3025 Conservative Leadership Election: Difference between revisions

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Audrick Hill secured 62% of the vote on the third ballot of the contest, becoming the first prime minister in history to serve three non-consecutive terms in power.

A leadership ballot will be held on 5 December 3025 to elect the leadership of the Conservative party following the resignation of Prime Minister Beau Martin, who stood down following a dispute over the potential for a DCM and Paxemese trade agreement. Audrick Hill, the former prime minister and former foreign minister, returned to the position of prime minister five years after leaving office. He defeated chancellor Basil Lethbridge on the third ballot.

Audrick Hill formed the fourth Hill ministry on 1 January 3025.

Procedure

The Conservative caucus release the rules for their leadership contest, which is now scheduled to take place on 5 December. Candidates will require the nominations of two sitting assemblymen (this may include themselves, should they be an assemblyman). Then, nominated candidates will face in a first round, with a majority of the caucus (14 votes) required to win. Should no candidate win an outright majority on the first ballot, subsequent ballots will be held, with the last-place finisher in each round being eliminated. At any point, if a candidate receives a majority of the Assembly Conservative caucus, they will be designated the winner.

Candidates


Candidate	Political office and home city	Campaign	Nomination(s)
Audrick Hill	Former prime minister (3019; 3020); former foreign minister (3025) Assemblyman for Washington	"Third Time's a Charm..."	Himself Luke Ford Ray Banes
Basil Lethbridge	Chancellor of the Exchequer (3025-present); chairman of the Conservative party (3025-present); former environment minister (3021-3022; 3022); former foreign minister (3022-3023); former social policy minister (3025) Assemblyman for Juneville	"Back Basil"	Himself Gerald Stevenson Bernard Canterbury
Iman De'Ath	Cities minister (3025-present); former deputy prime minister (3025); former trade minister (3022; 3024; 3025); former foreign minister (3020); former environment minister (3020-3021) Assemblyman for Juneville	"Integrity You Can Trust; Progress You Can See"	Herself Lucy Burgers
Abigail Went	Former leader of the National Assembly (3022-3023); corporate sectors minister (3022); former first minister of state (3022); former transportation minister (3020) Assemblyman for Washington	"Live, Laugh, Love: the Wiltshire Way"	Herself Wil Thorne

Declared candidates

Audrick Hill, former prime minister (3019; 3020); former foreign minister (3025)
Basil Lethbridge, chancellor of the Exchequer (3025-present); chairman of the Conservative party (3025-present); former environment minister (3021-3022; 3022); former foreign minister (3022-3023); former social policy minister (3025)
Iman De'Ath, cities minister (3025-present); former deputy prime minister (3025); former trade minister (3022; 3024; 3025); former foreign minister (3020); former environment minister (3020-3021)
Abigail Went, former leader of the National Assembly (3022-3023); corporate sectors minister (3022); former first minister of state (3022); former transportation minister (3020)

Withdrawn or eliminated candidates

Ben Bravatnik, former junior minister for energy (3022-3023) withdrew on 29 November due to lack of nominations

Declined to be candidates

Gerald Stevenson (endorsed Lethbridge)
Jacob Erin-Strife (endorsed Lethbridge)
Rab Bennet (endorsed Lethbridge)
Jan Rau
Luke Ford (endorsed Hill)
Silas Braun (endorsed Hill)
Sal Mackenzie (endorsed Hill)
Ray Banes (endorsed Hill)
Bernard Canterbury (endorsed Lethbridge)
Lia Caturla
Edward Krushner
Owen Lassiter (endorsed De'Ath)

Result

Results of the 3025 Conservative leadership election
Candidate	First ballot		Second ballot		Third ballot
Audrick Hill	9	33.3%	12	44.4%	17	62.9%
Basil Lethbridge	13	48.1%	13	48.1%	10	37.1%
Iman De'Ath	3	11.1%	2	7.5%	Eliminated
Abigail Went	1	3.7%	Eliminated
Abstaintion	1	3.7%	0	0%	0	0%
Total	27	100%	27	100%	27	100%
Result: Audrick Hill elected.

