{"id":106262,"date":"2024-08-01T15:16:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T15:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/01\/scottish-tories-will-elect-new-leader-by-end-of-september\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T15:16:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T15:16:03","slug":"scottish-tories-will-elect-new-leader-by-end-of-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/01\/scottish-tories-will-elect-new-leader-by-end-of-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottish Tories will elect new leader by end of September"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Scottish Conservatives will elect a new leader to replace Douglas Ross by the end of September.<\/p>\n

MSPs Russell Findlay<\/a> and Brian Whittle<\/a> are both running for the job, with a number of others believed to be considering joining the race.<\/p>\n

The party\u2019s management board have set out the dates for the contest, with nominations opening on 8 August before the winner is announced on 27 September.<\/p>\n

Mr Ross announced he would quit<\/a> halfway through the general election campaign, amid a row over his failed bid to return to Westminster.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He was selected as a candidate for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East – a seat he then lost – instead of David Duguid, who was in effect de-selected by the party.<\/p>\n

There will be a series of hustings before voting begins early in September.<\/p>\n

Scottish Conservative chairman Craig Hoy said he was looking forward to an “open contest”.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cOnce candidates have had the opportunity to set out their stalls, a full ballot of our members will determine the next leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Candidates will need 100 nominations from party members to get on the ballot paper, and voting will follow a a preferential voting system, with members ranking their chosen candidates in order of preference. <\/p>\n

The bottom ranked candidate will be eliminated in each round, with their first-preference votes redistributed until one candidate receives over 50% of votes cast.<\/p>\n

Mr Findlay, the party’s justice spokesperson at Holyrood, was the first candidate to announce he was running.<\/p>\n

The former journalist promised to make the party leaders of “a patriotic conservative movement that stands for aspiration and ambition”.<\/p>\n

He said he was expecting a “positive contest” and that he hoped to unite the party “behind a common-sense Conservative platform”. <\/p>\n

Former athlete Brian Whittle announced his intention to run earlier this week.<\/p>\n

He said that “education, enterprise and empowering people” should be placed at the core of the party. <\/p>\n

The UK Conservative Party is also seeking a new leader, with that contest scheduled to run<\/a> until 2 November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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