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I don't know the Lib Dem rules but the following reads a little odd:
All members of the Liberal Democrat party are permitted to vote for either;
In the second case, the candidate with over 50% of the vote or the most "first preference" votes would be declared the winner and subsequently the leader of the Party.
Given the Lib Dems' own position on elections, surely it would be a straightforward Single Transferable Vote election? Timrollpickering 19:30, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
For info - if there are only two candidates, there is no need/no point to vote preferentially as one candidate is certain to secure more than 50% of the vote. Preferential voting is only relevant if an eliminated candiate's transferred votes can alter the result. In a two horse race, the candidate who coems second is the runenr-up. There are no votes to transfer.
What's the consensus on deciding whether a potential candidate has ruled himself or herself out? e.g. Simon Hughes said a couple of months ago that he wasn't briefing against Kennedy and wasn't planning to challenge him, and he didn't sign Vince Cable's letter, but he hasn't ruled himself out of running *since the leadership election was announced* - therefore he should stay on the 'May run' list until he makes a statement, right?
Simon Hughes will not be running in the contest Mikeroberts 20:47, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
What's the reference for John Hemming standing? Bondegezou 16:21, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Could we also revise the "speculated on" list? The media and the pundits talk of two likely candidates, Simon Hughes and Mark Oaten. I've seen some mention of David Laws, but some of the other names in the list (Norman Baker, Chris Huhne, Susan Kramer, Sarah Teather) seem implausible. Bondegezou 20:51, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
He's been interviewed on both Newsnight and New 24 and his comments have been tending towards "I am not going to stand against Charles Kennedy" although he hasn't been the most empathic. Timrollpickering 03:36, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
I think she will be likely to announce an intention to stand within the next few days, because of her actions on Friday. Mikeroberts 13:31, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Is there any source for their declining now that Kennedy has withdrawn? Timrollpickering 15:52, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Should we have a section on Kennedy's downfall? OldManSin 16:31, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Mike, do you think it's helpful simply to duplicate the text which is on the Kennedy biography? David | Talk 17:09, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Why are half the people working on this page also Doctor Who fans? Bondegezou 22:15, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
And would Doctor Who be a LibDem? Or would that depend on which incarnation? Ground Zero | t 20:08, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
(Copied from my own post on Talk:Menzies Campbell)
The coverage is unclear as to whether Ming is currently formally the Deputy Leader acting as leader whilst the post of Leader is vacant or somehow has been automatically become Leader. If he doesn't win the leadership election will he still be Deputy Leader or would there have to be a fresh official election (of MPs if I remember correctly) even if just to reappoint him? Timrollpickering 03:31, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
Ming is, and remains, Deputy Leader of the Parliamentary Party (as such he's acting leader of the parliamentary party and in effect acting leade of the party). If he is not elected party leader he'll still be deputy. It's not true that he was elected unopposed, he beat Malcolm Bruce 31-22 in Feb 2003 when Alan Beith became Chairmand of the DCA Select Committee. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.9.18.142 ( talk • contribs) .
"Simon Hughes also asks a question at PMQs but receives _equally_ poor reviews."
Is this NPOV? Most reviews I've seen said he didnt' do well but not as bad as Ming did. AndrewRT 18:10, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
It's up to about 36kb at the moment. Do we need to think about how we can trim it down/split it up? -- Whouk ( talk) 00:08, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
I would like to change the formatting of the candidates section so that you can get a better list of who is supporting which candidate. Let me know what you think! AndrewRT 22:03, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
What do we do with this YouGov poll? The poll definitely happened. Numbers were given to two different websites by an anonymous source (or anonymous sources - we have no way of knowing if it's the same source). Peter Kellner, CEO of YouGov has specifically and unequivocally denied the accuracy of the numbers, but won't reveal what the numbers actually are, not even if they will be revealed later.
Should we (a) ignore it, (b) print the numbers with a big fat disclaimer, or (c) create a page about that story and link it? -- Po8crg 09:41, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
I understand that both the Indy and the Grauniad have come out in support of Ming. Should they be included under his list of supporters? Jamse 17:40, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
Ming's election means there'll now automatically be a Deputy Leadership election. I've started a page for it at Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election, 2006. Timrollpickering 15:26, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
Note: if non-transferable votes are discounted, the percentage of the vote won by Campbell is 57.9% and that won by Huhne is 42.1%. Simon Hughes' second preferences split as follows: Campbell 53.2%, Huhne 40.9%, non-transferable (i.e. no second preference given) 5.9%.
This first figure (Campbell 57.9% / Huhne 42.1%) is, in Australia's STV elections, called the two-party preferred voted vote (or, in this case, the two-candidate preferred vote).
