Iain Duncan Smith13 September 2001
Elected Leader of the Conservative Party.
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Elected Leader of the Conservative Party.
Becomes Leader of the Conservative Party after Iain Duncan Smith is removed.
In the first ballot of Conservative MPs Cameron came second, with 56 votes, slightly more than expected; David Davis had fewer than predicted at 62 votes; Liam Fox came third with 42 votes and Kenneth Clarke was eliminated with 38 votes
In the first ballot of Conservative MPs Cameron came second, with 56 votes, slightly more than expected; David Davis had fewer than predicted at 62 votes; Liam Fox came third with 42 votes and Kenneth Clarke was eliminated with 38 votes
In the first ballot of Conservative MPs Cameron came second, with 56 votes, slightly more than expected; David Davis had fewer than predicted at 62 votes; Liam Fox came third with 42 votes and Kenneth Clarke was eliminated with 38 votes
In the second ballot Cameron comes first with 90 votes; David Davis was second, with 57, and Liam Fox is eliminated with 51 votes
In the second ballot Cameron comes first with 90 votes; David Davis was second, with 57, and Liam Fox is eliminated with 51 votes
Elected Leader of the Conservative Party.
Cameron is elected with more than twice as many votes as Davis and more than half of all ballots issued; Cameron won 134,446 votes on a 78% turnout, beating Daviss 64,398 votes
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