Leadership election

A leadership election is a political contest held in various countries by which the members of a political party determine who will be the leader of their party.

Generally, any political party can determine its own rules governing how and when a leadership election is to be held for that party. In the United Kingdom, for example:

Leadership elections are generally caused by the death or resignation of the incumbent (that is, the person already holding the post), although there are also formal and informal methods to remove a party's leader and thus trigger an election contest to find a replacement. There is, however, no common procedure whereby the main parties choose their leader.[1]

A leadership election may be required at intervals set by party rules, or it may be held in response to a certain proportion of those eligible to vote expressing a lack of confidence in the current leadership. In the UK Conservative Party, for example, "a leadership election can be triggered by a vote of no confidence by Conservative MPs in their current leader".[2]

Australia

Main article: Leadership spill

Australian Labor Party

Liberal Party of Australia

Canada

Ireland

Fianna Fáil

Japan

Liberal Democratic Party

United Kingdom

Conservative Party

Labour Party

Liberal Party, Social Democrats, Liberal Democrats

References

  1. ↑ Peter Joyce, Politics: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself (2015), p. 111.
  2. ↑ Peter Joyce, Politics: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself (2015), p. 112.

See also

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