election, 2007, Liberal Democrats leadership election, 2017, Lindsay Northover, Baroness Northover, Lynne Featherstone, Malcolm Bruce, Mark Williams (politician), Martin Horwood, Matthew Taylor, Baron Taylor of Goss Moor, Menzies Campbell, Meral Hussein-Ece, Baroness Hussein-Ece, Michael Moore (British politician), Mike Thornton (politician), Monroe Palmer, Baron Palmer of Childs Hill, New Statesman, Nick Clegg, Norman Baker, Norman Lamb, North Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency), One member, one vote, Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency), Paddy Ashdown, Paul Burstow, Paul Keetch, Paul Strasburger, Baron Strasburger, Paul Tyler, Peter Black (Welsh politician), Plurality voting, Preston, Lancashire, Rosalind Grender, Baroness Grender, Sal Brinton, Sally Hamwee, Baroness Hamwee, Sandra Gidley, Sarah Ludford, Baroness Ludford, Sarah Teather, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Secretary of State for Scotland, Shirley Williams, Simon Hughes, Simon Wright (politician), Single transferable vote, Southport (UK Parliament constituency), Stephen Knight (politician), Stephen Williams (politician), Survation, Susan Garden, Baroness Garden of Frognal, Susan Kramer, Baroness Kramer, Tessa Munt, The Economist, The Guardian, The Independent, The Mail on Sunday, Tim Farron, Tom Brake, United Kingdom general election, 2010, United Kingdom general election, 2015, Vince Cable, Watford, Westmorland and Lonsdale (UK Parliament constituency), William Powell (Welsh politician), Willie Rennie, YouGov. Expand index (76 more) »

Abortion

Abortion is the ending of pregnancy by removing an embryo or fetus before it can survive outside the uterus.

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Alan Beith

Alan James Beith, Baron Beith, (born 20 April 1943) is a British politician who represented Berwick-upon-Tweed as its Member of Parliament (MP) from 1973 to 2015.

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Alex Carlile, Baron Carlile of Berriew

Alexander Charles Carlile, Baron Carlile of Berriew, (born 12 February 1948) is a Crossbench member of the House of Lords.

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Alison Suttie, Baroness Suttie

Alison Mary Suttie, Baroness Suttie (born 27 August 1968).

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Alistair Carmichael

Alexander Morrison "Alistair" CarmichaelFull name is given as "CARMICHAEL, Alexander Morrison, commonly known as Alistair Carmichael" in the returning officer's (born 15 July 1965) is a Liberal Democrat politician and has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Orkney and Shetland since the 2001 general election.

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Andrew Duff

Andrew Nicholas Duff, OBE (born 25 December 1950) is a Liberal Democrat politician, a former president of the Union of European Federalists, and a former Member of the European Parliament for the East of England region of the UK.

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BBC News Online

BBC News Online is the website of BBC News, the division of the BBC responsible for newsgathering and production.

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Bob Russell (British politician)

Sir Robert Edward Russell (born 31 March 1946) is a former Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom who was the Member of Parliament for Colchester from 1997 to 2015.

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Brian Cotter, Baron Cotter

Brian Joseph Michael Cotter, Baron Cotter (born 24 August 1936) is a politician in the United Kingdom.

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Brian Paddick, Baron Paddick

Brian Leonard Paddick, Baron Paddick (born 24 April 1958) is a British politician and retired police officer, currently sitting in the House of Lords as a life peer.

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Cameron–Clegg coalition

David Cameron and Nick Clegg formed the Cameron–Clegg coalition after the former was invited by Queen Elizabeth II to begin a new government, following the resignation of Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 11 May 2010.

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Carshalton and Wallington (UK Parliament constituency)

Carshalton and Wallington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1997 by Tom Brake of the Liberal Democrats.

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Catherine Bearder

Catherine Zena Bearder (born 14 January 1949) is a Liberal Democrat politician and MEP for South East England.

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Ceredigion (UK Parliament constituency)

Ceredigion, formerly Cardiganshire, is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

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Charles Kennedy

Charles Peter Kennedy (25 November 1959 – 1 June 2015) was a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician who was Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1999 to 2006 and a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1983 to 2015, latterly for the Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency.

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Chief Secretary to the Treasury

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is the second most senior ministerial position in HM Treasury, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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Chris Rennard, Baron Rennard

Christopher John Rennard, Baron Rennard, MBE (born 8 July 1960) is a British life peer in the House of Lords, appointed to the Liberal Democrats' benches in 1999.

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Danny Alexander

Sir Daniel Grian Alexander (born 15 May 1972) is a Scottish former Liberal Democrat politician who was Chief Secretary to the Treasury between 2010 and 2015.

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Dappy

Costadinos Contostavlos (born 11 June 1987), better known by his stage name Dappy, is an English singer, songwriter, rapper, and actor.

