2019 Conservative Party leadership election facts for kids
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The 2019 Conservative Party leadership election happened when the prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party, Theresa May, announced on 24 May 2019 that she would resign as leader on 7 June, and resign as Prime Minister when a replacement is elected.
Nominations closed on 10 June 2019 with ten candidates officially being nominated. The first ballot of MPs took place on 13 June. A second one took place on 18 June with a third on 19 June and a fourth and fifth ballot on 20 June. The entire contest is expected to be completed by mid-July. After the fifth ballot, Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson were the final two candidates. The general membership of the party elected Johnson as the leader by postal ballot on 22 July 2019.
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Candidates
Nominated
The following MPs were officially nominated by the Conservative Party as candidates for the leadership position. Each candidate passed the first five ballots.
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Foreign Secretary
Jeremy Hunt
(MP for South West Surrey)
from Surrey -
Former Foreign Secretary
Boris Johnson
(MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip)
from Greater London
Eliminated
Fifth ballot
The following MP was eliminated on the fifth ballot on 20 June. They failed to obtain over 24% of the votes to advance further into the contest.
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Environment Secretary
Michael Gove
(MP for Surrey Heath)
from Surrey
Fourth ballot
The following MP was eliminated on the fourth ballot on 20 June. They failed to obtain over 50 votes to advance further into the contest.
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Home Secretary
Sajid Javid
(MP for Bromsgrove)
from Worcestershire
(endorsed Johnson)
Third ballot
The following MP was eliminated on the third ballot on 19 June. They failed to obtain over 30 votes to advance further into the contest.
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International Development Secretary
Rory Stewart
(MP for Penrith and the Border)
from Cumbria
(endorsed Hunt)
Second ballot
The following MP was eliminated on the second ballot on 18 June. They failed to obtain over 30 votes to advance further into the contest.
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Former Brexit Secretary
Dominic Raab
(MP for Esher and Walton)
from Surrey
(endorsed Johnson)
First ballot
The following MPs were eliminated on the first ballot on 13 June. They failed to obtain 17 votes to advance further into the contest.
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Former Leader of the House of Commons
Andrea Leadsom
(MP for South Northamptonshire)
from Northamptonshire
(endorsed Johnson) -
Former Chief Whip
Mark Harper
(MP for Forest of Dean)
from Gloucestershire
(endorsed Stewart) -
Former Work and Pensions Secretary
Esther McVey
(MP for Tatton)
from Cheshire
(endorsed Johnson)
Withdrawn
During the ballot
The following individuals were officially nominated as a candidate for the leadership of the Conservative Party but then eventually withdrew after the first ballot of the race, due to insufficient support or other reasons:
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Health Secretary
Matt Hancock
(MP for West Suffolk)
from Suffolk
Withdrew:
14 June
(endorsed Johnson)
Before the ballot
The following individuals announced that they would seek the leadership of the Conservative Party but then eventually did not stand, or withdrew before the first ballot of the race, due to insufficient support or other reasons:
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Parliamentary Brexit Secretary
James Cleverly
(MP for Braintree)
from Essex
Withdrew:
4 June
(endorsed Johnson) -
Former Universities Minister
Sam Gyimah
(MP for East Surrey)
from Surrey
Withdrew:
10 June -
Housing Secretary
Kit Malthouse
(MP for North West Hampshire)
from Hampshire
Withdrew:
4 June
(endorsed Johnson)
Timeline
| Candidate status | |
|---|---|
| Candidate on membership ballot | |
| Candidate eliminated during MP ballots | |
| Candidate withdrew | |
| Events | |
| Theresa May announces resignation | |
| Theresa May resigns as Conservative leader | |
| Nominations close | |
| MP ballot | |
| Postal ballots distributed to party members | |
| Final leadership hustings | |
| Results announced | |
Results
After each ballot of Conservative MPs, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. A new rule was introduced in 2019 due to the number of candidates: In the first ballot, held on 13 June 2019, candidates also needed to pass a threshold of 17 votes to avoid elimination. In the second ballot, held on 18 June, candidates needed to pass a threshold of 33 votes to avoid elimination.
| Candidate | First ballot: 13 June 2019 |
Second ballot: 18 June 2019 |
Third ballot: 19 June 2019 |
Fourth ballot: 20 June 2019 |
Fifth ballot: 20 June 2019 |
Members' vote | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Boris Johnson | 114 | 36.4 | 126 | 40.3 | 143 | 45.7 | 157 | 50.2 | 160 | 51.1 | 92,153 | 66.1 |
| Jeremy Hunt | 43 | 13.7 | 46 | 14.7 | 54 | 17.3 | 59 | 18.8 | 77 | 24.6 | 46,656 | 33.5 |
| Michael Gove | 37 | 11.8 | 41 | 13.1 | 51 | 16.3 | 61 | 19.5 | 75 | 24.0 | Eliminated | |
| Sajid Javid | 23 | 7.3 | 33 | 10.5 | 38 | 12.1 | 34 | 10.9 | Eliminated | |||
| Rory Stewart | 19 | 6.1 | 37 | 11.8 | 27 | 8.6 | Eliminated | |||||
| Dominic Raab | 27 | 8.6 | 30 | 9.6 | Eliminated | |||||||
| Matt Hancock | 20 | 6.4 | Withdrew | |||||||||
| Andrea Leadsom | 11 | 3.5 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Mark Harper | 10 | 3.2 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Esther McVey | 9 | 2.9 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Spoilt ballots | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 509 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | 313 | 100.0 | 313 | 100.0 | 313 | 100.0 | 313 | 100.0 | 313 | 100.0 | 139,318 | 87.4 |
Images for kids
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May declares her intention to resign outside 10 Downing Street on 24 May
See also
In Spanish: Elección de liderazgo del Partido Conservador (Reino Unido) de 2019 para niños
