2019 Conservative Party leadership election

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:politics
gptkbp:boris_johnson_assumed_office_date July 24, 2019
gptkbp:boris_johnson_background Former Mayor of London
gptkbp:boris_johnson_campaign_focus Delivering Brexit
gptkbp:boris_johnson_campaign_promise Get Brexit done
gptkbp:boris_johnson_campaign_strategy Aggressive campaigning
gptkbp:boris_johnson_controversies Various controversies during campaign
gptkbp:boris_johnson_election_outcome Won by a large margin
gptkbp:boris_johnson_political_alignment Right-wing
gptkbp:boris_johnson_post_election_plans Focus on Brexit
gptkbp:boris_johnson_previous_position Foreign Secretary
gptkbp:boris_johnson_public_image Populist
gptkbp:boris_johnson_public_support gptkb:High
gptkbp:boris_johnson_supporters Prominent party figures
gptkbp:boris_johnson_victory_speech Delivered on July 24, 2019
gptkbp:boris_johnson_votes 92,153
gptkbp:boris_johnson's_vote_share 66.4%
gptkbp:campaigns approximately 7 weeks
gptkbp:championship 160000
140,000
159,320
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:election Conservative Party members
gptkbp:first_match gptkb:10
2
June 10, 2019
July 23, 2019
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:2019
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:held_on 2019-06-20
July 23, 2019
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2019 Conservative Party leadership election
gptkbp:is_debated_in multiple
gptkbp:jeremy_hunt_background Former Secretary of State for Health
gptkbp:jeremy_hunt_campaign_focus Negotiating a better Brexit deal
gptkbp:jeremy_hunt_campaign_promise Improve NHS funding
gptkbp:jeremy_hunt_campaign_strategy Moderate approach
gptkbp:jeremy_hunt_controversies Less controversial than Johnson
gptkbp:jeremy_hunt_election_outcome Defeated in final round
gptkbp:jeremy_hunt_political_alignment Center-right
gptkbp:jeremy_hunt_post_election_plans Focus on party unity
gptkbp:jeremy_hunt_previous_position Foreign Secretary
gptkbp:jeremy_hunt_public_image Moderate
gptkbp:jeremy_hunt_public_support Lower than Johnson
gptkbp:jeremy_hunt_supporters Moderate party members
gptkbp:jeremy_hunt_votes 47,656
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:major_issues gptkb:Brexit
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:notable_nominees gptkb:10
two
gptkbp:notable_release July 23, 2019
gptkbp:notable_winner gptkb:Boris_Johnson
gptkb:Jeremy_Hunt
gptkbp:party gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:political_impact increased support for Boris Johnson
gptkbp:political_party approximately 160,000
gptkbp:preceded_by 2016 Conservative Party leadership election
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Theresa_May
2016 Conservative Party leadership election
gptkbp:resulted_in Boris Johnson becoming leader
gptkbp:significance Leadership change in Conservative Party
gptkbp:sponsorship various party members
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Theresa_May
gptkb:Boris_Johnson
gptkbp:voter_turnout 87.4%
gptkbp:voting_method secret ballot
postal ballot
gptkbp:voting_rounds 2
gptkbp:won gptkb:Boris_Johnson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Conservative_Party_in_Britain
gptkb:British_Conservatives
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7