1989 Conservative Party leadership election
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1989-conservative-party-leadership-election-205-6471090
title:
1989 Conservative Party leadership election
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The 1989 Conservative Party leadership election took place on 5 December 1989. The incumbent Margaret Thatcher was opposed by the little-known 69-year-old backbencher MP Sir Anthony Meyer. It was the Conservative Party's first leadership election for nearly 15 years, when Thatcher had taken the party leadership. Whilst Thatcher comfortably won with 90% of the vote, the vote showed 60 MPs who didn't vote for her either by choosing Meyer, spoiling the ballots or abstaining. This can be attributed
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British leadership election to challenge Margaret Thatcher
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Conservative_Party_leadership_election
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2005-07-20T21:41:44Z
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2024-09-10T14:24:44Z
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