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-A leadership ballot will be held before 31st December 3025 to elect the next leader of the Conservative Party. The winner of the contest will succeed Beau Martin as prime minister on 1 January 3026.
+[[File:2AudrickHillnew.jpg|thumb|Audrick Hill secured 62% of the vote on the third ballot of the contest, becoming the first prime minister in history to serve three non-consecutive terms in power. ]]
+A leadership ballot will be held on 5 December 3025 to elect the leadership of the Conservative party following the resignation of Prime Minister Beau Martin, who stood down following a dispute over the potential for a DCM and Paxemese trade agreement. Audrick Hill, the former prime minister and former foreign minister, returned to the position of prime minister five years after leaving office. He defeated chancellor Basil Lethbridge on the third ballot.
+Audrick Hill formed the [[Fourth Hill Ministry|fourth Hill ministry]] on 1 January 3025.
+== Procedure ==
+The Conservative caucus release the rules for their leadership contest, which is now scheduled to take place on 5 December. Candidates will require the nominations of two sitting assemblymen (this may include themselves, should they be an assemblyman). Then, nominated candidates will face in a first round, with a majority of the caucus (14 votes) required to win. Should no candidate win an outright majority on the first ballot, subsequent ballots will be held, with the last-place finisher in each round being eliminated. At any point, if a candidate receives a majority of the Assembly Conservative caucus, they will be designated the winner.
 == Candidates ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+
+!Candidate
+!Political office and home city
+!Campaign
+!Nomination(s)
+|-
+|Audrick Hill
+|Former prime minister (3019; 3020); former foreign minister (3025)
+Assemblyman for Washington
+|"Third Time's a Charm..."
+|
+* Himself
+* Luke Ford
+* Ray Banes
+|-
+|Basil Lethbridge
+|Chancellor of the Exchequer (3025-present); chairman of the Conservative party (3025-present); former environment minister (3021-3022; 3022); former foreign minister (3022-3023); former social policy minister (3025)
+Assemblyman for Juneville
+|"Back Basil"
+|
+* Himself
+* Gerald Stevenson
+* Bernard Canterbury
+|-
+|Iman De'Ath
+|Cities minister (3025-present); former deputy prime minister (3025); former trade minister (3022; 3024; 3025); former foreign minister (3020); former environment minister (3020-3021)
+Assemblyman for Juneville
+|"Integrity You Can Trust; Progress You Can See"
+|
+* Herself
+* Lucy Burgers
+|-
+|Abigail Went
+|Former leader of the National Assembly (3022-3023); corporate sectors minister (3022); former first minister of state (3022); former transportation minister (3020)
+Assemblyman for Washington
+|"Live, Laugh, Love: the Wiltshire Way"
+|
+* Herself
+* Wil Thorne
+|}
 === Declared candidates ===
 * Audrick Hill, former prime minister (3019; 3020); former foreign minister (3025)
+* Basil Lethbridge, chancellor of the Exchequer (3025-present); chairman of the Conservative party (3025-present); former environment minister (3021-3022; 3022); former foreign minister (3022-3023); former social policy minister (3025)
 * Iman De'Ath, cities minister (3025-present); former deputy prime minister (3025); former trade minister (3022; 3024; 3025); former foreign minister (3020); former environment minister (3020-3021)
-* Ben Bravatnik, former junior minister for energy (3022-3023)
+* Abigail Went, former leader of the National Assembly (3022-3023); corporate sectors minister (3022); former first minister of state (3022); former transportation minister (3020)
-=== Speculated candidates ===
+=== Withdrawn or eliminated candidates ===
-* Basil Lethbridge, chancellor of the Exchequer (3025-present); chairman of the Conservative party (3025-present); former environment minister (3021-3022; 3022); former foreign minister (3022-3023); former social policy minister (3025)
+* Ben Bravatnik, former junior minister for energy (3022-3023) ''withdrew on 29 November due to lack of nominations''
-* Gerald Stevenson, deputy prime minister (3025-present); security minister (3025-present); former trade minister (3019); former foreign minister (3019); former defence minister (3022-3023)
-* Jan Rau, foreign minister (3025-present); environment minister (3025); security minister (3025); speaker of the National Assembly (3024-3025)
-* Rab Bennet, energy minister (3025-present); chancellor of the Exchequer (3022-3023); culture, media, & sport minister (3022)
-* Jacob Erin-Strife, social policy minister (3025-present); first minister of state (3019); leader of the National Assembly (3019)
-* Ray Banes, chief secretary to the prime minister (3025-present); energy minister (3025); social policy minister (3025); leader of the opposition (3024-3025)
 === Declined to be candidates ===
-* Luke Ford
+* Gerald Stevenson ''(endorsed Lethbridge)''
+* Jacob Erin-Strife ''(endorsed Lethbridge)''
+* Rab Bennet ''(endorsed Lethbridge)''
+* Jan Rau
+* Luke Ford ''(endorsed Hill)''
 * Silas Braun ''(endorsed Hill)''
 * Sal Mackenzie ''(endorsed Hill)''
+* Ray Banes ''(endorsed Hill)''
 * Bernard Canterbury ''(endorsed Lethbridge)''
 * Lia Caturla
 * Edward Krushner
-* Owen Lassiter ''(endorsed Hill)''
+* Owen Lassiter ''(endorsed De'Ath)''
+== Result ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+Results of the 3025 Conservative leadership election
+!Candidate
+! colspan="2" |First ballot
+! colspan="2" |Second ballot
+! colspan="2" |Third ballot
+|-
+|'''Audrick Hill'''
+|'''9'''
+|'''33.3%'''
+|'''12'''
+|'''44.4%'''
+|'''17'''
+|'''62.9%'''
+|-
+|Basil Lethbridge
+|13
+|48.1%
+|13
+|48.1%
+|10
+|37.1%
+|-
+|Iman De'Ath
+|3
+|11.1%
+|2
+|7.5%
+| colspan="2" |''Eliminated''
+|-
+|Abigail Went
+|1
+|3.7%
+| colspan="4" |''Eliminated''
+|-
+|Abstaintion
+|1
+|3.7%
+|0
+|0%
+|0
+|0%
+|-
+!Total
+!27
+!100%
+!27
+!100%
+!27
+!100%
+|-
+! colspan="7" |Result: Audrick Hill elected.
+|}