2019 Scottish Greens co-leadership election

Scottish Greens co-leader election
1 August 2019
 
Candidate Patrick Harvie Lorna Slater Maggie Chapman
Popular vote 345 242 139
Percentage 43.1% 30.2% 17.3%
 
Candidate Guy Ingerson Graham Kerr
Popular vote 60 16
Percentage 7.5% 2.0%

The first Scottish Greens co-leadership election occurred during the summer of 2019, following a newly adopted constitution by the party. One article of the constitution stated that the positions of co-conveners would be abolished in favour of the newly established positions of co-leaders. It also said that at least one of the co-leaders had to be a woman.[1] Both of the former co-conveners, Maggie Chapman and Patrick Harvie, contested the election, but when the results were announced at the Out of Blue Drill Hall in Edinburgh on the 1st of August 2019, only Patrick Harvie was elected, alongside Lorna Slater. All Scottish Green Party members were eligible to vote.[2]

  1. ^ McKenzie, Lewis. "Scottish Greens to announce result of first co-leadership election". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Scottish Greens to announce new co-leaders". Holyrood Website. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2020.