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2011 Scottish Liberal Democrats leadership election
The 2011 Scottish Liberal Democrats leadership election was triggered by the resignation of party leader Tavish Scott on 7 May 2011, due to the very poor showing of the party at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, in which the Liberal Democrats only returned 5 MSPs and lost 12.
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Willie Rennie
Popular vote
Unopposed | | | | Willie Rennie | | Unopposed | | | | | | | | | | | | Willie Rennie | | | | | | | | | Unopposed | | | | | | | | | Leader before election Tavish Scott
Elected Leader Willie Rennie | Leader before election Tavish Scott | Elected Leader Willie Rennie | | | | | | | Leader before election Tavish Scott | Elected Leader Willie Rennie | | | | | | |
The 2011 Scottish Liberal Democrats leadership election was triggered by the resignation of party leader Tavish Scott on 7 May 2011, due to the very poor showing of the party at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, in which the Liberal Democrats only returned 5 MSPs and lost 12.
Nominations for party leader closed on 17 May 2011, and with Willie Rennie the only declared candidate, he was elected to the position unopposed.
- Willie Rennie – MSP for the Mid Scotland & Fife Region, former MP for Dunfermline & West Fife (2006–10)
There were only four other Scottish Liberal Democrat MSPs currently sitting in the Scottish Parliament: Jim Hume, Liam McArthur and Alison McInnes and Tavish Scott, the former party leader. Although Liam McArthur was mentioned as a possible contender, most media believed that it was unlikely that another candidate would stand due to the small size of the party making a leadership contest and ballot undesirable, as turned out to be the case.
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