2016 Conservative Party leadership election
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The 2016 Conservative Party leadership election was the internal contest that selected Theresa May as leader of the UK Conservative Party and thus Prime Minister following David Cameron’s resignation after the Brexit referendum.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| 2016 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election | 1 |
| 2016 Conservative Party leadership election (UK) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United Kingdom political event
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political party leadership election ⓘ |
| candidate |
Andrea Leadsom
NERFINISHED
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Liam Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Gove NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Crabb NERFINISHED ⓘ Theresa May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | Leave result in the Brexit referendum ⓘ |
| consequence | formation of the first May ministry ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electorateFirstStage | Conservative Members of Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eliminatedCandidate |
Liam Fox
NERFINISHED
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Michael Gove NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Crabb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2016-07-11 ⓘ |
| finalBallotCandidates |
Andrea Leadsom
NERFINISHED
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Theresa May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2019 Conservative Party leadership election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
2015 Conservative Party leadership election
NERFINISHED
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2015 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| mediaCoverageBy |
BBC News
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The Daily Telegraph NERFINISHED ⓘ The Guardian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Boris Johnson ruled himself out of the leadership race
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Michael Gove announced candidacy after initially backing Boris Johnson ⓘ |
| officeContested | Leader of the Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm | 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| plannedElectorateFinalStage | Conservative Party members ⓘ |
| predecessorLeader | David Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonMembersBallotCancelled | withdrawal of Andrea Leadsom ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
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Brexit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Theresa May became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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Theresa May elected leader of the Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| startDate | 2016-06-30 ⓘ |
| statusOfMembersBallot | cancelled ⓘ |
| successorLeader | Theresa May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
NERFINISHED
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resignation of David Cameron as Conservative Party leader ⓘ |
| votingSystem | Conservative parliamentary party exhaustive ballot ⓘ |
| winner | Theresa May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| withdrawnCandidate |
Andrea Leadsom
NERFINISHED
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Boris Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Liam Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Crabb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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56th Parliament of the United Kingdom
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2016 Conservative Party leadership election
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2016 Conservative Party leadership election (UK)
2019 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election
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2016 Conservative Party leadership election
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this entity surface form:
2016 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election