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The 1995 Conservative Party leadership election was initiated when the incumbent leader and prime minister, John Major, resigned on 22 June 1995, in order to face a leadership challenge from his critics within the party. On 4 July 1995, he was re-elected, beating the only other candidate, the former Secretary of State for Wales, John Redwood.

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  • The 1995 Conservative Party leadership election was initiated when the incumbent leader and prime minister, John Major, resigned on 22 June 1995, in order to face a leadership challenge from his critics within the party. On 4 July 1995, he was re-elected, beating the only other candidate, the former Secretary of State for Wales, John Redwood. For some years the Conservative Party had been deeply divided on the issue of the European Union and there had been much speculation each year that Major would be challenged for the leadership during the annual re-election of the leader each November. Many both within and outside the party believed that the constant speculation was highly damaging and so Major took the dramatic step to force an early contest. He announced his decision in a speech in the garden of 10 Downing Street, challenging his party opponents to "put up or shut up". The Conservative government was also proving unpopular with the British public at the time, trailing the Labour Party in opinion polls and having suffered heavy losses in local elections for three successive years, as well as a poor performance in the previous year's European elections. (en)
  • L'élection à la direction du Parti conservateur de 1995 pour élire le nouveau chef du Parti conservateur en raison de la contestation du premier ministre et chef du parti, John Major. Ce dernier démissionne afin de provoquer un vote. Le secrétaire d'État pour le Pays de Galles, John Redwood affronte le premier ministre et chef du parti. John Major est réélu chef du parti avec 218 voix soit 3 voix d'avance sur son objectif personnel fixé à 215 suffrages. Par ailleurs, il obtient la majorité absolue des suffrages et les 15 % d'avance nécessaire pour être élu au 1er tour. (fr)
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  • 1995 Conservative Party leadership election (en)
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  • L'élection à la direction du Parti conservateur de 1995 pour élire le nouveau chef du Parti conservateur en raison de la contestation du premier ministre et chef du parti, John Major. Ce dernier démissionne afin de provoquer un vote. Le secrétaire d'État pour le Pays de Galles, John Redwood affronte le premier ministre et chef du parti. John Major est réélu chef du parti avec 218 voix soit 3 voix d'avance sur son objectif personnel fixé à 215 suffrages. Par ailleurs, il obtient la majorité absolue des suffrages et les 15 % d'avance nécessaire pour être élu au 1er tour. (fr)
  • The 1995 Conservative Party leadership election was initiated when the incumbent leader and prime minister, John Major, resigned on 22 June 1995, in order to face a leadership challenge from his critics within the party. On 4 July 1995, he was re-elected, beating the only other candidate, the former Secretary of State for Wales, John Redwood. (en)
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  • Élection à la direction du Parti conservateur britannique de 1995 (fr)
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