1991 Plaid Cymru presidential election

Plaid Cymru leadership electionJuly 2020 1991 Plaid Cymru presidential election presidential no 1984 2000 First round Percentage Second round Percentage Wigley, Dafydd (53965497188) (cropped).jpg 150x150px Dafydd Wigley Unopposed President Dafydd Elis Thomas Dafydd Wigley The 1991 Plaid Cymru presidential electionThe Party leader was referred to as the president until March 2000 when the separate role of Leader was created n was held following the resignation of Dafydd Elis Thomas, who had led the party since 1984 after his announcement that he would stand down as an MP at the 1992 general election.McAllister, L, Plaid Cymru: The Emergence of a Political Party, (2001), Serenhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/260058091/?terms=%22Plaid%2BCymru%2Bleader%22 Plaid Cymru president to quit as MP and leader at next election The Guardian (Page 4) 3 July 2020 8 January 1991 On 18 September 1991 it was reported that Dafydd Wigley was to stand for the post of President of Plaid Cymru,https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002488/19910918/037/0004 Presidency bid Sandwell Evening Mail (Page 4) 10 July 2020 18 September 1991 nominations closed a week later on 24 Septemberhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19910918/030/0003 Presidency bid Aberdeen Evening News (Page 3) 10 July 2020 18 September 1991 with Dafydd Wigley being the only candidate.MR DAFYDD WIGLEY is to be president of Plaid Cymru, the party confirmed yesterday Financial Times 25 September 1991 Wigley formally took over as leader at Plaid Cymru's conference which was held over the weekend of 26/27 October 1991. Wigley would go onto lead Plaid until his resignation in 2000 by which point the party had increased its number of MPs from three to four, gained their first two MEPs and won 17 out of the 60 available seats in the inaugural election to The National Assembly for Wales. Notes n References Category:Plaid Cymru leadership elections Plaid Cymru presidential election Plaid Cymru presidential election Category:1990s elections in Wales Plaid Cymru presidential election Plaid Cymru presidential election Category:Uncontested elections