2006 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election

October 2022 May 2013 2006 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election presidential no 2003 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election 2003 2010 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election 2010 29 March 2006 First round Second round Vince Cable, March 2008.jpg 150x150px Vince Cable 21 (33.3%) 31 (51.7%) Official portrait of Lord Taylor of Goss Moor crop 2.jpg 150x150px Matthew Taylor 25 (39.7%) 29 (48.3%) David Heath MP at Bournemouth 2009 (cropped).jpg 150x150px David Heath 17 (27.0%) Eliminated Deputy Leader Menzies Campbell Vince Cable The 2006 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election began on 2 March 2006, when the sitting Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Menzies Campbell, was elected leader of the party. Campbell had been deputy leader since February 2003. The post was elected by and from the party's 63 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, who voted on 29 March 2006. Vince Cable was elected as deputy leader in the second round. There were three candidates: Vince Cable, David Heath and Matthew Taylor. Three further MPs, Susan Kramer, Phil Willis and Ed Davey, canvassed support from colleagues but did not enter nominations.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2006/03/14/dp1401.xml Spy Celia Walden The Daily Telegraph London 2006-03-14 2006-03-16July 2021 medicmedic Result First roundCandidateVotes% Matthew Taylor 25 39.7 Vince Cable 21 33.3 David Heath 17 27.0 Turnout 63 100 Second ballot required David Heath was eliminated after the first round, and his second preferences were redistributed.http://www.epolitix.com/EN/News/200603/15851f14-8ba1-46e1-bdac-4dd19b5c20e3.htm Cable elected Lib Dem deputy leader ePolitix.com 29 March 2006 2006-03-29 7 January 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070107054805/http://www.epolitix.com/EN/News/200603/15851f14-8ba1-46e1-bdac-4dd19b5c20e3.htm usurped Second roundCandidateChangeVotes% Vince Cable +10 31 51.7 Matthew Taylor +4 29 48.3 Not transferable +3 3 Turnout 63 100 Vince Cable elected See also 2003 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election References Category:Deputy leaders of the Liberal Democrats (UK) Deputy Leadership election 2006 Category:2006 political party leadership elections in the United Kingdom