Electing and Ejecting Party Leaders in BritainThe Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats each allow their members to participate in the selection of the party leader. It also examines the consequences of all-member ballots in leadership elections. It looks at how parties remove leaders, showing that each of the major British parties sought to make it harder to evict incumbents. |
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1 Electing and Ejecting Party Leaders | 8 |
2 Selection and Ejection by the Parliamentary Party | 31 |
The Electoral College | 57 |
Enfranchising the Members | 97 |
One MemberOne Vote | 131 |
An Assessment | 158 |
Labour Party Leadership Election Results 19552010 | 189 |
British National Party | 201 |
Scottish National Party | 203 |
Plaid Cymru | 205 |
Labour Party Leaders in Scotland and Wales | 206 |
Conservative Party Leaders in Scotland and Wales | 208 |
Liberal Democrat Leaders in Scotland and Wales | 209 |
Donations to Candidates in Party Leadership Contests 200110 | 211 |
Proposed Labour Leadership Election Timetable 2009 | 214 |
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