-- tilthouse 05:51, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
The naming of this article frustrates me. It does not imply anything about the scope of the article or who it refers to. I had to open the article to discover it was referring to the English party. MyNam e IsNotBob 10:16, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
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I don't know the Lib Dem rules but the following reads a little odd:
All members of the Liberal Democrat party are permitted to vote for either;
In the second case, the candidate with over 50% of the vote or the most "first preference" votes would be declared the winner and subsequently the leader of the Party.
Given the Lib Dems' own position on elections, surely it would be a straightforward Single Transferable Vote election? Timrollpickering 19:30, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
For info - if there are only two candidates, there is no need/no point to vote preferentially as one candidate is certain to secure more than 50% of the vote. Preferential voting is only relevant if an eliminated candiate's transferred votes can alter the result. In a two horse race, the candidate who coems second is the runenr-up. There are no votes to transfer.
What's the consensus on deciding whether a potential candidate has ruled himself or herself out? e.g. Simon Hughes said a couple of months ago that he wasn't briefing against Kennedy and wasn't planning to challenge him, and he didn't sign Vince Cable's letter, but he hasn't ruled himself out of running *since the leadership election was announced* - therefore he should stay on the 'May run' list until he makes a statement, right?
Simon Hughes will not be running in the contest Mikeroberts 20:47, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
What's the reference for John Hemming standing? Bondegezou 16:21, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Could we also revise the "speculated on" list? The media and the pundits talk of two likely candidates, Simon Hughes and Mark Oaten. I've seen some mention of David Laws, but some of the other names in the list (Norman Baker, Chris Huhne, Susan Kramer, Sarah Teather) seem implausible. Bondegezou 20:51, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
He's been interviewed on both Newsnight and New 24 and his comments have been tending towards "I am not going to stand against Charles Kennedy" although he hasn't been the most empathic. Timrollpickering 03:36, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
I think she will be likely to announce an intention to stand within the next few days, because of her actions on Friday. Mikeroberts 13:31, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Is there any source for their declining now that Kennedy has withdrawn? Timrollpickering 15:52, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Should we have a section on Kennedy's downfall? OldManSin 16:31, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Mike, do you think it's helpful simply to duplicate the text which is on the Kennedy biography? David | Talk 17:09, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Why are half the people working on this page also Doctor Who fans? Bondegezou 22:15, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
And would Doctor Who be a LibDem? Or would that depend on which incarnation? Ground Zero | t 20:08, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
(Copied from my own post on Talk:Menzies Campbell)
The coverage is unclear as to whether Ming is currently formally the Deputy Leader acting as leader whilst the post of Leader is vacant or somehow has been automatically become Leader. If he doesn't win the leadership election will he still be Deputy Leader or would there have to be a fresh official election (of MPs if I remember correctly) even if just to reappoint him? Timrollpickering 03:31, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
Ming is, and remains, Deputy Leader of the Parliamentary Party (as such he's acting leader of the parliamentary party and in effect acting leade of the party). If he is not elected party leader he'll still be deputy. It's not true that he was elected unopposed, he beat Malcolm Bruce 31-22 in Feb 2003 when Alan Beith became Chairmand of the DCA Select Committee. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.9.18.142 ( talk • contribs) .
"Simon Hughes also asks a question at PMQs but receives _equally_ poor reviews."
Is this NPOV? Most reviews I've seen said he didnt' do well but not as bad as Ming did. AndrewRT 18:10, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
It's up to about 36kb at the moment. Do we need to think about how we can trim it down/split it up? -- Whouk ( talk) 00:08, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
I would like to change the formatting of the candidates section so that you can get a better list of who is supporting which candidate. Let me know what you think! AndrewRT 22:03, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
What do we do with this YouGov poll? The poll definitely happened. Numbers were given to two different websites by an anonymous source (or anonymous sources - we have no way of knowing if it's the same source). Peter Kellner, CEO of YouGov has specifically and unequivocally denied the accuracy of the numbers, but won't reveal what the numbers actually are, not even if they will be revealed later.
Should we (a) ignore it, (b) print the numbers with a big fat disclaimer, or (c) create a page about that story and link it? -- Po8crg 09:41, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
I understand that both the Indy and the Grauniad have come out in support of Ming. Should they be included under his list of supporters? Jamse 17:40, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
Ming's election means there'll now automatically be a Deputy Leadership election. I've started a page for it at Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election, 2006. Timrollpickering 15:26, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
Note: if non-transferable votes are discounted, the percentage of the vote won by Campbell is 57.9% and that won by Huhne is 42.1%. Simon Hughes' second preferences split as follows: Campbell 53.2%, Huhne 40.9%, non-transferable (i.e. no second preference given) 5.9%.
This first figure (Campbell 57.9% / Huhne 42.1%) is, in Australia's STV elections, called the two-party preferred voted vote (or, in this case, the two-candidate preferred vote).
-- tilthouse 05:51, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
The naming of this article frustrates me. It does not imply anything about the scope of the article or who it refers to. I had to open the article to discover it was referring to the English party. MyNam e IsNotBob 10:16, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
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