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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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom political event ⓘ
political party leadership election ⓘ
candidate Andrea Leadsom ⓘ
Liam Fox ⓘ
Michael Gove ⓘ
Stephen Crabb ⓘ
Theresa May ⓘ
cause Leave result in the Brexit referendum ⓘ
consequence formation of the first May ministry ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
electorateFirstStage Conservative Members of Parliament ⓘ
eliminatedCandidate Liam Fox ⓘ
Michael Gove ⓘ
Stephen Crabb ⓘ
endDate 2016-07-11 ⓘ
finalBallotCandidates Andrea Leadsom ⓘ
Theresa May ⓘ
followedBy 2019 Conservative Party leadership election ⓘ
follows 2015 Conservative Party leadership election ⓘ
2015 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
location London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
mediaCoverageBy BBC News ⓘ
linked to: BBC World News

The Daily Telegraph ⓘ
The Guardian ⓘ
notableEvent Boris Johnson ruled himself out of the leadership race ⓘ
linked to: Boris Johnson

Michael Gove announced candidacy after initially backing Boris Johnson ⓘ
officeContested Leader of the Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
organisedBy Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
parliamentaryTerm 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
partOf history of the Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
plannedElectorateFinalStage Conservative Party members ⓘ
predecessorLeader David Cameron ⓘ
reasonMembersBallotCancelled withdrawal of Andrea Leadsom ⓘ
relatedTo 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum ⓘ
Brexit ⓘ
result Theresa May became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Theresa May

Theresa May elected leader of the Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
startDate 2016-06-30 ⓘ
statusOfMembersBallot cancelled ⓘ
successorLeader Theresa May ⓘ
triggeredBy 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum ⓘ
resignation of David Cameron as Conservative Party leader ⓘ
votingSystem Conservative parliamentary party exhaustive ballot ⓘ
winner Theresa May ⓘ
withdrawnCandidate Andrea Leadsom ⓘ
Boris Johnson ⓘ
Liam Fox ⓘ
Stephen Crabb ⓘ

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Michael Gove → participatedIn → 2016 Conservative Party leadership election ⓘ
56th Parliament of the United Kingdom → containedEvent → 2016 Conservative Party leadership election (UK) ⓘ
linked to: 2016 Conservative Party leadership election
2019 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election → follows → 2016 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election ⓘ
linked to: 2016 Conservative Party leadership election