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David Heath (politician)

David William St.

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David Howarth

David Ross Howarth (born 10 November 1958) is a British academic and politician who was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Cambridge from 2005–10.

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David Laws

David Anthony Laws (born 30 November 1965) is a British Liberal Democrat politician.

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David Steel

David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, (born 31 March 1938) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as the Leader of the Liberal Party from 1976 until its merger with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the Liberal Democrats.

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Dee Doocey

Elizabeth "Dee" Doocey, Baroness Doocey OBE (née O'Keefe; born 2 May 1948) is a British Liberal Democrat politician and businesswoman.

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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) was a ministerial department of the United Kingdom Government created on 5 June 2009 by the merger of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR).

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Department of Health and Social Care

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is a department of Her Majesty's Government, responsible for government policy on health and adult social care matters in England, along with a few elements of the same matters which are not otherwise devolved to the Scottish Government, Welsh Government or Northern Ireland Executive.

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Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (DPM) is a senior member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.

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Diana Maddock, Baroness Maddock

Diana Margaret Maddock, Baroness Maddock, Lady Beith (born 19 May 1945), is a Liberal Democrat politician.

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Dominic Hubbard, 6th Baron Addington

Dominic Bryce Hubbard, 6th Baron Addington (born 24 August 1963) is a British Liberal Democrat politician, the President of the British Dyslexic Association and the vice-president of the UK Sports Association.

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Duncan Hames

Duncan John Hames (born 16 June 1977) is a British Liberal Democrat politician.

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Ed Davey

Sir Edward Jonathan Davey (born 25 December 1965) is a British Liberal Democrat politician.

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Electoral Reform Society

The Electoral Reform Society (ERS) is a political pressure group based in the United Kingdom which promotes electoral reform.

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Elizabeth Barker, Baroness Barker

Elizabeth Jean Barker, Baroness Barker (born 31 January 1961) is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords.

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Eluned Parrott

Eluned Parrott (born 1974) is a Welsh Liberal Democrat politician.

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Federal Board (Liberal Democrats)

The Federal Board is the governing body of the Liberal Democrats.

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Fiona Hall (politician)

Fiona Jane Hall MBE (born 15 July 1955 in Swinton, Lancashire), née Cutts, was a Member of the European Parliament for North East England and leader of the Liberal Democrat MEPs., until the 2014 European Election.

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Frank Bruno

Franklin Roy "Frank" Bruno, (born 16 November 1961) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 1996.

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Greg Mulholland

Gregory Thomas Mulholland (born 31 August 1970) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom who was the MP for Leeds North West.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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House of Lords

The House of Lords of the United Kingdom, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Instant-runoff voting

Instant-runoff voting (IRV) is a voting method used in single-seat elections with more than two candidates.

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James Palumbo, Baron Palumbo of Southwark

James "Jamie" Rudolph Palumbo, Baron Palumbo of Southwark (born 6 June 1963) is an English entrepreneur, author and politician.

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Jane Bonham Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

Jane Bonham Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury (born 20 October 1957) is a British Liberal Democrat politician, and member of the House of Lords.

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Jenny Willott

Jennifer Nancy Willott (born 29 May 1974) is a British politician.

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Jim Hume

James Robert Hume (born 4 November 1962) was a Scottish politician.

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Jo Swinson

Joanne Kate "Jo" Swinson (born 5 February 1980) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and is the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Dunbartonshire.

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Joan Walmsley, Baroness Walmsley

Joan Margaret Walmsley, Baroness Walmsley (born 12 April 1943) is a British Liberal Democrat politician.

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John Hemming (politician)

John Alexander Melvin Hemming (born 16 March 1960) is a British Liberal Democrat politician and businessman.

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John Leech (politician)

John Sampson Macfarlane Leech (born 11 April 1971, Wakefield, West Yorkshire) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who is currently the leader of the opposition on Manchester City Council.

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John Pugh

John David Pugh (born 28 June 1948 in Liverpool) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom.

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Judith Jolly, Baroness Jolly

Judith Anne Jolly, Baroness Jolly (born 27 April 1951) is a Liberal Democrat life peer.

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Julia Goldsworthy

Julia Anne Goldsworthy (born 10 September 1978) is a British Liberal Democrat politician and former Member of Parliament (MP).

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Julian Huppert

Julian Leon Huppert (born 21 July 1978) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom and former Member of Parliament for Cambridge from 2010 to 2015.

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Kate Parminter, Baroness Parminter

Kathryn Jane Parminter, Baroness Parminter (born 24 June 1964) is a Liberal Democrat life peer, and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom.

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Ken Macdonald

Kenneth Donald John Macdonald, Baron Macdonald of River Glaven, QC (born 4 January 1953) was Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) of England and Wales (2003–2008).

