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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2018 18:06:08 GMT
Ruth Davidson was originally the second placed Conservative candidate for the Glasgow Regional list in 2011; and only topped the list due to the first place candidate dropping out at the eleventh hour. Had this not occurred, she would not have been elected in 2011 since only one Conservative MSP was elected in Glasgow. Without her, would the Scottish Conservative revival still have taken place to a lesser extent, or would the party continue to languish in third place with ~15% of the vote?
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Post by greenchristian on Jul 9, 2018 1:06:30 GMT
Who becomes Scottish Conservative leader in her place?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2018 3:53:37 GMT
Who becomes Scottish Conservative leader in her place? Murdo Fraser. |
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Post by stb12 on Jun 11, 2022 13:24:00 GMT
As I understand it she was promoted and groomed to a large extent by David Cameron and the then Tory leadership so would they maybe have found her a better list placing in another region to get in? Or was the timing really that narrow?
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Post by michaelarden on Jun 13, 2022 21:58:46 GMT
As I understand it she was promoted and groomed to a large extent by David Cameron and the then Tory leadership so would they maybe have found her a better list placing in another region to get in? Or was the timing really that narrow? The first placed candidate dropped out for her in Glasgow - I'm sure it would have been arranged in whatever region she stood in. |
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Post by heslingtonian on Jun 19, 2022 22:32:21 GMT
An interesting question would also be what if Ruth Davidson was selected as Conservative candidate for Bromsgrove in 2010 rather than Sajid Javid. Davidson was in the final.
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Post by timrollpickering on Jun 22, 2022 12:12:56 GMT
Who becomes Scottish Conservative leader in her place? Murdo Fraser. He didn't want to be Scottish Conservative leader though. |
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Post by timrollpickering on Jun 22, 2022 12:16:21 GMT
As I understand it she was promoted and groomed to a large extent by David Cameron and the then Tory leadership so would they maybe have found her a better list placing in another region to get in? Or was the timing really that narrow? The first placed candidate dropped out for her in Glasgow - I'm sure it would have been arranged in whatever region she stood in. Bill Aitken was 63 and the same month had made controversial comments about a rape. My recollection is that it was very much "controversial member realises now is the best time to retire" rather than an arrangement to get others in. |
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