The First and Only Ballot
The first ballot was as follows:
| First Ballot: 4 July 1995 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| John Major | 218 | 66.3 | |
| John Redwood | 89 | 27.1 | |
| Abstentions | 8 | 2.4 | |
| Spoilt | 4 | 1.2 | |
| Did not vote | 2 | 1.2 | |
| Majority | 129 | 39.2 | |
| Turnout | 329 | ||
| Major elected | |||
Major had both an outright majority and the necessary 15% margin, but had received only three more votes than his private minimum target of 215. Had he polled lower he had made up his mind to resign outright.
Read more about this topic: Conservative Party (UK) Leadership Election, 1995
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