2023 Scottish National Party leadership election
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The 2023 Scottish National Party leadership election was the internal party contest that selected Humza Yousaf as Nicola Sturgeon's successor as leader of the SNP and First Minister of Scotland.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party leadership election ⓘ |
| announced | 2023-02-15 ⓘ |
| ballotsCast | 50149 ⓘ |
| ballotType | online vote ⓘ |
| campaignPeriod | February–March 2023 ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| electorateSize | 72169 ⓘ |
| elects |
First Minister of Scotland (by convention as leader of largest party in Scottish Parliament)
ⓘ
leader of the Scottish National Party ⓘ |
| endDate | 2023-03-27 ⓘ |
| finalPreferenceShareHumzaYousaf | 52.1 ⓘ |
| finalPreferenceShareKateForbes | 47.9 ⓘ |
| firstPreferenceShareAshRegan | 11.1 ⓘ |
| firstPreferenceShareHumzaYousaf | 48.2 ⓘ |
| firstPreferenceShareKateForbes | 40.7 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Humza Yousaf leadership of the Scottish National Party ⓘ |
| follows | Nicola Sturgeon leadership of the Scottish National Party ⓘ |
| hasCandidate |
Ash Regan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Humza Yousaf NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate Forbes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWinner | Humza Yousaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Scottish National Party leadership elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCampaign |
English
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureContext | Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
election of the first Muslim First Minister of Scotland
ⓘ
first leadership contest of the Scottish National Party since 2004 ⓘ |
| officeContested | Leader of the Scottish National Party ⓘ |
| officeLinked | First Minister of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Scottish National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party | Scottish National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Nicola Sturgeon leadership of the Scottish National Party ⓘ |
| predecessorAsFirstMinister | Nicola Sturgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorAsPartyLeader | Nicola Sturgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Humza Yousaf becoming First Minister of Scotland
ⓘ
Humza Yousaf becoming leader of the Scottish National Party ⓘ |
| startDate | 2023-02-15 ⓘ |
| successorAsFirstMinister | Humza Yousaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorAsPartyLeader | Humza Yousaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZoneOfVoting | UTC±00:00 ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
resignation of Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister of Scotland
ⓘ
resignation of Nicola Sturgeon as leader of the Scottish National Party ⓘ |
| turnoutPercentage | 70 ⓘ |
| votingPeriodEnd | 2023-03-27 ⓘ |
| votingPeriodStart | 2023-03-13 ⓘ |
| votingSystem | instant-runoff voting ⓘ |
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