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Statement by National Secretary, Dr Alasdair Allan.
This was the first time an SNP Leader and Depute Leader have been elected by the party membership as a whole. The task of organising that has not been a small one, but I am pleased to say it has been carried out fairly and successfully, and thanks are due to the staff of HQ, and particularly Party Clerk Ian McCann who coordinated the practical arrangements, to all SNP members who turned out at hustings, and most especially to all those who took the opportunity to vote.
I will announce the results of the two elections separately
Here are the results of the election for Depute Leader.
There were 6551 votes cast representing a turnout of 79.23%
Of these, 15 were spoiled papers, leaving 6536 valid votes cast. The quota for election on the first ballot is therefore 3268 votes.
On the first Ballot, the results were as follows:
Fergus Ewing MSP 1605 votes 24.56%
Christine Grahame MSP 1410 votes 21.57%
Nicola Sturgeon MSP 3521 votes 53.87%
Having achieved over the required 50% quota, I can therefore declare that Nicola Sturgeon has been elected to serve as the new Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party
Here are the results of the election for Leader.
There were 6564 votes cast representing a turnout of 79.39%
Of these, 28 were spoiled papers, leaving 6536 valid votes cast. The quota for election on the first ballot is therefore 3268 votes.
On the first Ballot, the results were as follows:
Roseanna Cunningham MSP 953 votes,14.58%
Michael Russell 631 votes 9.65%
Alex Salmond MP 4952 votes 75.76%
Having achieved over the required 50% quota, I can therefore declare that Alex Salmond has been elected to serve as the new Leader of the Scottish National Party.
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