1967 Scottish National Party leadership election

Scottish National Party (SNP) leadership election April 2022 1967 Scottish National Party leadership election presidential no 1942 Scottish National Party leadership election 1942 1969 Scottish National Party leadership election 1969 1967 Arthur Donaldson, circa 1945.jpg Arthur Donaldson 362 90.7% 3x4.svg Douglas Drysdale 37 9.3% Leader Arthur Donaldson Arthur Donaldson There was a leadership election for the Scottish National Party (SNP) held in 1967. Arthur Donaldson easily retained the leadership of the party. Arthur Donaldson had been leader of the SNP since 1960, during which time the party had increased its membership, and won a seat in Parliament. However, Douglas Drysdale, the party's Vice Chairman (Finance) had become increasingly critical of Donaldson's leadership and stood against him at the party conference.Girvan McKay, The Lion and the Saltire: A Brief History of the Scottish National Party, p.50 Drysdale was regarded as talented, but was little-known among the party's grassroots.William Wolfe, Scotland Lives, pp.98-99 The 1967 conference was much larger than previous events, and many attendees were new to politics and to the SNP. However, they were familiar with Donaldson, who also wrote regularly for the Scots Independent newspaper, and chaired the conference. Donaldson won the election in a landslide, with 362 votes to Drysdale's 37.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9GpAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=baMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4137%2C723584 SNP Demand Consultation on Joining the Common Market Glasgow Herald 5 June 1967 9 12 August 2020 Donaldson decided to stand down two years later, triggering the 1969 Scottish National Party leadership election. References 1967 Scottish National Party leadership election Scottish National Party leadership election Category:1960s elections in Scotland Scottish National Party leadership election Scottish National Party leadership election