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Kirsty Williams

Victoria Kirstyn Williams (born 19 March 1971) is a Welsh politician and has been an Assembly Member of the National Assembly of Wales since 1999.

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Kishwer Falkner, Baroness Falkner of Margravine

Kishwer Falkner, Baroness Falkner of Margravine (née Khan; born 9 March 1955) is a British Liberal Democrat politician and life peer.

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Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2015

The 2015 Labour Party leadership election was won by Jeremy Corbyn with a landslide victory.

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Leader of the House of Commons

The Leader of the House of Commons is generally a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons.

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Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency)

Leeds North West is a constituency in the City of Leeds which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Alex Sobel, of the Labour Party.

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LGBT rights by country or territory

Laws affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people vary greatly by country or territory; everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty as punishment for same-sex romantic/sexual activity or identity.

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Liberal Democrats (UK)

The Liberal Democrats (often referred to as Lib Dems) are a liberal British political party, formed in 1988 as a merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party (SDP), a splinter group from the Labour Party, which had formed the SDP–Liberal Alliance from 1981.

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Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election, 2017

The 2017 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election was announced on 14 June 2017, and Jo Swinson was elected unopposed on 20 June.

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Liberal Democrats leadership election, 2007

The 2007 Liberal Democrats leadership election was held following the resignation of Sir Menzies Campbell as leader on 15 October 2007, after 19 months as leader of the Liberal Democrats, the third-largest political party in the United Kingdom.

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Liberal Democrats leadership election, 2017

The 2017 Liberal Democrats leadership election was held following the resignation of Tim Farron as leader on 14 June 2017, after just under two years as leader of the Liberal Democrats.

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Lindsay Northover, Baroness Northover

Lindsay Patricia Northover, Baroness Northover, (born 21 August 1954; née Granshaw) is a British Liberal Democrat politician, member of the House of Lords and former junior government minister.

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Lynne Featherstone

Lynne Choona Featherstone, Baroness Featherstone, (née Ryness, 20 December 1951) is a British Liberal Democrat parliamentarian and member of the House of Lords.

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Malcolm Bruce

Malcolm Gray Bruce, Baron Bruce of Bennachie, (born 17 November 1944) is a British Liberal Democrat politician.

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Mark Williams (politician)

Mark Fraser Williams (born 24 March 1966) is a British Welsh Liberal Democrat politician and former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ceredigion constituency, a seat he gained from Plaid Cymru in 2005 and then lost again to Ben Lake of Plaid Cymru in the 2017 General Election.

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Martin Horwood

Martin Charles Horwood (born 12 October 1962) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who was the Member of Parliament for Cheltenham from 2005 to 2015.

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Matthew Taylor, Baron Taylor of Goss Moor

Matthew Owen John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Goss Moor (born 3 January 1963) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom.

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Menzies Campbell

Walter Menzies Campbell, Baron Campbell of Pittenweem, (born 22 May 1941), often known as Ming Campbell, is a British Liberal Democrat politician, advocate and former athlete.

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Meral Hussein-Ece, Baroness Hussein-Ece

Meral Hussein Ece, Baroness Hussein-Ece, (born 10 October 1953) is a British Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords.

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Michael Moore (British politician)

Michael Kevin Moore (born 3 June 1965) is a British Liberal Democrat politician.

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Mike Thornton (politician)

Michael Douglas Thornton (born 1 May 1952) is a British politician and former Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Eastleigh in Hampshire.

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Monroe Palmer, Baron Palmer of Childs Hill

Monroe Edward Palmer, Baron Palmer of Child's Hill, OBE, FCA (born 30 November 1938) is a British Liberal Democrat politician and life peer in the House of Lords.

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New Statesman

The New Statesman is a British political and cultural magazine published in London.

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Nick Clegg

Sir Nicholas William Peter Clegg (born 7 January 1967) is a British politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2015 and as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2007 to 2015.

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Norman Baker

Norman John Baker (born 26 July 1957) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewes in East Sussex from the 1997 general election to his defeat in 2015.

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Norman Lamb

Norman Peter Lamb (born 16 September 1957) is a British Liberal Democrat politician and solicitor.

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North Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)

North Norfolk is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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One member, one vote

In the parliamentary politics of the United Kingdom and Canada, one member, one vote (OMOV) is a method of selecting party leaders by a direct vote of the members of a political party.

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Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)

Orkney and Shetland is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Paddy Ashdown

Jeremy John Durham Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, (born 27 February 1941), known as Paddy Ashdown, is a British politician and former diplomat who served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1988 until August 1999.

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Paul Burstow

Paul Kenneth Burstow (born 13 May 1962) is a British politician who served as the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam for 18 years, from 1997 to 2015.

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Paul Keetch

Paul Stuart Keetch (21 May 1961 – 24 May 2017) was a Liberal Democrat politician and lobbyist who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hereford from 1997 to 2010.

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Paul Strasburger, Baron Strasburger

Paul Cline Strasburger, Baron Strasburger (born 31 July 1946) is a British Liberal Democrat politician, millionaire philanthropist, and semi-retired businessman.

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Paul Tyler

Paul Archer Tyler, Baron Tyler, CBE, PC, DL (born 29 October 1941) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom.

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Peter Black (Welsh politician)

Peter Black (born 30 January 1960) is a Welsh Liberal Democrat politician, and was a Member of the Welsh Assembly for the South Wales West Region until 2016.

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Plurality voting

Plurality voting is an electoral system in which each voter is allowed to vote for only one candidate, and the candidate who polls the most among their counterparts (a plurality) is elected.

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Preston, Lancashire

Preston is the administrative centre of Lancashire, England, on the north bank of the River Ribble.

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Rosalind Grender, Baroness Grender

Rosalind Mary Grender, Baroness Grender, MBE, known as Olly Grender, (19 August 1962) is a former Head of Communications for the Liberal Democrats and a party life peer.

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Sal Brinton

Sarah Virginia Brinton, Baroness Brinton (born 1 April 1955), known popularly as Sal Brinton, is the President of the UK Liberal Democrats.

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Sally Hamwee, Baroness Hamwee

Sally Rachel Hamwee, Baroness Hamwee (born 12 January 1947) is a Liberal Democrat politician and their Lead Home Affairs Spokesperson in the House of Lords.

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Sandra Gidley

Sandra Julia Gidley (née Rawson; born 26 March 1957) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom.

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Sarah Ludford, Baroness Ludford

Sarah Ann Ludford, Baroness Ludford (born 14 March 1951) is a British Liberal Democrat politician and member of the House of Lords.

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Sarah Teather

Sarah Louise Teather (born 1 June 1974) is a former British Member of Parliament and Minister.

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Scottish Liberal Democrats

The Scottish Liberal Democrats (Libearal Deamocratach na h-Alba, Scots Leeberal Democrats) is a liberal and social-liberal political party in Scotland.

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Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (DEBEIS), or informally Business Secretary, is a cabinet position in the United Kingdom government.

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Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change was a British government cabinet position from 2008 to 2016.

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Secretary of State for Scotland

Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Scotland (Rùnaire Stàite na h-Alba, Secretar o State for Scotland) is the principal minister of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland representing Scotland.

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Shirley Williams

Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby, (née Catlin; born 27 July 1930) is a British politician and academic who represents the Liberal Democrats.

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Simon Hughes

Sir Simon Henry Ward Hughes (born 17 May 1951) is a British politician.

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Simon Wright (politician)

Simon James Wright (born 15 September 1979) is a British Liberal Democrat politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich South, defeating frontbench incumbent Charles Clarke (Lab), winning 29.7% of the votes and a majority of 310.

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Single transferable vote

The single transferable vote (STV) is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through ranked voting in multi-seat organizations or constituencies (voting districts).

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Southport (UK Parliament constituency)

Southport is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Damien Moore, a Conservative.

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Stephen Knight (politician)

Stephen Knight is a Labour politician in the United Kingdom and has previously been a member of the London Assembly for the Liberal Democrats.

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Stephen Williams (politician)

Stephen Roy Williams (born 11 October 1966) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol West in the 2005 general election, and re-elected with an increased majority in May 2010.

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Survation

Survation LTD is a polling and market research agency with British origins.

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Susan Garden, Baroness Garden of Frognal

Susan Elizabeth Garden, Baroness Garden of Frognal, PC (born 22 February 1944) is a British Liberal Democrat politician and member of the House of Lords.

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Susan Kramer, Baroness Kramer

Susan Veronica Kramer, Baroness Kramer, PC (née Richards; born 21 July 1950) is a British Liberal Democrat politician.

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Tessa Munt

Tessa Jane Munt (born 16 October 1959) is a British Liberal Democrat politician.

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The Economist

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The Guardian

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The Independent

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The Mail on Sunday

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Tim Farron

Timothy James Farron (born 27 May 1970) is a British politician who was the Leader of the Liberal Democrats between July 2015 and July 2017.

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Tom Brake

Thomas Anthony Brake (born 6 May 1962) is a British Liberal Democrat politician.

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United Kingdom general election, 2010

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The 2015 United Kingdom general election was held on 7 May 2015 to elect 650 members to the House of Commons.

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Vince Cable

Sir John Vincent Cable (born 9 May 1943) is a British politician serving as Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Member of Parliament for Twickenham since 2017.

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Watford

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Willie Rennie

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YouGov

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_leadership_election,_2015

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